Mini soundtrack:
Harry McClintock - "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Jon Hopkins - "Campfire"
This Will Destroy You - "The Mighty Rio Grande"
![]() BOOTS - Aquaria BOOTS first made a name for himself as one of the primary producers on Beyoncé's surprise 2013 album. Since then, he's distinguished himself as a talented musician in his own right. Aquaria is his first full-length album as a solo artist, though he previously released a mixtape, WinterSpringSummerFall, and an EP, Motorcycle Jesus. Watch: "C.U.R.E." Watch: "Bombs Away" |
![]() GUM - Glamorous Damage 2015 was a big year for Tame Impala. They managed to become of those bands to majorly overhaul their sound and not piss off their fan base. The album, Currents, has even become one of the most celebrated of the year! That wasn't quite enough for the band's drummer, Jay Watson, who has a second project under the name GUM. Glamorous Damage is his sophomore album under the moniker. Watch: "Anesthetized Lesson" Listen: "Science Fiction" |
![]() Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete Oneohtrix Point Never is the stage name of musician and producer Daniel Lopatin. He's done production, film scores, and even a few collaborations, but is best known for the experimental, twitchy aesthetic of his own music. His seventh album was announced via mysterious online campaign centered around Ezra, a teenaged alien. The album is already being named one of the year's best releases. Watch: "Sticky Drama" Watch: "Repossession Sequence" |
![]() Cee Lo Green - Heart Blanche Watch: "Sign of the Times" Watch: "Robin Williams" | ![]() Cool Uncle - Cool Uncle Listen: "Break Away" (featuring Jessie Ware) Listen: "Breaking Up" (featuring Deniece Williams & James Fauntleroy) |
![]() Givers - New Kingdom Listen: "Record High, Record Low" Listen: "Bermuda" | ![]() Jeezy - Church in These Streets Watch: "Church in These Streets" Watch: "Streetz" |
![]() JEFF The Brotherhood - Global Chakra Rhythms Watch: "Radiating Fiber Plane" Listen: "Mary of Silence" | ![]() King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Paper Mâché Dream Balloon Watch: "Paper Mâché Dream Balloon" Listen: "Trapdoor" |
![]() Kylie Minogue - Kylie Christmas Watch: "Only You" (featuring James Corden) Listen: "Christmas Wrapping" (featuring Iggy Pop) | ![]() Norman Westberg - 13 Listen: "Frostbite Falls" |
![]() TIGUE - Peaks Listen: "Mouth" | ![]() Ty Dolla $ign - Free TC Watch: "Only Right" (featuring YG, Moses & TeeCee) Watch: "Solid" (featuring Babyface) |
![]() Andrew Hung - Rave Cave 2 Listen: "Repetition vs. Time" | ![]() Aretha Franklin - The Atlantic Albums Collection Listen: "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" |
![]() The Besnard Lakes - "Golden Lion" 12” Listen: "Golden Lion" | ![]() Black Lips/The Coathangers - "Freedom Fries"/"Watch Your Back" Watch: The Coathangers - "Watch Your Back" Listen: Black Lips - "Freedom Fries" |
![]() Daniel Caesar - Pilgrim’s Paradise EP Listen: "Paradise" (featuring BADBADNOTGOOD & Sean Leon) Listen: "Streetcar" | ![]() Devinyl Splits No. 4 Listen: Cymbals Eat Guitars - "Aerobed" Listen: Kevin Devine - "Magic Magnet" |
![]() DP - Designer Casket Watch: "For the Love Of" (featuring D.R.A.M.) Listen: "Wait" | Kurt Cobain - Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings Listen: "Been a Son" |
![]() Neko Case - Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule Box Set Listen: "Set Out Running" Listen: "Man" | ![]() The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Hell EP Listen: "Laid" Listen: "Hell" |
![]() Parquet Courts - Monastic Living EP Listen: "Monastic Living I" | ![]() A Sunny Day in Glasgow/Mis Ojo Discos - Planning Weed Like It’s Acid/Life Is Loss Watch: A Sunny Day in Glasgow - "Hey, You’re Mine" Listen: A Sunny Day in Glasgow - "Jet Black, Starlit" |
![]() A Tribe Called Quest - People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Reissue Listen: "Bonita Applebum" (Pharrell Williams Remix) Listen: "Bonita Applebum" | ![]() Twin Limb - Anything Is Possible and Nothing Makes Sense Watch: "Don’t Even Think" |
![]() Jamie Woon - Making Time Woon released a pretty awesome album, Mirrorwriting, back in 2011, then when almost completely silent. He started popping up again earlier this year, contributing vocals to Portico's Living Fields. At one point, he was considered to be a purveyor of post-dubstep music, but shifted more towards traditional R&B with this long-awaited follow-up. Listen: "Celebration" Listen: "Skin" |
![]() Grimes - Art Angels "Surprise"-releases are very popular lately, which is becoming a bit frustrating. After teasing this latest release with a series of one-off singles since her 2012 album, Visions, Grimes announced that the album would be surprise released on iTunes with just one day's notice back in September. She became more forgiving with a timeline later on, giving the official release date at the end of October. I'm always happy to have a more solid date to look forward to, but even happier that it's a great album! Watch: "Flesh without Blood”/“Life in the Vivid Dream" Watch: "REALiTi" |
![]() Kate Boy - One It's been a long wait for a debut album from this synthpop band. They received praise for a number of singles released over the past three years. The band waited longer to release an album than many other purveyors of their style. Some of whom, like Chvrches, Poliça, and Purity Ring, have released multiple records in that time. The band were perfectionists about this first album, putting in three years' worth of time to put out their best work. Watch: "Midnight Sun" Watch: "Higher" |
![]() Haybaby - Sleepy Kids Watch: "Doored" Listen: "Elevator Song" | ![]() Made of Oak - Penumbra Watch: "Side Rides" Watch: "Pinebender" |
![]() Noun - Throw Your Body on the Gears and Stop the Machine with Your Blood Watch: "Loveblood" Listen: "Pain" | ![]() Palm - Trading Basics Watch: "Ankles" Listen: "Crank" |
![]() Rustie - EVEN IF YOU DONT BELIEVE Watch: "First Mythz" Listen: "Peace Upzzz" | ![]() Soldiers of Fortune - Early Risers Listen: "Nails" Listen: "Campus Swagger" (featuring Stephen Malkmus) |
![]() Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder - Indie 500 Watch: "Every Ghetto" (featuring Rapsody) Listen: "Understand" (featuring Brother Ali & Planet Asia) | ![]() The Unspeakable Practices - The Unspeakable Practices Listen: "Early Warning System" Listen: "A Steadying Effect" |
![]() W-X - W-X Listen: "Clean It Glen" |
![]() Busdriver - Thumbs Watch: "Much" Listen: "Surrounded By Millionaires" (featuring Daveed Diggs) | ![]() Björk - Vulnicura Strings (Vulnicura: The Acoustic Version) Listen: "Lionsong" |
![]() Blanck Mass - The Great Confuso EP Listen: "The Great Confuso Pt. 1" Listen: "No Lite" | ![]() Bob Dylan - The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 Watch: "Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues" Listen: "Just Like a Woman" |
![]() GØGGS - "She Got Harder" Listen: "She Got Harder" | ![]() Kurt Vile - Spotify Sessions EP |
![]() Puff Daddy - MMM Watch: "Workin’" Listen: "MMM" (featuring Future & King Loss) | ![]() Ride - Nowhere Reissue Listen: "Nowhere" Listen: "Vapour Trail" |
![]() Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour: The Drowning Shadows Edition Listen: "Drowning Shadows" | ![]() This Record Belongs To ____ |