I’m keeping this list brief this year. Not too many bells and whistles, or whatever. It’s the end of January, so I really need to just post it. 2015 was a weird fucking year, and I didn’t keep up with this stuff the way I should have. 2016 should be better. Anyway, on with the list.

Top Records of 2015. LPs, EPs, and splits. In alphabetical order:

• Adult Mom – “Momentary Lapse Of Happily”
• Annabel – “Having It All”
• Beach House – “Depression Cherry”
• Big Awesome – “Party On”
• Blind Mice – “Sunday Songs”
• Bong Mountain – “You’re Doin’ Great”
• Drowse – “Soon Asleep”
• Football, etc. – “Disappear”
• Haybaby – “Sleepy Kids”
• Island Of Misfit Toys – “I Made You Something”
• Jennylee – “Right On!”
• Kindling – “Galaxies”
• King Woman – “Doubt”
• Kind Of Like Spitting / Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers – “It’s Always Nice To See You”
• Long Knives – “This Is Your Life”
• mewithoutYou – “Pale Horses”
• Pet Symmetry – “Pet Hounds”
• Sheer – “Uneasy”
• The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die – “Harmlessness”
• The Unlovables / Dirt Bike Annie – “Reunion Show”
• Waxahatchee – “Ivy Tripp”