2015 Contemporary Folk Album Releases

2015

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Mar 31

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

Carrie & Lowell

91

critic score

(45)

89

user score

(3,768)

Feb 10

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty

I Love You, Honeybear

87

critic score

(42)

84

user score

(1,855)

Nov 13

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Paper Mâché Dream Balloon

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Paper Mâché Dream Balloon

75

critic score

(19)

77

user score

(720)

Oct 23

Joanna Newsom - Divers

89

critic score

(43)

85

user score

(715)

Oct 23

Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle

84

critic score

(13)

80

user score

(436)

Sep 25

Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down

b'lieve i'm goin down

76

critic score

(33)

77

user score

(373)

Mar 17

Natalia Lafourcade - Hasta La Raíz

Natalia Lafourcade

90

critic score

(1)

84

user score

(265)

Feb 9

공중도둑 (Mid-Air Thief) - 공중도덕 (Gongjoong Doduk)

공중도둑 (Mid-Air Thief)

공중도덕 (Gongjoong Doduk)

80

user score

(260)

Mar 23

Laura Marling - Short Movie

81

critic score

(33)

76

user score

(231)

Feb 3

Mount Eerie - Sauna

75

critic score

(17)

74

user score

(222)

Apr 14

Shawn Mendes - Handwritten

58

critic score

(4)

48

user score

(213)

Jan 24

Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney - FourFiveSeconds

Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney

FourFiveSeconds

70

critic score

(1)

71

user score

(195)

Jun 9

Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin

Of Monsters and Men

Beneath the Skin

62

critic score

(16)

69

user score

(193)

Apr 7

The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ

The Mountain Goats

74

critic score

(23)

74

user score

(165)

Jan 20

The Decemberists - What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World

The Decemberists

What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World

73

critic score

(31)

70

user score

(160)

Oct 9

Nicole Dollanganger - Natural Born Losers

Nicole Dollanganger

Natural Born Losers

70

critic score

(5)

76

user score

(155)

Apr 7

Lord Huron - Strange Trails

70

critic score

(8)

77

user score

(153)

Sep 11

Beirut - No No No

65

critic score

(24)

66

user score

(151)

May 4

My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall

My Morning Jacket

74

critic score

(30)

73

user score

(137)

Mar 17

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell

Carrie and Lowell

90

user score

(120)

Mar 23

James Bay - Chaos and the Calm

Chaos and the Calm

51

critic score

(12)

65

user score

(120)

Oct 9

Weyes Blood - Cardamom Times

77

critic score

(1)

79

user score

(115)

Mar 3

Lady Lamb - After

79

critic score

(13)

79

user score

(101)

Feb 17

José González - Vestiges & Claws

José González

Vestiges & Claws

71

critic score

(24)

73

user score

(100)

Mar 11

Sufjan Stevens - Should Have Known Better

Should Have Known Better

95

user score

(88)

Aug 21

Lana Del Rey - Terrence Loves You

Terrence Loves You

87

user score

(82)

Feb 16

Marika Hackman - We Slept At Last

We Slept At Last

74

critic score

(8)

78

user score

(79)

Jun 9

Sharon Van Etten - I Don't Want To Let You Down

Sharon Van Etten

I Don't Want To Let You Down

79

critic score

(13)

75

user score

(75)

May 11

Ed Sheeran - Photograph

63

user score

(69)

Nov 18

Jack Stauber - Viator

56

user score

(65)

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Mar 31

Ryley Walker - Primrose Green

79

critic score

(19)

75

user score

(58)

Mar 23

The Staves - If I Was

76

critic score

(12)

74

user score

(50)

Apr 14

Villagers - Darling Arithmetic

Darling Arithmetic

74

critic score

(23)

74

user score

(50)

Feb 16

Sufjan Stevens - No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross

No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross

89

user score

(40)

May 12

The Weather Station - Loyalty

The Weather Station

83

critic score

(6)

76

user score

(40)

Oct 20

Eartheater - RIP Chrysalis

79

critic score

(2)

78

user score

(36)

Feb 24

Eartheater - Metalepsis

78

critic score

(2)

71

user score

(30)

Sep 4

Natural Snow Buildings - Terror's Horns

Natural Snow Buildings

69

critic score

(3)

70

user score

(30)

Aug 28

The Paper Kites - twelvefour

The Paper Kites

68

user score

(26)

Sep 18

CocoRosie - Heartache City

64

critic score

(8)

66

user score

(24)

Jun 2

Heilung - Ofnir

77

user score

(22)

Jun 15

Flo Morrissey - Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful

Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful

67

critic score

(10)

72

user score

(22)

Sep 16

53

critic score

(3)

72

user score

(22)

Oct 22

Stara Rzeka - Zamknęły się oczy ziemi

Zamknęły się oczy ziemi

90

critic score

(1)

79

user score

(22)

Jan 20

Amen Dunes - Cowboy Worship

68

critic score

(5)

72

user score

(20)

Feb 9

The Unthanks - Mount the Air

81

critic score

(13)

71

user score

(19)

Jul 7

Lucy Rose - Work It Out

61

critic score

(9)

71

user score

(19)

Apr 7

Fred Thomas - All Are Saved

82

critic score

(4)

69

user score

(18)

Jun 16

Sam Lee & Friends - The Fade In Time

Sam Lee & Friends

The Fade In Time

89

critic score

(8)

77

user score

(18)

Mar 10

Yowler - The Offer

78

critic score

(2)

76

user score

(17)

Apr 14

Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart - Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart

Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart

Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart

68

critic score

(8)

70

user score

(16)

Oct

Sufjan Stevens - Blue Bucket of Gold

Blue Bucket of Gold

87

user score

(16)

Oct 9

Saintseneca - Such Things

78

critic score

(3)

79

user score

(16)

Feb 10

Natalia Lafourcade - Nunca es Suficiente

Natalia Lafourcade

Nunca es Suficiente

87

user score

(15)

Sep 20

Joanna Newsom - Leaving the City

Leaving the City

94

user score

(15)

Sep 4

Jerusalem In My Heart - If He Dies, If If If If If If

Jerusalem In My Heart

If He Dies, If If If If If If

78

critic score

(4)

69

user score

(14)

May 12

Juan Wauters - Who Me?

65

critic score

(7)

68

user score

(13)

Nov 16

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks [Reissue]

Astral Weeks [Reissue]

99

critic score

(10)

92

user score

(13)

Jan 27

The Lone Bellow - Then Came The Morning

The Lone Bellow

Then Came The Morning

69

critic score

(5)

69

user score

(12)

Mar 16

Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - The Most Important Place In The World

Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat

The Most Important Place In The World

83

critic score

(8)

80

user score

(12)

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