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1.

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 16, 2015
Hip Hop
Critic Score
95
41 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Sam Lee & Friends - The Fade In Time
June 16, 2015
Folk
Critic Score
92
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Indie Folk
Critic Score
90
42 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa
May 19, 2015
World
Critic Score
89
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
September 25, 2015
Art Pop
Critic Score
88
32 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
January 20, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
88
38 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Elza Soares - A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
October 3, 2015
MPB
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
March 3, 2015
Art Rock
Critic Score
88
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

9.

Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
38 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

10.

Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
February 16, 2015
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
87
39 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

John Howard & The Night Mail - John Howard & The Night Mail
August 21, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
86
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Björk - Vulnicura
January 20, 2015
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
36 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

James McMurtry - Complicated Game
February 24, 2015
Americana
Critic Score
86
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Kamasi Washington - The Epic
May 5, 2015
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
86
8 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Blossom
August 14, 2015
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Vince Staples - Summertime '06
June 30, 2015
Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
22 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
13 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Dave Rawlings Machine - Nashville Obsolete
September 18, 2015
Americana
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Neck Deep - Life's Not Out To Get You
August 14, 2015
Pop Punk
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds
February 10, 2015
Americana
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
March 24, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
38 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart
April 14, 2015
Country
Critic Score
84
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Jlin - Dark Energy
March 24, 2015
Footwork
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

VHÖL - Deeper Than Sky
October 23, 2015
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
84
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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