2015 END OF YEAR – MAX PILLEY

ALBUMS Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly The album that the modern world has been waiting for. The major records to have captured the public consciousness in recent years have been either self-important ego riots (hello Kanye) or tepid retro-pop (Adele, Taylor Swift). Kendrick is interested in being heard by as many as possible, […]
ALBUMS Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell Hands down the most beautiful album of the year. Sufjan’s first album since the bombast of Age of Adz is a rumination on the death of his mother, and it’s one of the most moving collection of songs I’ve ever heard. I struggled to get through it without […]

2015 END OF YEAR – RICHARD WALKER

2015 END OF YEAR – PADDY KINSELLA

ALBUMS Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly These Walls Sufjan Stevens – Carrie and Lowell No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross Beach house – Depression Cherry Space Song Bjork – Vulnicura Lionsong Grimes – Art Angels Realiti Roisin Murphy – Hairless Toys Evil Eyes Hot Chip – Why Make Sense Huarache Lights Courtney Barnett […]
ALBUMS Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly It’s topping polls left, right and centre and for good reason. An enormous, sprawling hip hop opus that captures the grim reality of black America, wealth and fame. It’s far from the easiest listen, but the rewards are there for the giving TPAB the attention it thoroughly […]

2015 END OF YEAR – JOE CURRAN