Top 50 Albums of the Year Part 5 of 5: The Top 15 Albums of All Year

Welcome to the final installment and last post of the year. This year has been a treat, there has been so many great albums, it was hard to choose what was the best of the best. Even though I have listened to a lot of albums this year, I know I have missed out on some good stuff. So if you think that there should be a record on any of these lists then please leave a courteous comment on my posts. In the end it's really not the number that counts, it's how the music makes you feel, and that's how I base this list off of. So as I sign off for the rest of the year I would like thank everyone who reads this and I hope that you are sharing all this great music that I am sharing with you. Happy Holidays to you all and I hope to see you all next year.

15. Cults - Cults

Cults - You Know What I Mean by cultscultscults

14. Sleep ∞ Over - Forever

Casual Diamond by Sleep ∞ Over

13. Neon Indian - Era Extrana

Hex Girlfriend by MGMTNeonIndian

12. Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

Trembling Hands by Explosions in the Sky

11. Gauntlet Hair - Gauntlet Hair

Gauntlet Hair "Keep Time" by DOJAGSC

10. White Denim - D

White Denim - Bess St by ProspectPark

9. Panda Bear - Tomboy

Panda Bear: Slow Motion by -gaga

8. Starfawn - Starfawn EP

12,000 B.C. by Starfawn

7. Real Estate - Days

Real Estate - Municipality by DominoRecordCo

6. Delicate Steve - Wondervisions

Delicate Steve- Don't Get Stuck (Proud Elephants) by The FADER

5. Starfucker - Reptilians

Starfucker - "Millions" by terrorbird

4. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Shabazz Palaces - An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum by subpop

3. Pure X - Pleasure

Dry Ice by PURE X

2. Peaking Lights - 936

Hey Sparrow by Peaking Lights

1. Washed Out - Within and Without

Washed out - You and I by iroel

So there you have it. It is ok if you disagree, let me know what your favorites are in the comments box.
Honorable mention to the incredibly talented Purity Ring for their 7" release this year.
Killing Sasquatch will be back next year to bring you even more music so stay tuned. Thanks again.

Top Albums of the Year Part 2 of 5: Electronic

Electronic music is largely represented as the music of the future. But when bands or artists start making this kind of music it's hard not to say we live in the future. This year's electro music is equipped with gravity defying synthesizers, high flying keyboards, layering like something that's super layered, drum beats that make you feel like the final boss, and majestically swirling vocals. Here are my top Electronic albums of the year (alphabetically).

Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder

Oh, Why by BALAM ACAB

Chrome Sparks - My <3

All There Is (Feat. Steffaloo) by chrome sparks

Neon Indian - Era Extrana

fallout // neon indian by sexmusic

Panda Bear - Tomboy

Surfer's Hymn / Panda Bear by ohtaffeta

Pictureplane - Thee Physical

Real is a Feeling by PICTUREPLANE

Sleep ∞ Over - Forever

Romantic Streams by Sleep ∞ Over

Washed Out - Within And Without

Washed Out - Far Away by haibee_mirage

Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting

Young Galaxy 'Peripheral Visionaries' by paperbagrecords

It's Tuesday!

Wow what a big release day today. Wilco's The Whole Love, Blink-182's Neighborhoods, Mastodon's The Hunter, Dum Dum Girls' Only In Dreams, and Sleep ∞ Over's Forever.
The Whole Love is Wilco's seventh studio album and it does not fail to please. Much of the good ol' Wilco sound is still there, but with a new kind of rock energy that comes forth. If you are a Wilco fan, I highly recommend it. Listen to it here.
Speaking of a seventh studio album, Blink-182 is back with Neighborhoods. Though their sound has matured over the years, Neighborhoods has a bunch of punky-rock pop songs on it. I was quite surprised since I thought they were going to put out another sappy pop album. Plus Travis Barker is probably one of the best drummers alive today. Check it out here.
I'm really excited to finally put an actual metal band on here. Yay! Mastodon comes out with their latest The Hunter. Super rock is what I have to say about them, never disappointing. Though I don't know a lot of their older music, I am really enjoying this new album. It's here for a free listen.
With their sophomoric effort, Only In Dreams, the Dum Dum Girls slowed down the tempo just a little bit. Though it sounds more poppy I feel like it's more of a complete album for them. I am in love with the song "Coming Down" so make sure you check that out and the rest of the album here.
Finally last but definitely not least Sleep ∞ Over's debut full length Forever is probably my favorite one today. I think the best way to describe it is ambient meets chill wave meets electronica. The synths lay out the landscape while the vocals paint this amazing picture of the cosmos. Check out the video to the single "Casual Diamonds" below.