Issues: Issue 324 – December 2015
Top 5 Experimental Albums To Soundtrack Your Faith Crisis
Have you had an existential crisis dealing with the faith that your parents raised you on? The experimental albums in this list can help you process the trauma. … read more
Top 5 Sock Hop n’ Roll Albums
Your hair’s lookin’ slick, your boots are greased and you’re ready to crash the 1955 Vince Lombardi High Senior Prom. These sock hop n’ roll albums of 2015 will have your teenage kicks all night long. … read more
Top 5 Organic Free-Range Local Albums
Are you the cruciferous locavore crusader who’s always first in line at the Downtown Farmer’s Market? Fill your reusable, upcycled basket with some of Utah’s best organic free-range local albums of 2015. … read more
Top 5 Teary-Eyed Power Pop Albums
Power pop packed a punch in 2015, and this list proves it. Whether you’re more excited that Warm Soda’s Symbolic Dream stayed true to form or that Young Guv’s Ripe 4 Luv pushed power pop’s boundaries, this list of power pop albums will bring you tears of joy. … read more
Top 5 Dummest Fasterest Punk Albums
Sometimes, all you need is a wild punk album to keep you from exploding. This list offers dumb, fast punk albums to keep you sane for the rest of the year. … read more
Top 5 Black Metal Albums that were More Relevant than...
Whenever you decide to take a break from burning down Christmas trees and taking washed-out black-and-white holiday card photos, you might want to take a listen to some of these awesome black metal albums from 2015! We’ve gathered a list of our five favorites from the year, and they’re sure to bring a grim, blasphemous frown to your face. … read more
Top 5 Extreme Metal Albums You Lost When Your Mom...
Your mom would throw out these extreme metal albums based on the band and album names alone. Don’t let her see the artwork—these extreme metal albums are the nasties of 2015. … read more
Top 5 Darkwave Albums that We’re Pretty Sure were Written...
In the year 2015, we’re still a long way away from creating autonomous, AI-driven androids to take over all of our menial labor, and even further away from an inevitable uprising led by an army of robotic Arnold Schwarzeneggers. Luckily, we have our own little taste of the future in the form of these five awesome darkwave albums from this year. … read more
Top 5 Synthpop Albums For Joyriding In A Stolen UFO
So you’ve figured out how to jump the mysterious metallic UFO that crash-landed in your backyard, but you’re not sure you wanna listen to whatever alien version of Justin Bieber that’s blaring from the radio on your joyride to the intergalactic space-mall. Let this list of 2015’s most innovative and alien synthpop albums soundtrack your hyperdrive. … read more
Top 5 Indie Pop Albums To Pin To Your Anorak
We get it—it’s not just a winter jacket, it’s a suit of armor for your shy sensibilities and tender emotional life. This list of pure, perfect indie pop albums from 2015 would make for perfect badges to decorate it with. … read more