NPR has already written about most of these albums. Go read about them over there. Also, Andy Shauf’s The Bearer of Bad News was really the best album of 2015, but that technically came out in 2012 so…
10. Other Lives – Rituals
9. Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
8. Beirut – No No No
7. Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle
6. Kurt Vile – b’lieve i’m goin down…
5. Wilco – Star Wars
4. Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
3. The Bad Plus Joshua Redman – The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
2. EL VY – Return to the Moon
1. Hop Along – Painted Shut
Honorable Mentions
Christian Scott – Stretch Music
Sufjan Stevens – Carrie and Lowell
Diane Coffee – Everybody’s a Good Dog
Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want to Let You Down
Israel Nash – Silver Season
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Style
Alvvays – Alvvays
Jack Ladder – Playmates
