51. Blur – The Magic Whip
50. Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams
49. J.D. McPherson – Let the Good Times Roll
48. CHVRCHES – Every Open Eye
47. Pops Staples – Don’t Lose This
46. Shamir – Ratchet
45. Viet Cong – Viet Cong
44. Ryley Walker – Primrose Green
43. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Style
42. Mountain Goats – Beat the Champ
41. Glen Hansard – Didn’t He Ramble
40. Beirut – No No No
39. Wilco – Star Wars
38. Iron and Wine and Ben Bridwell – Sing into My Mouth
37. Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material
36. Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too
35. Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love
34. Jose Gonzalez – Vestiges and Claws
33. Protomartyr – The Agent Intellect
32. Tobias Jesso, Jr. – Goon
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31. My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall
30. Ryan Adams – 1989
29. Kurt Vile – B’lieve I’m Goin Down…
28. Torres – Sprinter
27. Magical Cloudz – Are You Alone?
26. Purity Ring – another eternity
25. Kamasi Washington – The Epic
24. The Decemberists – What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
23. Death Cab for Cutie – Kintsugi
22. Hop Along – Painted Shut
21. Ben Folds – So There
20. Beach Slang – The Things We Do to Find People Who Like Us
19. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
18. Laura Marling – Short Movie
17. Punch Brothers – The Phosphorescent Blues
16. Leon Bridges – Coming Home
15. Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment – Surf
14. Florence + the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
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13. Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle
12. Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free
11. Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
10. Titus Andronicus – The Most Lamentable Tragedy
09. Tame Impala – Currents
08. The Very Best – Makes a King
07. Vince Staples – Summertime ’06
06. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
05. Natalie Prass – Natalie Prass
04. Calexico – Edge of the Sun
03. Alabama Shakes – Sound and Color
02. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie and Lowell
01. Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
Andrew is a husband, father, dog lover, craft beverage enthusiast, content creator, and niche market Internet celebrity. Formerly of A Table in the Corner of the Cafe and The Pulitzer Project and contributor to Barista Magazine and Mental Floss, he’s been writing on the Internet for years.
Thanks for the 50 List, Drew. Its educates me, and invites me to learn more about a lot of the music scene I’ve lost touch with in 2015.