Albums of 2015, then? Too many to leave out, too many left unheared. And so it goes. But these ones were pretty brill. No prizes for guessing what's at the top.
30. <insert album here>
Because I'll always miss one brilliant album.
29. Malted Milk And Toni Green - Milk And Green
Fab and bouncy rhythm and soul blues.
28. Godsticks - Emergence
HEAVY, man! Like a concrete boot to the groin.
27. Mew - + -
Blissful euphoric rock from Denmark.
26. Modest Mouse - Strangers To Ourselves
More great tunage from the other Mouse, featuring the greatest song title of the year in God Is An Indian And You're An Asshole. Get on your horse and ride!
25. Blur - The Magic Whip
New Blur is better than good - it's decidedly odd and great.
24. Leon Bridges - Coming Home
Vintage soul to make you bop along.
23. The Decemberists - What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World
Americana-rama!
22. Troyka - Ornithophobia
Weird funk jazz from the suburbs as people turn into animals.
21. Ozric Tentacles - Technicians Of The Sacred
Space Ibiza is a blast by the sounds of it.
20. Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
The strongest album of his career so far.
19. Snowapple - Illusion
Bohemian trippy folk vocals. Beautiful and strange.
18. Lianne La Havas - Blood
A properly soulful voice meets trip-hop sounds. Funky.
17. Legendary Shack Shakers - The Southern Surreal
YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
16. Wilco - Star Wars
And the awards for most surprising release, nonsensical title choice, and terrible artwork go to...
15. Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues
The Beach Boys sing in an acoustic bluegrass band conducted by Robert Fripp. Or so.
14. Public Service Broadcasting - The Race For Space
Smell the tweed and corduroy. Two of the group's best songs materialised in Gagarin and Go!.
13. Caravan Palace - <|*_*|>
If The Avalanches remixed 1940s New Orleans. Brilliant.
12. Jaga Jazzist - Starfire
Someone weaponised the music from the Quest channel and it is awesome.
11. Dutch Uncles - O Shudder
Creamy sounds and odd compositions. Like a new wave Oreo.
10. Slug - Ripe
Field Music's bassist let loose. Enough said.
9. Bill Laurance - Swift
Snarky Puppy allumni eclipses actual Snarky Puppy with beaty piano tunes.
8. Benjamine Clementine - At Least For Now
The winner of the Mercury Prize weaves a tapestry of intrigue and compelling piano-based threads. Sounds like London.
7. Destroyer - Poison Season
Beautiful songs, beautiful strings and horns, beautiful.
6. Laura Marling - Short Movie
The best acoustic sounds of the year behind a voice of pure character.
5. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Frighteningly personal, heartbreaking, and darkly humorous.
4. Susanne Sundfor - Ten Love Songs
Exquisite and intelligent electro carry magnificent melodies. I'm in love.
3. Guy Garvey - Courting The Squall
The greatest lyricist of our time invites you in.
2. Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Motorcade Amnesiacs
Magnificent shape-shifting works of brilliance.
1. David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock
Gilmour.
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