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Tigran Hamasyan - Luys i Luso
September 4, 2015
ECM Style Jazz
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Choral
Score
90
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2
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Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
September 25, 2015
Art Pop
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Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Pinkish Black - Bottom of the Morning
October 30, 2015
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Bersarin Quartett - III
November 6, 2015
Score
90
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5
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Hieroglyphic Being & J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Buhl - We Are Not The First
October 30, 2015
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
90
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Spotify
6
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C Duncan - Architect
July 17, 2015
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Arca - Mutant
November 20, 2015
Deconstructed Club
,
IDM
,
Epic Collage
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Grimes - Art Angels
November 6, 2015
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Mary Halvorson - Meltframe
September 4, 2015
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Dave Rawlings Machine - Nashville Obsolete
September 18, 2015
Americana
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Amerigo Gazaway - BB & the Underground Kingz: The Trill Is Gone
October 15, 2015
Southern Hip Hop
,
Mashup
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
12
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Autre Ne Veut - Age of Transparency
October 2, 2015
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
October 16, 2015
Dream Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Rizzla - Iron Cages
September 25, 2015
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Satan - Atom by Atom
October 16, 2015
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
16
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DJ Spooky with Kronos Quartet - Rebirth of a Nation
August 28, 2015
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
17
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Heitor Alvelos - Faith
June 1, 2015
Score
90
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Music
Spotify
18
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The Dear Hunter - Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise
September 4, 2015
Progressive Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Rock Opera
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls
September 4, 2015
Heavy Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Daniel Romano - If I've Only One Time Askin'
July 31, 2015
Americana
,
Country
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Gardens & Villa - Music For Dogs
August 21, 2015
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Jack Savoretti - Written In Scars
February 9, 2015
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
23
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Frank Zappa - Dance Me This
July 21, 2015
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
24
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Fucked Up - Year of the Hare
June 15, 2015
Art Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Bilal - In Another Life
June 30, 2015
Neo-Soul
,
Psychedelic Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2015.
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