Here are all of the album grades (in no exact order but, close to how I feel they should be ranked) before we get into the actual top 20...
KEY: Artist/Band - Album name
A-
Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
Grimes - Art Angels
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
Lianne La Havas - Blood
Pokey LaFarge - Something In The Water
Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$
Braids - Deep In The Iris
Jamie Woon - Making Time
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
Mac Miller - GO:OD AM
Ezra Furman - Perpetual Motion People
Widowspeak - All Yours
Kristin Diable - Create Your Own Mythology
Janet Jackson - Unbreakable
The Ting Tings - Super Critical
Chvrches - Every Open Eye
Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
Joy Williams - Venus
Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise
Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
The Airborne Toxic Event - Dope Machines
Roisin Murphy - Hairless Toys
Belle & Sebastian - Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
Tyga - The Gold Album
The Decemberists - What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World
Joss Stone - Water For Your Soul
Ty Dolla $ign - Free TC
Matthew E. White - Fresh Blood
B+
Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
Years & Years - Communion
Pell - Limbo
Steven A. Clark - The Lonely Roller
Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife
Atlas Genius - Inanimate Objects
Twenty One Pilots - Blurry Face
Beach House - Depression Cherry
Statik Selektah - Lucky 7
D.A. Wallach - Time Machine
Noah Gundersen - Carry The Ghost
Family Of The Year - Family Of The Year
Laura Marling - Short Movie
Vince Staples - Summertime ‘06
FFS - FFS
Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?
Empress Of - Me
G-Eazy - When It’s Dark Out
Logic - The Incredible True Story
City & Colour - If I Should Go Before You
Snoop Dogg - Bush
Jamie Lawson - Jamie Lawson
Mark Ronson - Uptown Special
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
Baio - The Names
Laura Stevenson - Cocksure
Hop Along - Painted Shut
Good Old War - Broken Into Better Shape
Modest Mouse - Strangers To Ourselves
Julia Holter - Have You In My Wilderness
The Arcs - Yours, Dreamily,
Emile Haynie - We Fall
Darwin Deez - Double Down
Low - Ones And Sixes
B
El Vy - Return To The Moon
Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth
Christine and the Queens - Christine And The Queens
The Fratellis - Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied
Lonelady - Hinterland
Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?
Casey Veggies - Live & Grow
Mutemath - Vitals
The Forest Rangers - Land Ho!
Blur - The Magic Whip
Vanessa Carlton - Liberman
Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect
Earl Sweatshirt - I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside
Best Coast - California Nights
Sara Bareilles - What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress
The Airborne Toxic Event - Songs Of God And Whiskey
The Dead Weather - Dodge And Burn
Jess Glynne - I Cry When I Laugh
SOAK - Before We Forgot How To Dream
Albert Hammond Jr. - Momentary Masters
Little Comets - Hope Is Just A State Of Mind
the bird and the bee - Recreational Love
Kopecky - Drug For The Modern Age
The Paper Kites - twelvefour
Meek Mill - Dreams Worth More Than Money
Grace Potter - Midnight
D.R.A.M. - Gahdamn!
Disclosure - Caracal
The Districts - A Flourish and A Spoil
Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
The Tallest Man On Earth - Dark Bird Is Home
Jay Prince - Beautiful Mercy
The Go! Team - The Scene Between
Fidlar - Too
Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood
James Bay - Chaos and The Calm
Foals - What Went Down
Milo - So The Flies Don’t Come
Odessa - Odessa
Toro Y Moi - What For?
La Luz - Weirdo Shrine
Ludacris - Ludaversal
Marina and The Diamonds - Froot
BadBadNotGood & Ghostface Killah - Sour Soul
My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
Wale - The Album About Nothing
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Fetty Wap - Fetty Wap
Allen Stone - Radius
Purity Ring - another eternity
Django Django - Born Under Saturn
Muse - Drones
Youth Lagoon - Savage Hills Ballroom
Beirut - No No No
Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony
Neon Indian - Vega Intl. Night School
Matt and Kim - New Glow
Ryn Weaver - The Fool
Estelle - True Romance
B-
Børns - Dopamine
Bilal - In Another Life
Ben Lee - Love Is The Great Rebellion
Madeon - Adventure
Hudson Mohawke - Lantern
Lower Dens - Escape From Evil
Tyler, The Creator - Cherry Bomb
Speedy Ortiz - Foil Deer
Here We Go Magic - Be Small
Major Lazer - Peace Is The Mission
Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful
Laura Welsh - Soft Control
New Politics - Vikings
Justin Bieber - Purpose
The Vaccines - English Graffiti
Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell - Sing Into My Mouth
Little May - For The Company
Busdriver - Thumbs
Halsey - Badlands
Houndstooth - No News From Home
Destroyer - Poison Season
Chadwick Stokes - The Horse Comanche
Wilco - Star Wars
Kid Astray - Home Before The Dark
The Front Bottoms - Back On Top
Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show
Priory - Need To Know
Frank Turner - Positive Songs For Negative People
Young Galaxy - Falsework
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - Chasing Yesterday
Drake & Future - What A Time To Be Alive
Lenka - The Bright Side
Redman - Mudface
Cayucas - Dancing At The Blue Lagoon
C+
Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion
Robert DeLong - In The Cards
Smallpools - Lovetap!
A$ap Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$ap
Seasick Steve - Sonic Soul Surfer
Martin Courtney - Many Moons
X Ambassadors - VHS
Giorgio Moroder - Deja Vu
Jamie xx - In Colour
Guster - Evermotion
Natalie Prass - Natalie Prass
jennylee - right on!
The Wombats - Glitterbug
Travi$ Scott - Rodeo
The Mountain Goats - Beat The Champ
Bjork - Vulnicura
Metric - Pagans In Vegas
Stornoway - Bonxie
!!! - As If
Big Data - 2.0
Jill Scott - Woman
Lord Huron - Strange Trails
Car Seat Headrest - Teens Of Style
R. Kelly - The Buffet
Gengahr - A Dream Outside
Pusha T - King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
Freddie Gibbs - Shadow Of A Doubt
Mini Mansions - The Great Pretenders
Demi Lovato - Confident
The Bohicas - The Making Of
C
Fall Out Boy - American Beauty/American Psycho
Owl City - Mobile Orchestra
Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi
The Libertines - Anthems For Doomed Youth
The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It
Patty Griffin - Servant Of Love
CeeLo Green - Heart Blanche
Son Lux - Bones
Givers - New Kingdom
Future - DS2
Van Morrison - Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue
Jukebox The Ghost - Jukebox The Ghost
Twin Shadow - Eclipse
The Neighbourhood - Wiped Out!
Mumford and Sons - Wilder Mind
Jack U - Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U
Angel Haze - Back To The Woods
Holly Miranda - Holly Miranda
Little Boots - Working Girl
Elijah Blake - Shadows & Diamonds
Built To Spill - Untethered Moon
Tori Kelly - Unbreakable Smile
Jamie Cullum - Interlude
Dornik - Dornik
Alessia Cara - Know-It-All
Rick Ross - Black Market
James Taylor - Before This World
Mikky Ekko - Time
Ella Henderson - Chapter One
All We Are - All We Are
Ms Mr - How Does It Feel
The Internet - Ego Death
C-
Jeremih - Late Nights
Life In Film - Here It Comes
Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
Chastity Belt - Time To Go Home
Seal - 7
Kid Ink - Full Speed
Jason DeRulo - Everything Is 4
Passion Pit - Kindred
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
Ellie Goulding - Delirium
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love
Ratatat - Magnifique
Rudimental - We The Generation
Mat Kearney - Just Kids
Jodeci - The Past, The Present, The Future
The Darkness - Last Of Our Kind
Silversun Pickups - Better Nature
Pond - Man It Feels Like Space Again
HOLYCHILD - The Shape Of Brat Pop To Come
Dawn Richard - Blackheart
Ryan Adams - 1989
Of Monsters And Men - Beneath The Skin
Never Shout Never - Black Cat
White Reaper - White Reaper Does It Again
Tamar Braxton - Calling All Lovers
Craig Finn - Faith In The Future
Steve Aoki - Neon Future II
Madonna - Rebel Heart
Gary Clark Jr. - The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim
Mod Sun - Look Up
D+
Avicii - Stories
Night Terrors of 1927 - Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Yo La Tengo - Stuff Like That There
Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams
Of Montreal - Aureate Gloom
The Chemical Brothers - Born In The Echoes
Selena Gomez - Revival
D
Jordin Sparks - Right Here Right Now
Nate Ruess - Grand Romantic
OMI - Me 4 U
Highly Suspect - Mister Asylum
iLoveMakonnen - I Love Makonnen 2
Ne-Yo - Non-Fiction
Ciara - Jackie
D-
Misterwives - Our Own House
AWOLNATION - Run
B.O.B. - Psychadelick Thoughtz
Girlpool - Before The World Was Big
Raekwon - Fly International Luxurious Art
Death Grips - The Powers That B
Imagine Dragons - Smoke + Mirrors
Mother Mother - Very Good Bad Thing
F
Melanie Martinez - Crybaby
THE WORST ALBUM OF 2015 = Kid Cudi - Speedin' Bullett To Heaven
N/A: Adele - 25 (#SpotifyForLife)
The Top 20 Albums of 2015
#20. Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
Standout track: "Shame"
Other Must-Hears: "Rain Or Shine" & "27"
#19. Brandi Carlile - The Firewatcher's Daughter
Standout track: "Wherever Is Your Heart"
Other Must-Hears: "Wilder (We're Chained)" & "Mainstream Kid"
#18. Andra Day - Cheers To The Fall
Standout track: "Honey Or Fire"
Other Must-Hears: "Not Today" & "Rise Up"
#17. Big Grams - Big Grams
Standout track: "Fell In The Sun"
Other Must-Hears: "Lights On" & "Drum Machine (ft. Skrillex)"
THE WORST ALBUM OF 2015 = Kid Cudi - Speedin' Bullett To Heaven
N/A: Adele - 25 (#SpotifyForLife)
The Top 20 Albums of 2015
#20. Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
Other Must-Hears: "Rain Or Shine" & "27"
#19. Brandi Carlile - The Firewatcher's Daughter
Other Must-Hears: "Wilder (We're Chained)" & "Mainstream Kid"
#18. Andra Day - Cheers To The Fall
Other Must-Hears: "Not Today" & "Rise Up"
#17. Big Grams - Big Grams
Other Must-Hears: "Lights On" & "Drum Machine (ft. Skrillex)"
#16. Colleen Green - I Want To Grow Up
Standout track: "Deeper Than Love"
Other Must-Hears: "Some People" & "Whatever I Want"
#15. Miguel - Wildheart
Standout track: "Coffee"
Other Must-Hears: "The Valley" & "Face The Sun (ft. Lenny Kravitz)"
#14. Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Standout track: "6 PM In New York"
Other Must-Hears: "Energy" & "Know Yourself"
#13. Leon Bridges - Coming Home
Standout track: "Twistin' & Groovin'"
Other Must-Hears: "Coming Home" & "Smooth Sailin'"
#12. Kurt Vile - B'lieve I'm Goin' Down
Standout track: "That's Life, tho (almost hate to say)"
Other Must-Hears: "Pretty Pimpin'" & "Life Like This"
Other Must-Hears: "Some People" & "Whatever I Want"
#15. Miguel - Wildheart
Other Must-Hears: "The Valley" & "Face The Sun (ft. Lenny Kravitz)"
#14. Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Other Must-Hears: "Energy" & "Know Yourself"
#13. Leon Bridges - Coming Home
Other Must-Hears: "Coming Home" & "Smooth Sailin'"
#12. Kurt Vile - B'lieve I'm Goin' Down
Other Must-Hears: "Pretty Pimpin'" & "Life Like This"
#11. Raury - All We Need
Standout track: "Mama"
Other Must-Hears: "Forbidden Knowledge (ft. Big K.R.I.T.)" & "Devil's Whisper"
#10. The Dø - Shake Shook Shaken
Standout track: "Anita No!"
Other Must-Hears: "Lick My Wounds" & "Trustful Hands"
The Dø first grabbed my attention with their 2011 single "Gonna Be Sick!". It was cool, it was Frenchy and most importantly, it was different. The duo traded in their xylophone for synths and ballads on Shake Shook Shaken and the result is quite impressive even with Olivia Merilahti's unconventional vocals. It was the most overlooked album of the year, mostly because the album was released in September of 2014 overseas but did not make it to the US until early in 2015.
#9. The Staves - If I Was
Standout track: "Let Me Down"
Other Must-Hears: "Steady" & "Make It Holy"
Folk harmonies sung by three English sisters in a rock band. The Staves were a band I had heard of yet, never explored until this year and this was another album that went largely overlooked due to a late 2014 release in every country besides America, where If I Was got a March 23rd release date. The fun video for "Black & White" was what first made me look further into The Staves and hearing that they were going to be a part of Bon Iver's Eaux Claires Festival made me listen to this album and I am glad I did. It's a cross between Feist and Sara Bareilles while sounding like both of the incredibly talented singer-songwriters are in the band.
#8. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness
Standout track: "Can't Feel My Face"
Other Must-Hears: "The Hills" & "Tell Your Friends"
In his previous work, I quickly noticed the similarities between The Weeknd and Michael Jackson vocally. The breakthrough hit "Can't Feel My Face" was the first time that The Weeknd shared similarities stylistically with Michael Jackson. Granted, the lyrics are much darker and dirtier than prime Jackson but, the simple recipe of toning down one of his songs that was a love story about cocaine made The Weeknd a semi-household name in 2015 and that is a very good thing because the potential is endless for this Canadian man with Spongebob's house for hair.
#7. Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon
Standout track: "How Could You Babe"
Other Must-Hears: "Without You" & "Can't Stop Thinking About You"
Every song on Goon sounds like a cover of a song that was previously made famous by some pop artist but, somehow they are all original tracks written and recorded by Tobias Jesso Junior. "How Could You Babe" is the highlight of the album (and the #16 song of 2015) as it sums up most of the album as Jesso Jr. clearly went through some heartbreak and trying times before he could release his first solo album. Through previous songwriting sessions with various artists, Jesso Jr. picked up a few connections along the way and not only ended up writing a song for Adele's record-breaking 25 album but, also got to work with Danielle Haim of Haim, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys and most-underrated-producer-in-the-world Ariel Rechtshaid. He might just be a clone of Randy Newman but, he's a superior clone of Randy Newman in this modern age.
#6. Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp
Standout track: "Breathless"
Other Must-Hears: "La Loose" & "Air"
There was plenty of Waxahatchee hype back in 2013 with the release of her album, Cerulean Salt. In 2015, the initial hype has worn off a bit but, I'm way more in on Ivy Tripp than anything than anything Katie Crutchfield has previously released. Her voice and style brings back memories of the 90's grunge rock scene and bands like The Breeders. If somebody listened to this album without any background knowledge of the music, they'd assume it was released in the mid-nineties but nope, April 7th, 2015 was Ivy Tripp's release date and is the only album this year that made me miss Liz Phair (seriously, where is she?).
#5. Tame Impala - Currents
Standout track: "Let It Happen"
Other Must-Hears: "The Less I Know The Better" & "Eventually"
With psychedelic commercial rock songs like "Elephant" already in their repertoire, Tame Impala decided to get even more distorted and tilted in a more poppy direction with their third album, Currents. Lead singer Kevin Parker wrote and produced the entire album which clearly shows just how good the Australian musician is at his job on this album. Currents starts on a high note with the nearly eight-minute long "Let It Happen" and stays consistently groovy afterwards.
#4. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
Standout track: #1 song of 2015 "Depreston"
Other Must-Hears: "Pedestrian At Best" & "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party"
Staying in Australia, Courtney Barnett was the breakthrough artist of 2015, no doubt about it. "Avant Gardner" was the public's first exposure to Barnett in 2013 and despite my adoration for that song, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas really only grazed the potential of Barnett's ability to make witty, catchy songs. When I heard "Pedestrian At Best", I knew that Barnett was about to release one of the best albums of the year. Every single song on Sometime I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit is re-listenable and it was one of the two albums I purchased this year (along with Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly). Slacker rock never sounded this good.
#3. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Standout track: "What Kind Of Man"
Other Must-Hears: "Ship To Wreck" & "Queen Of Peace"
Florence + The Machine went from being an alternative pop act to a super artsy alt-rock group on How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful and the result is the strongest record yet for a band that has yet to release anything less than stellar. The rockier approach really kicks ass whenever "What Kind Of Man"'s guitar kicks in and the drums are stronger than ever on their third album. Whoever last dated lead singer Florence Welch must have really pissed her off as this is her most passionate release yet.
#2. Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
Standout track: "Karen Don't Be Sad"
Other Must-Hears: "Space Boots" & "Slab Of Butter (Scorpion) ft. Sarah Barthel"
I went track-by-track with a review for this album in September.
The #1 Album of 2015
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf
Other Must-Hears: "Forbidden Knowledge (ft. Big K.R.I.T.)" & "Devil's Whisper"
#10. The Dø - Shake Shook Shaken
Other Must-Hears: "Lick My Wounds" & "Trustful Hands"
The Dø first grabbed my attention with their 2011 single "Gonna Be Sick!". It was cool, it was Frenchy and most importantly, it was different. The duo traded in their xylophone for synths and ballads on Shake Shook Shaken and the result is quite impressive even with Olivia Merilahti's unconventional vocals. It was the most overlooked album of the year, mostly because the album was released in September of 2014 overseas but did not make it to the US until early in 2015.
#9. The Staves - If I Was
Other Must-Hears: "Steady" & "Make It Holy"
Folk harmonies sung by three English sisters in a rock band. The Staves were a band I had heard of yet, never explored until this year and this was another album that went largely overlooked due to a late 2014 release in every country besides America, where If I Was got a March 23rd release date. The fun video for "Black & White" was what first made me look further into The Staves and hearing that they were going to be a part of Bon Iver's Eaux Claires Festival made me listen to this album and I am glad I did. It's a cross between Feist and Sara Bareilles while sounding like both of the incredibly talented singer-songwriters are in the band.
#8. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness
Other Must-Hears: "The Hills" & "Tell Your Friends"
In his previous work, I quickly noticed the similarities between The Weeknd and Michael Jackson vocally. The breakthrough hit "Can't Feel My Face" was the first time that The Weeknd shared similarities stylistically with Michael Jackson. Granted, the lyrics are much darker and dirtier than prime Jackson but, the simple recipe of toning down one of his songs that was a love story about cocaine made The Weeknd a semi-household name in 2015 and that is a very good thing because the potential is endless for this Canadian man with Spongebob's house for hair.
#7. Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon
Other Must-Hears: "Without You" & "Can't Stop Thinking About You"
Every song on Goon sounds like a cover of a song that was previously made famous by some pop artist but, somehow they are all original tracks written and recorded by Tobias Jesso Junior. "How Could You Babe" is the highlight of the album (and the #16 song of 2015) as it sums up most of the album as Jesso Jr. clearly went through some heartbreak and trying times before he could release his first solo album. Through previous songwriting sessions with various artists, Jesso Jr. picked up a few connections along the way and not only ended up writing a song for Adele's record-breaking 25 album but, also got to work with Danielle Haim of Haim, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys and most-underrated-producer-in-the-world Ariel Rechtshaid. He might just be a clone of Randy Newman but, he's a superior clone of Randy Newman in this modern age.
#6. Waxahatchee - Ivy Tripp
Other Must-Hears: "La Loose" & "Air"
There was plenty of Waxahatchee hype back in 2013 with the release of her album, Cerulean Salt. In 2015, the initial hype has worn off a bit but, I'm way more in on Ivy Tripp than anything than anything Katie Crutchfield has previously released. Her voice and style brings back memories of the 90's grunge rock scene and bands like The Breeders. If somebody listened to this album without any background knowledge of the music, they'd assume it was released in the mid-nineties but nope, April 7th, 2015 was Ivy Tripp's release date and is the only album this year that made me miss Liz Phair (seriously, where is she?).
#5. Tame Impala - Currents
Other Must-Hears: "The Less I Know The Better" & "Eventually"
With psychedelic commercial rock songs like "Elephant" already in their repertoire, Tame Impala decided to get even more distorted and tilted in a more poppy direction with their third album, Currents. Lead singer Kevin Parker wrote and produced the entire album which clearly shows just how good the Australian musician is at his job on this album. Currents starts on a high note with the nearly eight-minute long "Let It Happen" and stays consistently groovy afterwards.
#4. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
Other Must-Hears: "Pedestrian At Best" & "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party"
Staying in Australia, Courtney Barnett was the breakthrough artist of 2015, no doubt about it. "Avant Gardner" was the public's first exposure to Barnett in 2013 and despite my adoration for that song, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas really only grazed the potential of Barnett's ability to make witty, catchy songs. When I heard "Pedestrian At Best", I knew that Barnett was about to release one of the best albums of the year. Every single song on Sometime I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit is re-listenable and it was one of the two albums I purchased this year (along with Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly). Slacker rock never sounded this good.
#3. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Other Must-Hears: "Ship To Wreck" & "Queen Of Peace"
Florence + The Machine went from being an alternative pop act to a super artsy alt-rock group on How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful and the result is the strongest record yet for a band that has yet to release anything less than stellar. The rockier approach really kicks ass whenever "What Kind Of Man"'s guitar kicks in and the drums are stronger than ever on their third album. Whoever last dated lead singer Florence Welch must have really pissed her off as this is her most passionate release yet.
#2. Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
Other Must-Hears: "Space Boots" & "Slab Of Butter (Scorpion) ft. Sarah Barthel"
I went track-by-track with a review for this album in September.
The #1 Album of 2015
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Surf
Standout Track: "Slip Slide"
Other Must-Hears: "Sunday Candy" & "Wanna Be Cool"
Ironically another free album released via the internet, Surf was the surprise album of the year that nobody thought they needed. On paper, a bunch of local Chicago artists and Chance The Rapper releasing an album doesn't sound that exciting but, when you add in guest appearances by Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monae, Big Sean, Raury, Erykah Badu and many, many more, my ears perk up. This was easily the most optimistic album of the year as the entire neo soul, jazz fusion, hip hop album feels like a celebration for all 51 minutes of it's run-time. There are instrumental breaks that include Donnie Trumpet just playing his trumpet, raps with minimal instrumentation and when you have about a dozen people working on the same song, the results tend to be positive. This album is interesting, creative, unique and all-around fun. I hope Surf has inspired more people to support their local artists and that 2016 brings us more albums like this one.
