Rolling Favorite Tracks + Albums 2015

Well if we're making lists...

Ryley Walker: Primrose Green
Jessica Pratt: On Your Own Love Again
William Ryan Fritch: Revisionist
Misþyrming: Söngvar elds og óreiðu
LabField: Bucket of Songs
Noveller: Fantastic Planet
*AR: Diagrams for the Summoning of Wolves
Eric Chenaux: Skullsplitter

Swedish rapper Joy M'batha's new single "Ingen hejd" ("No Bounds") is just … BONKERS.

http://open.spotify.com/track/5CefubjHGVp6vOIkR3yAGK

Here's a short mix of my favorite tracks from February--Sam Prekop, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Mind over Mirrors, etc: http://open.spotify.com/user/scottpgwp/playlist/3eAlgWsk2dkDgiU8wJ3dwR

In case anyone is looking for another "2015 favourites" Spotify playlist to follow here are mine:

Tracks
Albums

Dick Diver's "Melbourne, Florida" is niiiice

Oh shit! That's where I lived when I lived in Florida. Guess I'll have to hear this.

Things I want to remember for EOY, Spring solstice edn.:

Singles:
Jennie Abrahamson - Wolf (Hounds of Love, lick me)
Petite Meller - Baby Love (exhuberant gospel rave, uncomfortable loli image)
Beldina – Ocean (Scando Alt R&B, with mesh inserts)
Makthaverskan – Witness (surf Siouxsie)
Iris - I'll Wait for You ('til Haim return)
Susanne Sundfør - Delirious (Abba met F242)
Clean Bandit - Stronger (I'm a sucker)

Albums:
Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs (state o' art scandopop)
Pinkshinyultrablast - Everything Else Matters (Rusgaze)
Indiana - No Romeo (mixed return betrayal electropop)
Tuxedo - Tuxedo (straight up boogie)

Next season promises better returns, with Braids, Roisin Murphy, and Holly Herndon outings.

This is a quick, quarterly reminder that all available tracks mentioned on this thread (and a few album selections) are being posted as updated to a thread-specific Spotify playlist that I'm maintaining. I just did a quick sweep prior to posting this message and updated as of today with everything that's been added on Spotify since it was first mentioned.

That playlist is currently four hours of music and is clickable below. Give it a spin and subscribe if you want to listen along through the year.

Rolling Favorite Tracks of 2015 Thread

My fave tracks at the three month mark:

Bjork - "Stonemilker"
The Mountain Goats - "Heel Turn 2"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Mascara"
Dead Sara - "Something Good"
Camp Claude - "Blow"
Courtney Barnett - "Pedestrian at Best"
Sleater Kinney - "A New Wave"
Brandi Carlile - "Murder in the City"
Jeremih ft. J. Cole - "Planes"
Laura Marling - "Short Movie"
Belle and Sebastian - "Nobody's Empire"

It's still so early in the year, but I will legit be surprised if Susanne Sundfør's Delirious isn't still my favorite 2015 single by December. I've probably listened to it a couple hundred times at this point.

Q1 done

ALBUMS

1. Dawn Richard, Blackheart
2. Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show
3. Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife
4. Levon Vincent, Levon Vincent
5. Sleater-Kinney, No Cities To Love
6. Björk, Vulnicura
7. Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly
8. Estelle, True Romance
9. Jam City, Dream A Garden
10. Laura Marling, Short Movie
11. Vakula, A Voyage To Arcturus
12. Nidia Minaj, Danger
13. Father, Who’s Gonna Get Fucked First?
14. Romare, Projections
15. Madonna, Rebel Heart

TRAX

1. Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
2. Ashley Monroe, "On To Something Good"
3. Higher Self ft. Lauren Mason, "Ghosts"
4. Sevyn Streeter ft. Chris Brown, "Don’t Kill The Fun"
5. Busiswa ft. DJ Buckz & Uhuru, "Lahla"
6. Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne, "Truffle Butter"
7. Skepta, "Shutdown"
8. Maliibu N Helene, "Figure 8"
9. Presh ft. Davido, "Say Dem Say"
10. Róisín Murphy, "Jealousy"
11. Rihanna, "Bitch Better Have My Money"
12. Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih, "Somebody"
13. Heavy-K ft. Tresor, "#GiveMeLuv"
14. DJ Sprinkles & Mark Fell, "Fresh"
15. Jidenna ft. Roman GianArthur, "Classic Man"
16. Luke James, "Bad News"
17. Bobby Brackins ft. Zendaya & Jeremih, "My Jam"
18. Mutya Keisha Siobhan, "Back In The Day"
19. Stormzy, "Know Me From"
20. Honey Cocaine, "Sundae"
21. Krystal Klear ft. Yasmin, "One Night Only"
22. Maya Vik, "Y.M.D. (Young Michael Douglas)"
23. V. Bozeman, "Race Jones"
24. Braiden, "Apex Of The Sun’s Way"
25. Kassem Mosse & Simone White, "Flowers In May"
26. Lindstrøm & Grace Hall, "Home Tonight"
27. Shift K3Y, "Name And Number"
28. Tamia, "Sandwich And A Soda"
29. Brookes Brothers ft. Camille, "Anthem (Scales Remix)"
30. Davido, "Owo Ni Koko"

maybe half the tracks and some of the albums aren't on spotify because it's useless

Binh - Visio
Volkan Akin - atest
Melchior - Liquid Moves
Ewan Jansen - Sunset
MP - Th body
VincentIulian - Nemeta

kinda h8 the natalie la rose song now, it has zero personality

which is probably why it is doing great on pop radio lol

Good albums:

Anna Caragnano and Donato Dozzy - Sintetizzatrice
DJ Khalab - Eunoto EP
James Place - Living on Superstition
Various - Ultra High Frequencies: The Chicago Party
Laura Groves - Committed Language EP

Also +1 for Jazmine Sullivan, Romare, Courtney Barnett, Kendrick Lamar

Probably Sufjan Stevens but I haven't spent enough time with it yet.

My favourite song so far is Shura - 2 Shy

my Q1 faves: http://cancatervation.tumblr.com/post/115117412252/q1-faves

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Euclid
Aine O'Dwyer - Music for Church Cleaners Vol I & II
Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife
Chimurenga Renaissance - Kudada Nekuva Munhu Mutema
Hama - Torodi
Songhoy Blues - Music in Exile
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
David Borden - Music for Amplified Keyboard Instruments
Laura Marling - Short Movie
Fadimoutou Wallet Inamoud - Isswat
The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ

Fave track: Insanlar - "Kime Ne"

Alright Mordy, just thought I'd mention Eric Friedlander releases his Illuminations album this month, it sounds really beautiful from some of the snippets I have heard of it and his Nighthawks alb from last year was pretty sick.

http://www.erikfriedlander.com/calendar/2015/4/26/erik-friedlanders-illuminations-at-dixon-place

and I like the sound of this: Songhoy Blues - Music in Exile

I love the Songhoy Blues album

loving that Aine O'Dwyer - it seems to be 2012 though? or is that just Vol I?

this collection of the 2 volumes is this year, but yeah some of it has been released before (tho i never heard any of it before this year)

gonna check out that friedlander, xelab. i was listening to Zorn's new Simulacrum recently + thought of u. it's good stuff.

Thanks Moka for that Jack Ladder track. Australia seriously killing it lately.

The Jack Ladder album is thoroughly great.

Favorite albums at the 3-month mark (no order):

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Euclid
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma: A Year with 13 Moons
Jose Gonzalez: Vestiges & Claws
Sam Prekop: The Republic
Jonas Munk: Absorb/Fabric/Cascade
Jane Weaver: The Amber Light

Obligatory link to my regularly updated Spotify playlist of favorite albums.

some great picks, pgwp. checked out the gonzalez and really loved it.

one more that i forgot:

Hong Kong Express - HK

Okay, why not, here's my longish rolling Spotify playlists for…
Favorite Tracks -- currently numbering 56
Favorite Albums/EPs

Incest alert: some of my choices plucked from this very thread

albums:
dawn richard - blackheart
jazmine sullivan - reality show
fall out boy - american beauty/american psycho
rae sremmurd - sremmlife
susanne sundfor - ten love songs
laura marling - short movie
badbadnotgood & ghostface killah - sour soul
indiana - no romeo
the staves - if i was
fifth harmony - reflection
kendrick lamar - to pimp a butterfly
jam city - dream a garden
madonna - rebel heart

songs:
tori kelly "nobody love"
lady leshurr "lukatar"
ashley monroe "on to something good"
stormzy "know me from"
becky g "lovin' so hard"
billie marten "heavy weather"
zedd feat. selena gomez "i want you to know"
mickey guyton "better than you left me"
years and years "king"
natalie la rose feat. jeremih "somebody"
honey cocaine "sundae"
flo rida "once in a lifetime"
ty dolla $ign feat. charli xcx & tinashe "drop that kitty"
skepta "shutdown"
nieah "tell me why"
carly rae jepsen "i really like you"
pep & rash "rumors"
bobby brackins feat. jeremih & zendaya "my jam"

http://www.discogs.com/lists/Favorites-of-2015/222933"">Here's my running list for this year. Though I need to update it with short reviews and and favorite tracks.

Marching Church (guy from Iceage) - "King of Song"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsR0g76_tAo

Im really enjoying the lo-fi bouncy house of Project Pablo's album "I want to believe".

^ yes! project pab is my fav release of the year so far

Tuxedo - Tuxedo (straight up boogie)

This is, after Vulnicura, my favorite thing of 2015 so far.

albums:
róisín murphy: hairless toys
swahili: amovrevx
young thug: barter 6
levon vincent: s/t
dawn richard: blackheart
fall out boy: american beauty/american psycho
jam city: dream a garden
jazmine sullivan: reality show
kendrick lamar: to pimp a butterfly
speedy ortiz: foil deer
pile: you're better than this

Tuxedo - Tuxedo (straight up boogie)

btw this record is so fuckin nice

just albums :

dawn richard - blackheart
rae sremmurd - sremmlife
young thug - barter 6
baba - odd potion
roger tellier craig - visites possibles and sightings
jazmine sullivan - reality show
that new beauty pill record streaming on noisey

Tuxedo record thirded. lovely stuff.

dawn richard - blackheart
young thug - barter 6
jazmine sullivan - reality show
rae sremmurd - sremmlife
sabre - morning worship 
nídia minaj - danger
c.d.m. - malucos de raíz
fall out boy - american beauty/american psycho
rj & choice - rich off mackin 
kendrick lamar - to pimp a butterfly
makeshift shelters - something só personal

Liking to various degrees:

Elder - Lore
Zu - Cortar Todo
Misþyrming - Söngvar elds og óreiðu
Death Grips - The Powers that B
Laura Marling - Short Movie
Nellie McKay - My Weekly Reader

http://www.wandelweiser.de/_e-w-records/_ewr-catalogue/ewr1501.html

Eva-Maria Houben "Air – works for flutes and organ"

beautiful. check the audio sample

Albums of now:

Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp
Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
Gabi - Sympathy
alva noto - Xerrox Vol 3
Tal National - Zoy Zoy
JLin - Dark Energy

Didn't get my act together for end of first quarter so here's a first third re-cap. Albums are mostly the same as everyone else's (Kendrick and Dawn way out in front, then Kaitlyn, Dan Deacon, Aphex Twin, Jazmine, JLin, Bjork, etc), so here's a top 32 tracks so far, very roughly in order:

Jazmine Sullivan - Mascara
Dawn Richard - The Deep / Blackheart (outro)
Lianne La Havas - Unstoppable
Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry
The Pattern Forms - The Sacrifice
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
Scritti Politti - untitled
Laetitia Sadier - Lost and Found
Red Velvet - Ice Cream Cake
Tink - Ratchet Commandments
Maya Vik - Y.M.D. (Young Michael Douglas)
Grimes & Bleachers - Entropy
Grimes - REALiTi
Cabane with Bonnie “Prince” Billy - Sangokaku
Susanne Sundfør - Fade Away
Lindstrøm feat. Grace Hall - Home Tonight
Laura Groves - Dream Story
Dan Lissvik - Shuvit!
DJ Fresh feat. Ella Eyre - Gravity
Ibeyi - River
Giorgio Tuma with Laetitia Sadier - Through Your Hands Love Can Shine
Kendrick Lamar feat. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley - How Much A Dollar Cost?
Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You
Robot Koch feat. Born In Flamez & Curtain Blue - Let Me
Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah - Gunshowers (feat. Elzhi) / Stark’s Reality
JLin - Abnormal Restriction
Margaret Cho & Princess Superstar - My Booty Is Efficient!
Tinashe feat. Travi$ Scott - Vulnerable
Ellen Allien - Butterfly (Aux88’s Electric Butterfly Remix)
Maya Vik - Young As This Night
Natalie Prass - Why Don’t You Believe In Me?
M. Geddes Gengras - III (from “3 Impressions” EP)

http://www.anothertimbre.com/extinguishment.html

this Fraufraulein cd blew me away last nite. very painting-like

Whoops, just now realized my link above is erroneous — and will cause the clicker of said link to get stuck in a loop!

Instead of trying to be fancy, here's the plain URL for my running list: http://www.discogs.com/lists/Favorites-of-2015/222933

I gotta say, Lil Wayne's verse to Truffle Butter pretty much ruins the track for me.

Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too

my album of the last couple of years. they are getting better and better,
and I dare say have already entered the realm of "classic"

I'm still digging into both Sundfør and Tribulation but those are my favourites at the moment.

The Tribulation is great - like a gothier Ghost.

have been stuck between 1858 and 1958 a lot recently but have still heard some good new stuff as well.

Susan Alcorn - Soledad (steel pedal guitar player who makes music to look at the stars to)
Orchestra Omar - S/t (multinational middle eastern psyche/noise band)

the orchestra omar sounds great - doesn't look like anyone has issued it in the US yet tho :(

My albums, tracks and EPs are here (in blocks of five because I find Tumblr struggles with any more embeds at a time).

duane pitre - organized pitches occurring in time

whoops, wrong thread