Kendrick was angrier, Sufjan was sadder and Courtney was funnier.
It’s also 2015’s coolest album by a mile, soaked in jazz, soul, hip hop and dreamy electronica, with Syd’s summer breeze of a voice drifting over every flawless song.
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Created in three weeks in a basement studio by core duo Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians, plus a cast of producers and guests including Janelle Monaé and Vic Mensa, it packed more perfect melodies into its 12 tracks than anything else this year. We had heard some good shit from The Internet before, but nothing that came near the consistent brilliance of ‘Ego Death’. But at the start of 2015, we still weren’t expecting the best album of the year to emerge from an R&B-oriented offshoot of LA’s skate-rap brat pack Odd Future. Christmas & Chill Christmas Collection (Gaither Vocal Band album) Christmas in Tahoe Christmas Is Here (Danny Gokey album) Christmas Love Duets Christmas Queens Christmas with Friends (India.Arie and Joe Sample album) Christmas Worship, Vol. Has a genre ever mutated so far and so fast as R&B in the first half of the 2010s? From mainstream hits and classic slow jams to twisted, trap-edged ‘future’ and ‘cloud’ strains, R&B has gone through revolutions and proliferations that are only really comparable to rock ’n’ roll in the ’60s. Anyway, here it is – our end-of-year countdown of the 50 best albums of 2015. Okay, except maybe the Miley Cyrus album. Every single one of our Top 50 albums of the year is worth listening to all the way through in the right order, as the artist intended. This year brought us career-high comebacks from long-serving artists, genuinely great debuts from the new generation and a brace of incredible second and third albums by younger artists establishing themselves as the icons of the future. But there’s one thing that our list of the year’s best albums does prove, and it’s this: despite the successive revolutions wrought by downloads and streaming, the 67-year-old LP format is still inspiring musicians. Now that artists can collaborate in seconds across the world, create music on their phones and get people listening to it without any need for the media, the practice of spotting patterns and trends in the music scene gets more futile with every passing year. 18 - Oxford, Ala.Some people think that nobody listens to albums any more. Phil Vassar & Deana Carter's Coming Home for Christmas Tour Dates: 'Santa Claus, Santa Claus, I'm in misery,' Louis Jordan. The project includes a special duet with his daughter, Haley, and his own version of "Postmarked Birmingham," which Vassar wrote and later became a hit for country group BlackHawk in 1997.Īdditional tour stops are expected to be announced in the weeks to come. Luminaries here include John Lee Hooker ('Blues for Christmas'), Canned Heat ('Christmas Blues'), and Sonny Boy Williamson ('Santa Claus'). In 2020, Vassar shared Stripped Down, his first album of new material since 2009. May they give you similar listening satisfaction this holiday season. I’m really excited to bring this tour to all the fans this holiday season."Ĭarter recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of her hit album Did I Shave My Legs For This? by releasing a deluxe version of the record, featuring guest vocals from Ashley McBryde, Lauren Alaina, Martina McBride, Terri Clark and many more. top the Tribune classical critics list of favorite albums released in 2015. As the leading youth entertainment brand, mtv is the best place to watch the networks original series, see the latest music videos and stay up to date on. "She’s an amazing talent and an even better person. She is one of my dearest, oldest friends," the "Just Another Day in Paradise" singer says. The UKs Top 100 biggest artist albums of the week is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of CDs, downloads, vinyl and weighted audio streams. The trek, which marks Vassar's sixth holiday tour, will give fans a unique chance to see the longtime pals share stories and swap songs together. Holiday Albums: 2021 (and singles) Cover image of the album Best of Christmas by John Paris. tour, which is currently scheduled to wrap up on Dec. Carter will accompany Vassar on all 14 tour stops of the U.S.
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