Vinyl Underground Best of 2015 Staff Picks

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It’s the end of the year and that means Best of 2015 lists. At The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven we hear a lot of music. Here are the albums that stayed on our turntables the most this year:

Sherman’s 2015 Top 25

father john misty

1. Father John Misty- I Love You Honeybear

courtney

2. Courtney Barnett- Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit

mcmurtry

3. James McMurtry- Complicated Game

yawpers

4. The Yawpers- American Man

finn

5. Craig Finn- Faith in the Future

thunderbitch

6. Thunderbitch- Thunderbitch

wilco

7. Wilco- Star Wars

swan

8. Will Johnson- Swan City Vampires

highontulsa

9. John Moreland- High On Tulsa Heat

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10. Mike June– Poor Man’s Bible

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11. Kurt Vile- B’leive I’, Goin (Deep) Down

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12. Banditos- Banditos

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13. Esme’ Patterson- Woman to Woman

leon

14. Leon Bridges- Coming Home

isbell

15. Jason Isbell- Something More Than Free

lucero

16. Lucero- All A Man Should Do

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17. Aaron Lee Tasjan- In The Blazes

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18. Jeff The Brotherhood- Global Chakra Rhythms

houndmouth

19. Houndmouth- Little Neon Limelight

saun

20. Saun & Starr- Saun & Starr

rev gusto

21. Rev Gusto- Burnt Out Friends

anderson east

22. Anderson East- Delilah

tunde

23. Tunde Olaniran- Transgressor

beirut

23. Beirut- No No No

heartless

24. Heartless Bastards- Restless Ones

mw&mb

25. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear- Skeleton Crew

 

Gordon’s 2015 Top Ten

black moth

1.Black Moth Super Rainbow: Dandelion Gum

king gizzard

2. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Paper Mache Balloon Dream

epic

3. Kamasi Washington, Epic

crimson

4. King Crimson, Live at the Orpheum

gilmour

5. David Gilmour: Rattle That Lock

youngcafe

6. Neil Young: Blue Note Cafe

monsato

7. Neil Young: Monsanto Years

wire

8. Wire, Wire

father john misty

9. Father John Misty: I Love You, Honeybear

love

10. Darlene Love: Introducing Darlene Love

 

Jonathan’s 2015 Top Ten

tenacious

1. Tenacious D – Live (Columbia – 88875 14460 1)

shakes

2. Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color (ATO Records – ATO0269)

dejavu

3. Giorgio Moroder – Déjà Vu (RCA – 88875057251)

black messiah

4. D’Angelo And The Vanguard- Black Messiah (RCA – 88875-05655-1)

rev gusto

5. Rev Gusto – Burnt Out Friends (High Dive Records – HDR011)

hedwig

6. Neil Patrick Harris – Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Atlantic – 548293-1)

bridge

7. Various – KC Local 909 FM The Bridge 2014 (KTBG – none)

beirut

8. Beirut- No No No

trojan

9. Various – Trojan Records – Rude Boy Rumble (Trojan Records – BMG15009V)

texas soul

10. Various – Texas Soul ’64 (History Of Soul – HOS3)

 

David’s 2015 Top Five

tamaryn

1. Tamaryn – Cranekiss

queens

2. Queensryche – Condition Human

civil twilight

3. Civil Twilight – Story Of An Immigrant

kint

4. Death Cab For Cutie – Kintsugi

anek

5. Anekdoten – Until All The Ghosts Are Gone

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