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Best Albums of 2015 Grimy Goods' Best Albums of 2015 are in! It was a strong year for women in music. From rising stars, Courtney Barnett and Grimes, to the more seasoned Florence + The Machine, Peaches, and Sleater-Kinney, the women represented fiercely for much of the year's best full-length records. As we look back at the albums that meant the most to us—whether lyrically, by sound or both—we've kept our selections to 45 albums. With Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, Thee Oh Sees' Mutilator Defeated at Last, and Jamie xx's In Colour, all the tasty flavors form the musical rainbow were present. Check out below our selections for the Best Albums of 2015. 1. Kendrick Lamar — To Pimp a Butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?vs0QtdISwioc&listPLIen3IPVo_U30dpwJd2RDrPxYVXTplcq7 Kendrick Lamar, surprise Killers set, Halsey and Death Cab for Cutie cap off Life is Beautiful 2. Florence + The Machine — How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?vB9v8jLBrvug&listPLwceFb1owDJkb4mgOhBz8VXdJQ2eVCFQ8 Florence and the Machine at Santa Barbara Bowl — an elegant blur of possessed emotion 3. Courtney Barnett -- Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit https://www.youtube.com/watch?vk2sW53Hjo30 Courtney Barnett tops two nights at The Roxy with charismatic performances 4. Leon Bridges -- Coming Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?vsVC9X-Vh4-g A dapper Leon Bridges takes Fonda Theatre on a sonic trip through time 5. The Picturebooks — Imaginary Horse https://www.youtube.com/watch?veKv3nEyvsuU The Picturebooks drop jaws at The Echo with stunning rock ‘n’ roll show SEE NEXT ALBUMS 6. Alabama Shakes — Sound & Color https://www.youtube.com/watch?vfaG8RiaANek Alabama Shakes give special intimate performance at Apogee Studios 7. Sleater Kinney — No Cities To Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v_jiX-Svw7KQ Sleater-Kinney’s Avalanche of Sound Marks Triumphant Return to the Stage at Sold-Out Palladium Show 8. Peaches — Rub https://www.youtube.com/watch?vpHD2QqjcnR4 Peaches, CHRISTEEN, and Regrettes “rock our fuckin’ socks off” at The Regent 9. Tame Impala — Currents https://www.youtube.com/watch?vsUQl8IT6BpY Tame Impala unleash a rainbow of sounds at Fox Theater Pomona 10. D’Angelo — Black Messiah https://www.youtube.com/watch?vlZoxdPGu_4E&listPL4LyJBWB_4o6VkpKgyD5UHNBBFGE5phfc D’Angelo & The Vanguard bring Sunday mass to FYF Fest SEE NEXT ALBUMS 11. Wolf Alice -- My Love is Cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?vJIr7gCfDpyQ&listPLDRiDsWj0wdG2YDOJJLQwZmYArQH-JkhV Wolf Alice show fans’ love for them is cool at sweltering Fonda gig 12. Kamasi Washington – The Epic https://www.youtube.com/watch?vNtQRBzSN9Vw&listPLT_aBs9pjfFY_EKyN9ETe8mCVAe5hpkb1 13. Bjork — Vulnicura https://www.youtube.com/watch?vgQEyezu7G20&listPLZq-NnXnRJknApvYOfmwGaqudtUQv14OM 14. Will Butler -- Policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v7QFvgHIJrEQ Will Butler of Arcade Fire takes infamous energy to Troubadour for solo gig 15. Father John Misty — I Love You, Honeybear https://www.youtube.com/watch?vcaMfvhKIgBo Father John Misty is the American Jeremiah at The Roxy SEE NEXT ALBUMS 16. Thee Oh Sees — Mutilator Defeated at Last https://www.youtube.com/watch?vSkc0ohXHLro Thee Oh Sees unleash a wild virus of sound at the Echoplex 17. Ryn Weaver -- The Fool https://www.youtube.com/watch?vfurpBFPwspQ&listPLJzLTReoSNQQRHxYFt47qbAH-jngZi9Ph Out from under the microscope: an interview with rising pop-star Ryn Weaver 18. Jamie XX -- In Colour https://www.youtube.com/watch?vF7uRCEJHZMw&listPLLrz3VWwGXoNXlGx6xoggnGU7BxEitgmB Jamie xx blasts the Echoplex with “In Colour” at sold-out performance 19. Shamir -- Ratchet https://www.youtube.com/watch?voDlvdSMofUY&listPL82yZbkxG40SwC3XaISkAbonkI5zTLVFu Recommended: Stream Shamir’s debut album “Ratchet” — straight up electro-soul-disco 20. Action Bronson – Mr. Wonderful https://www.youtube.com/watch?vnHPcpKySews&listPLuM_4zRvprHuSdlnLsYhH4dMoYY9YhUyc Action Bronson busts out the space shoes and rhymes at Observatory show; truly Mr. Wonderful SEE NEXT ALBUMS 21. Unknown Mortal Orchestra — Multi-love https://www.youtube.com/watch?vbEtDVy55shI&listPL7sTTVmRCc-MihxM8TVS-kewwJ7IB-zCd Unknown Mortal Orchestra infuse fans with energy at FYF 22. Ratatat — Magnifique https://www.youtube.com/watch?vRRM-BRTwwZY&listPLXtvMf5cYYJLUhbzxUJoMpb2otiVQ58BU Ratatat turns up the heat at Sonos Studio 23. Casey Veggies -- Live & Grow https://www.youtube.com/watch?vmeSSMwVKLdM&listPLLaqm6ta-JLAz5PTrLr0ZggpLfEbWcyVe 5 Underground Hip Hop Acts You Need to See at SXSW feat. Casey Veggies 24. Julia Holter — Have You In My Wilderness https://www.youtube.com/watch?vX2JgMniIpRM&listPLFaSp9dm6diHbzJ58zKN7r272bMCymJrc Beirut and Julia Holter warm Hollywood Palladium with enchanting performances 25. Tobias Jesso Jr. — Goon https://www.youtube.com/watch?vO4SBRqaY5jk&listPLiQUMJXnUbSibQKM7aaHR988XdPaBe_XB Tobias Jesso Jr. charms a sold out Echo with piano magic and style SEE NEXT ALBUMS 26. Jenny Hval — Apocalypse, girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?vf3u-3HRi-zA&listPL0KEMuYs4l2J0uXPSjiIzMemsW7EaU4i2 27. Beach House — Depression Cherry https://www.youtube.com/watch?vCy5MiOqarYs Beach House shatter the boundaries of sound and emotion at first of four nights at Fonda 28. Neon Indian — VEGA INTL. Night School https://www.youtube.com/watch?vb1JHawvhtrI Neon Indian debuts new songs and plays fan favorites at FYF 29. Beirut — No No No https://www.youtube.com/watch?v9VhUXDdQAuM&listPLfjczLekv-D5de_hqoIriIas1KAmkzSfJ Beirut and Julia Holter warm Hollywood Palladium with enchanting performances SEE NEXT ALBUMS 30. A Place to Bury Strangers — Transfixiation https://www.youtube.com/watch?vevlDZx4su_o&listPLxv_JOjj4BiunhtH993o0oK4XyeIWKuBa A Place To Bury Strangers Enter The Void at Echoplex 31. Natalie Prass -- Natalie Prass https://www.youtube.com/watch?vRypXRSiGdrE&listPLX5V59efhTx2_cvoAm6kshus9BMdRxX_Z Despite an LA audience that didn’t know how to STFU, Natalie Prass puts El Rey crowd into trance 32. White Reaper — White Reaper Does It Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?vEonbtThntzs Hot Band Alert: White Reaper—New LP is a smashing mix of high energy punk and pop 33. Jason Isbell — Something More Than Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?vlmVNswlLDgc&listPLFgN6OIMPYBirZnBagl2QuaX_tllU96ZT 34. Deerhunter — Fading Frontier https://www.youtube.com/watch?vCG6jk5Q90DA&listPLpMUJrYyZ5607cTV0xbUn9PFY6uwMn3-R A Night With Bradford Cox — from controlled chaos with Atlas Sound to the transcending sounds of Deerhunter 35. Sufjan Stevens — Carrie and Lowell https://www.youtube.com/watch?vdsGODTySH0E&listPL67VKSNJdY_XBvoFECHFKyesxnDhTVM8N SEE NEXT ALBUMS 36. Deafheaven — New Bermuda https://www.youtube.com/watch?viezyTjg-8iY Deafheaven strike night one at The Roxy with captivating and cathartic performance 37. GRIMES — Art Angels https://www.youtube.com/watch?vNoLyuSfbf3Y&listPLD76Wc7AfHByIPZtNFKPdvz4MDyRjjaJ4 Grimes kicks things off right for #30DaysInLA at sold-out Mayan gig 38. Silversun Pickups — Better Nature https://www.youtube.com/watch?vL5vnLk_f9Bs 39. BORNS — Dopamine https://www.youtube.com/watch?vL4GrDOOIIbk&listPLW_PvYaP50z8gXQF1v82JguhX6ToDeRne BØRNS charms fans at Observatory with dreamy falsetto and infectious electro-pop melodies 40. Misterwives — Our Own Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v8wtj2snRuUI&listPLlYGdJ3T44e0w7rVltGupfL9A4hF-bXrN Misterwives deliver avant-grade pop bombast performance at Belasco Theater SEE NEXT ALBUMS 41. ODESZA — In Return https://www.youtube.com/watch?vHdzI-191xhU&listPLJgwmu7SJUurEMieQNqUkdV3ZYYF4kffm 42. Empress Of — Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?vzkvbzcFzjNg&listPLRMRoPrdVD1IgTKykJlLy6wGr_CVPEvR5 43. Jacco Gardner -- Hypnophobia https://www.youtube.com/watch?vpEsssEpVRns Jacco Gardner gives fans at Wayfarer Costa Mesa a lush and encapsulated show experience 44. The Black Ryder — The Door Behind The Door https://www.youtube.com/watch?vIAX26uB-pDY The Black Ryder let fans into “The Door Behind The Door” at The Echo record release show 45. Braids – Deep in the Iris https://www.youtube.com/watch?vl-i5nu-Mdag What were your selections for Best Albums of 2015? Let us know in a comment below! 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