Taking Stock: 2015 (halfway mark) Playlist

We are half way through the year, and what a year it has been so far for new music with some great albums released, as well as some great tunes. So I thought it would be a good time to take stock and list what has impressed me so far in 2015 both album-wise and song-wise. Along with my 2015 album and song list, I will also mention what is coming up in 2015 album-wise.

Albums

Chasing Yesterday – Noel Gallaher’s High Flying Birds

Coming Home – Leon Bridges

Currents – Tame Impala

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence and the Machine

The Magic Whip – Blur

Multi-Love – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Saturn’s Pattern – Paul Weller

Sound & Colour – Alabama Shakes

Songs

Ballad of the Almighty I – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Can’t Keep Checking My Phone – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Coming Home – Leon Bridges

Delilah – Florence and the Machine

Do The Damage – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes

Extreme Wealth and Casual Cruelty – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Ghost Ship – Blur

Go Out – Blur

Got It Bad – Leisure 

Gunja Din – The Libertines

Hot Love – Leisure

I’m Where I Should Be – Paul Weller

Let It Happen – Tame Impala

Like-Acid Rain – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Little Boys With Shiny Toys – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

Lonesome Street – Blur

Loud Places – Jamie XX

Mirrorball – Blur

My Terracotta Heart – Blur

Necessary Evil – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Ong Ong – Blur

Over My Head – Alabama Shakes

Phoenix – Paul Weller

Pick It Up – Paul Weller

Pyongyang – Blur

Queen Of Peace – Florence and the Machine

Reality in Motion – Tame Impala

River – Leon Bridges

Scumbag City Blues – The Strypes

Ship To Wreck – Florence and the Machine

Smooth Sailing – Leon Bridges

So Good At Being In Trouble – Tyra Hammond

Sound & Colour – Alabama Shakes

The Less I Know the Better – Tame Impala

The Mexican – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

The Right Stuff – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Thought I Was a Spaceman – Blur

Ur Life One Night – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Written in The Water – Gin Wigmore

What’s to come in 2015

The Strypes – Little Victories (July)

The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily (September)

St Germain – St Germain (October)

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Unknown Title (October)

The Libertines – Anthems For Doomed Youth (TBA)

Leisure (hopefully an album) 

- Sam