Top 50 Albums of the Year Part 1 of 5: Pop

So another year is coming to an end, and that means best music lists will be popping up everywhere including Killing Sasquatch. I'm going to do it a little differently. I'll have 4 categories of great music then a top 15 list at the end.

So to start it off is the world renown genre of pop. Pop music is music that everyone can enjoy, no matter where you are from. It always has a catchy beat with lyrics and themes that embodies people's emotions. I feel like these albums have not only embraced those ideas, but pushed popular music into a great direction. This list is alphabetical order.

Alexander - Alexander

Alexander - Awake My Body by tosbagasırtı

The Antlers - Burst Apart

The Antlers - I Don't Want Love by Transgressive Records

Atlas Sound - Parallax

Atlas Sound - Terra Incognita by stopshakehoneygo

Big Troubles - Romantic Comedy

Big Troubles - Misery by Slumberland Records

Cults - Cults

Cults - Go Outside by underhisempire2

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It's A Corporate World

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Morning Thought by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop

Gauntlet Hair - Gauntlet Hair

Gauntlet Hair - Top Bunk by felixnicklas

Hooray For Earth - True Loves

Hooray for Earth - True Loves by memphisindustries

Jared Mees & The Grown Children - Only Good Thoughts Can Stay

Hungry Like A Tiger by Jared Mees And TGC

M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

M83 - Wait by Reike

Portugal. The Man - In the Mountain In the Cloud

Portugal. The Man- So American by MMMusic

Starfucker - Reptilians

Bury Us Alive by starfucker_usa

Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation

Cannons by Youth Lagoon

The Man of Portugal

Portugal. The Man's newest album In The Mountain In The Cloud came out a week ago, and I can't stop listening to it. It is really good, very indie pop-rock with high swooning vocals. Not only are the singles, "So American" and "Got It All (This Can't Be Living," really good, but the album as a whole has a great vibe to it. Stream it for free here.

Another band that I came across is The Front Bottoms. They remind me of Jared Mees & The Grown Children. With that whimsical summer indie-rock sound. Check them out here.

Lastly, check out GorillavsBear for a free download of the newest Neon Indian track from their upcoming album Era Extrana due out September 13th.