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| Ashcrash's Belated 2015 List
My 50 faves from 2015 loosely ranked, plus some last-minute self-advertising | | 53 |  | ODE Willie's Funky Bunch
Sauteed Buttholes
partially mine, inside joke improv, audible cancer but sooooo fun to make | | 52 |  | The Heist Revenge
Taunt Me, Daunt Me, Do It Again
mine, acoustic, hit-or-miss | | 51 |  | The Heist Revenge
Perpetual Standstill
mine, lo-fi but genre diverse, conceptual | | 50 |  | And So I Watch You From Afar
Heirs
instrumental rock, energetic, loud | | 49 |  | Royal Headache
High
punk rock, garagey, infectious | | 48 |  | Thespian
Through Hardships To The Stars
ambient, free-flowing, Sputniker-made | | 47 |  | Frog
Kind of Blah
indie rock, murky recording quality, alcohol | | 46 |  | sunstained
'With You' I Can Do Without
emo, reverberated, concise | | 45 |  | Arcane Roots
Heaven and Earth
alternative metal, typical, solid though | | 44 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
We Cool?
punk rock, bombastic, we cool | | 43 |  | Valise
Young Bloomer
indie pop, vibrant, bright | | 42 |  | A City Sorrow Built
Ai
screamo, bipolar, also Sputniker-made | | 41 |  | Mutiny On The Bounty
Digital Tropics
math rock, groovy, careful | | 40 |  | Modest Mouse
Strangers to Ourselves
indie rock, inconsistent but fun, "Pistol" is Best Worst Song 2015 | | 39 |  | Steven Wilson
Hand. Cannot. Erase.
progressive rock, crisp, no iPods were harmed in the making of this album (I think) | | 38 |  | Solkyri
Sad Boys Club
post-rock, half-upbeat, half-sad | | 37 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'
post-rock, noisy, utter distress | | 36 |  | Self Defense Family
Heaven Is Earth
post-hardcore, slow, not my concern | | 35 |  | Ought
Sun Coming Down
post-punk, subtly catchy, beautiful weather today | | 34 |  | Mylets
Arizona
math rock, one-man band, looping pedals | | 33 |  | No Devotion
Permanence
alternative rock, why is Rickly in so much shit these days, fuck Ian Wantskids | | 32 |  | Baroness
Purple
heavy metal, tuff stuff, SHOOOOCK MEEEEE | | 31 |  | handwriting!
Scooter Dudes
math rock, dorky, album cover of the year | | 30 |  | The Republic of Wolves
His Black Teeth
indie rock, alternate version of His Old Branches, get on this | | 29 |  | Caligula's Horse
Bloom
progressive rock, kinda derivative, good stuff anyway | | 28 |  | City and Colour
If I Should Go Before You
blues, catchy, go listen to "Woman" right now | | 27 |  | Viet Cong
Viet Cong
post-punk, name controversy, chiming | | 26 |  | Everything Everything
Get To Heaven
pop, darker than it sounds, no regrets | | 25 |  | Monobody
Monobody
jazz fusion, light, balanced | | 24 |  | CHON
Grow
math rock, fretwankery, clean | | 23 |  | Periphery
Juggernaut: Alpha / Omega
progressive metal, outdated djent joke, Spencer still rules (fight me) | | 22 |  | Sleater-Kinney
No Cities to Love
indie rock, reunion material, bought it and didn't check the price tag | | 21 |  | Toundra
IV
post-rock, instrumental, solid | | 20 |  | tide/edit
Lightfoot
instrumental rock, chill, breezy | | 19 |  | Down I Go
You're Lucky God, That I Cannot Reach You
hardcore, brass, erratic | | 18 |  | Tricot
AND
math rock, female vox, playful | | 17 |  | The Tallest Man on Earth
Dark Bird Is Home
folk, full-sounding, down to earth | | 16 |  | Mouse On The Keys
The Flowers of Romance
jazz, crazy time sigs, cinematic | | 15 |  | Destroyer
Poison Season
singer-songwriter, wordy, smooth | | 14 |  | The World Is a Beautiful Place...
Harmlessness
emo, inclusive, Zizzamialess | | 13 |  | Mount Eerie
Sauna
lo-fi, desolate, cleansing | | 12 |  | mewithoutYou
Pale Horses
indie rock, spoken-word, dense lyrics | | 11 |  | Kamasi Washington
The Epic
jazz, too fucking long, lives up to its title though | | 10 |  | Elder (USA-MA)
Lore
progressive metal, riffs, RIFFS | | 9 |  | Joanna Newsom
Divers
chamber pop, imaginative, whimsical | | 8 |  | Foxing
Dealer
emo, pretty, somber | | 7 |  | Kauan
Sorni Nai
post-rock/doom, ominous, chilling | | 6 |  | Hop Along
Painted Shut
indie rock, smooth/strained vocals, consistent | | 5 |  | Sufjan Stevens
Carrie and Lowell
folk, grief, we're all gonna die | | 4 |  | Caspian
Dust and Disquiet
post-rock, genre runner-up, formulaic but perfect | | 3 |  | Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
hip-hop, socially timely, this dick ain't free | | 2 |  | The Dear Hunter
Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise
progressive rock, meticulously crafted, a career in the making | | 1 |  | We Lost the Sea
Departure Songs
post-rock, conceptual, divisive opinions but ultimately my AOTY | |
ashcrash9
01.17.16 | because the thing this site needed was totally another best of 2015 list
but fuck it, gotta do 'em each year, ya know? | Calc
01.17.16 | what do you mean by a career in the making? | ashcrash9
01.17.16 | their best Act yet by a longshot, made better because of the band's recent non-Act sonic explorations and the refinement The Color Spectrum, Migrant, and Casey's symphony offered them. | Artuma
01.17.16 | hmm 52 looks kinda familiar | ashcrash9
01.17.16 | I'd hope so! Haunt Me is great. I had that photo lying around and it sounded like it fit the music, so I went all the way with the reference. | p4p
01.17.16 | cool list man. 15 is kinda a letdown but gonna give it a few more spins. |
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