Halfway Point: 2015’s Standout Albums
Travis Bretzer – Waxing Romantic
Our decade’s equivalent of: 2000’s The Virgin Suicides by Air
Or the equivalent of: Couples coupling, and uncoupling. Coppola cinematography.
Lyrics that lodge in your mind: “Keep, keep my promises, true, to you”
Standout track: Promises
Get it on iTunes, or sample and get it on Bandcamp
Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
Our decade’s equivalent of: 2001’s Point by Cornelius
Or the equivalent of: Meditating with the depressed in 1960s California, Cola swimming in your bloodstream.
Lyrics that lodge in your mind: “No, you really shouldn’t bring that other guy”
Standout track: Butcher Baker Candlestick Maker
Get it on iTunes
Raury – All We Need
Our decade’s equivalent of: 2002’s The Headphone Masterpiece by Cody Chesnutt
Or the equivalent of: Hashtag activism and hashish.
Lyrics that lodge in your mind: “I made a friend in North Korea, she showed me how to meditate”
Standout track: Friends
Get it on iTunes
Jam City – Dream A Garden
Our decade’s equivalent of: 1995’s Pygmalion by Slowdive
Or the equivalent of: The city soundtrack to your therapeutic fake funeral.
Lyrics that lodge in your mind: “Tell me, are we unhappy?”
Standout track: Unhappy
Get it on iTunes
Giacomo’s ten best albums of 2015 in full:
- Jam City – Dream A Garden
- Raury – All We Need
- Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
- Travis Bretzer – Waxing Romantic
- Clarence Clarity – The No Now
- Kelela – Cut 4 Me (Deluxe)
- Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School
- Grimes – Art Angels
- Towa Tei – Cute
- Tame Impala – Currents