Tuesday, June 16, 2015

a simplified listing of my favorite albums of 2015 thus far

ALBUMS I REALLY WANTED TO LIKE BUT DID NOT:
AT.LONG.LOST.A$AP A$AP Rocky
Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit Courtney Barnett
Universal Themes Sun Kil Moon
ALBUMS I REMEMBER ENJOYING WHILE I WAS LISTENING TO THEM AT THE TIME BUT I MAY NOT EVER ACTUALLY LISTEN TO AGAIN:
Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Platform Holly Herndon
ALBUMS I REALLY LIKED AND MIGHT LISTEN TO AGAIN BECAUSE THEY WERE BETTER THAN I THOUGHT THEY'D BE:
B4.DA.$$ Joey Bada$$
Viet Cong Viet Cong
Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee Matana Roberts
Color & Shape Alabama Shakes
If You're Reading This It's Too Late Drake
ALBUMS I LIKED MORE THAN THE ONES I MENTIONED BEFORE BUT LESS THAN THE ONES I WILL MENTION LATER:
Jenny Death Death Grips
In Colour Jamie xx
PRETTY GREAT STUFF:
Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens
The Epic Kamasi Washington
Vulnerica Bjork
I FREAKING LOVE THIS ALBUM:
I Love You, Honeybear Father John Misty
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME:
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar