{"id":40323,"date":"2015-12-10T01:03:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T07:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=40323"},"modified":"2015-12-10T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T17:33:52","slug":"top-10-albums-of-the-year-public-top-10-and-contributing-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2015\/12\/10\/top-10-albums-of-the-year-public-top-10-and-contributing-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Albums of the Year: Public Top 10 and Contributing Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public Top 10<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You Honeybear<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. Titus Andronicus,\u00a0The Most Lamentable Tragedy<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. Beach House, Depression Cherry<\/i><\/li>\n
  9. Panda Bear,\u00a0Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. Sleater-Kinney,\u00a0No Cities To Love<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n

    Thanks to everyone who submitted lists for our Public Top 10! This was quite a success, we had so many great lists submitted. Here are a selection; we received lists from all over, many from lovely former KJHK staff, KU staff, and KU students.<\/p>\n

    \n

    (A Selection of) Contributing Lists:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Emilie Stafford\u00a0–\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>KJHK alumni; former DJ and Music Director from Hutchinson, KS<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents\"Tame<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. Father John Misty,\u00a0 I Love You, Honeybear<\/em><\/li>\n
    4. Panda Bear,\u00a0Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper<\/em><\/li>\n
    5. Alpine,\u00a0Yuck<\/em><\/li>\n
    6. Ducktails,\u00a0St. Catherine<\/em><\/li>\n
    7. Tennis,\u00a0Ritual in Repeat<\/em><\/li>\n
    8. Mac DeMarco,\u00a0Another One<\/em><\/li>\n
    9. Leon Bridges,\u00a0Coming Home<\/em><\/li>\n
    10. Lianne La Havas,\u00a0Blood<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      “2015 has been one of my favorite years for music. It was very hard to choose just ten. The ones listed are the albums I had the deepest connections with. “Currents” was easily my top pick with its depth and freshness while still sounding like the Tame Impala I adore. “Carrie and Lowell” is hauntingly beautiful, practically spiritual (and seeing Sufjan live is nothing short of a religious experience). Newcomer Leon Bridges hooked me line and sinker with his classic style and stunning vocals. Each of these albums I listen to on repeat and enjoy immensely!”<\/p>\n

      Mitch Raznick –<\/strong>\u00a0KJHK alumni; former Live Music Director\u00a0<\/em>from Omaha, NE<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Young Fathers,\u00a0White Men Are Black Men Too\"White_Men_Are_Black_Men_Too<\/em><\/li>\n
      2. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell<\/em><\/li>\n
      3. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
      4. Shlohmo,\u00a0Dark Red<\/em><\/li>\n
      5. Hiatus Kaiyote,\u00a0Choose Your Weapon<\/em><\/li>\n
      6. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n
      7. Beach House,\u00a0Depression Cherry<\/em><\/li>\n
      8. Earl Sweatshirt,\u00a0I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside<\/em><\/li>\n
      9. Deafheaven,\u00a0New Bermuda<\/em><\/li>\n
      10. Ta-ku,\u00a0Songs To Make Up To<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        “It’s really hard to pick a list of favorite albums throughout the year without a specific taste. My taste ranges from trip-hop to powerviolence and everything in between, so it’s really difficult to rank which album was better than the next; each was made with such different compositions, ideas, moods, etc. So when it comes down to it, I just kind of think about which ones I listen to most, and rank them with that in mind. I guess that might mean these could be a little out of order, but these are my top 10 albums of the year nonetheless, and I wouldn’t really recommend one over another. Just listen to them all if you haven’t already. I promise you won’t be mad. If you do end up being mad… sorry.”<\/span><\/p>\n

        Matt Primovic\u00a0<\/em>–<\/strong>\u00a0KJHK alumni; former Station Manager, Student from Overland Park, KS<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell\"61HaPDwGHgL._SY300\"<\/em><\/li>\n
        2. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n
        3. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n
        4. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
        5. Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment,\u00a0Surf<\/em><\/li>\n
        6. Panda Bear,\u00a0Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper<\/em><\/li>\n
        7. Natalie Prass,\u00a0Natalie Prass<\/em><\/li>\n
        8. Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You, Honeybear<\/em><\/li>\n
        9. Beach House,\u00a0Depression Cherry<\/em><\/li>\n
        10. Bj\u00f6rk,\u00a0Vulnicura<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Jake Waters –\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>KJHK alumni; Former Programming Director from Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Oneohtrix Point Never,\u00a0Garden Of Delete\"416XqjdYwiL._SY300_\"<\/em><\/li>\n
          2. Mountain Goats, Beat the Champ<\/i><\/li>\n
          3. 2814, \u65b0\u3057\u3044\u65e5\u306e\u8a95\u751f<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
          4. Waxahatchee,\u00a0Ivy Tripp<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
          5. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell<\/em><\/li>\n
          6. Beach House,\u00a0Depression Cherry<\/em><\/li>\n
          7. Alex G,\u00a0Beach Music<\/em><\/li>\n
          8. Tobias Jesso Jr.,\u00a0Goon<\/em><\/li>\n
          9. Neon Indian,\u00a0Vega Intl. Night School<\/em><\/li>\n
          10. Lou Barlow,\u00a0Brace The Wave<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Adam Miller –<\/strong>\u00a0KJHK Alumni;\u00a0former DJ from Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Pale Fires,\u00a0Mammoth\"mammoth\"<\/em><\/li>\n
            2. Rajas,\u00a0Infidelic<\/em><\/li>\n
            3. Title Fight,\u00a0Hyperview<\/em><\/li>\n
            4. Ohnomoon,\u00a0VVV [EP]<\/em><\/li>\n
            5. Lower Dens,\u00a0Escape From Evil<\/em><\/li>\n
            6. The Kickdrums,\u00a0Breathe Again [EP]<\/em><\/li>\n
            7. Color Therapy,\u00a0Mr. Wolf Is Dead<\/em><\/li>\n
            8. Steady Suns,\u00a0F L O R A<\/em><\/li>\n
            9. Street Joy,\u00a0Street Joy<\/em><\/li>\n
            10. XETAS,\u00a0The Redeemer<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              “DJ ThatOld is still kickin’, if in a different place. Good tunes for folks, if they are interested. It’s been a pretty decent year in music.”<\/span><\/p>\n

              Sydney Bernstein\u00a0–\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Overland Park, KS<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Shannon & the Clams,\u00a0Gone By the Dawn\"rsz_shannonandtheclams_lp2\"<\/em><\/li>\n
              2. Mac DeMarco,\u00a0Another One<\/em><\/li>\n
              3. Of Montreal,\u00a0Aureate Gloom<\/em><\/li>\n
              4. Chastity Belt,\u00a0Time To Go Home<\/em><\/li>\n
              5. Ghostface Killah & BADBADNOTGOOD,\u00a0Sour Soul<\/em><\/li>\n
              6. Colleen Green,\u00a0I Want To Grow Up<\/em><\/li>\n
              7. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n
              8. Beach House,\u00a0Depression Cherry<\/em><\/li>\n
              9. Bj\u00f6rk,\u00a0Vulnicura<\/em><\/li>\n
              10. Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                “This was super hard, yo. 2015 was pretty tight.”<\/span><\/p>\n

                Zach Bailey –\u00a0<\/b>Overland Park, KS<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You, Honeybear\"8a2cb994\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                2. Vince Staples,\u00a0Summertime ’06<\/em><\/li>\n
                3. Everything Everything,\u00a0Get To Heaven<\/em><\/li>\n
                4. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
                5. Boy & Bear,\u00a0Limit of Love<\/em><\/li>\n
                6. Angus & Julia Stone,\u00a0Spotify Sessions<\/em><\/li>\n
                7. Disclosure,\u00a0Caracal<\/em><\/li>\n
                8. Rihanna, Kanye, & Paul McCartney,\u00a0FourFiveSeconds<\/em><\/li>\n
                9. George Ezra,\u00a0Wanted On Voyage<\/em><\/li>\n
                10. Justin Bieber,\u00a0Purpose<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Ethan Hoffman –\u00a0<\/strong>Nashville, TN<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels\"grimes-art-angels-cover\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                  2. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie and Lowell<\/em><\/li>\n
                  3. Villagers,\u00a0Darling Arithmetic<\/em><\/li>\n
                  4. Beirut,\u00a0No No No<\/em><\/li>\n
                  5. Of Montreal,\u00a0Aureate Gloom<\/em><\/li>\n
                  6. Mikal Cronin, MCIII<\/li>\n
                  7. Waxahatchee,\u00a0Ivy Tripp<\/em><\/li>\n
                  8. Thee Oh Sees,\u00a0Mutilator Defeated At Last<\/em><\/li>\n
                  9. Deerhunter,\u00a0Fading Frontier<\/em><\/li>\n
                  10. Tyler, The Creator,\u00a0Cherry Bomb<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Keil Eggers –\u00a0<\/strong>KU Staff from Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. Titus Andronicous,\u00a0The Most Lamentable Tragedy\"titus<\/em><\/li>\n
                    2. Sahtyre,\u00a0LSD (SAga)<\/em><\/li>\n
                    3. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
                    4. Lupe Fiasco,\u00a0Tetsuo & Youth<\/em><\/li>\n
                    5. The Game,\u00a0The Documentary 2<\/em><\/li>\n
                    6. Fashawn,\u00a0The Ecology<\/em><\/li>\n
                    7. Denmark Vessey,\u00a0Martin Lucid Dream<\/em><\/li>\n
                    8. Wavves,\u00a0V<\/em><\/li>\n
                    9. Busdriver,\u00a0Thumbs<\/em><\/li>\n
                    10. Vince Staples,\u00a0Summertime ’06<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      “I tried to include projects that were interesting concept wise, even if the end result isn’t the most polished.”<\/span><\/p>\n

                      Rhiannon Pearon\u00a0<\/strong>– Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Purity Ring,\u00a0Another Eternity\"Purity_Ring_-_Another_Eternity\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                      2. Florence + The Machine,\u00a0How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful<\/em><\/li>\n
                      3. Carseat Headrest,\u00a0Teens of Style<\/em><\/li>\n
                      4. Beach House,\u00a0Depression Cherry<\/em><\/li>\n
                      5. Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels<\/em><\/li>\n
                      6. Jamie xx,\u00a0In Colour<\/em><\/li>\n
                      7. CHVRCHES,\u00a0Every Open Eye<\/em><\/li>\n
                      8. Lana Del Rey,\u00a0Honeymoon<\/em><\/li>\n
                      9. Marina and the Diamonds,\u00a0Froot<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        “Long live purity ring.”<\/p>\n

                        Eric Havens –\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>KU Staff from Kansas City, MO<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. Waxahatchee,\u00a0Ivy Tripp\"61H9zrtTOFL._SY300\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                        2. Sleater-Kinney,\u00a0No Cities to Love<\/em><\/li>\n
                        3. Du Blonde,\u00a0Welcome Back To Milk<\/em><\/li>\n
                        4. Torres,\u00a0Sprinter<\/em><\/li>\n
                        5. Veruca Salt,\u00a0Ghost Notes<\/em><\/li>\n
                        6. Peaches,\u00a0Rub<\/em><\/li>\n
                        7. Girlpool,\u00a0Before The World Was Big<\/em><\/li>\n
                        8. Sarah Jaffe,\u00a0Visions<\/em><\/li>\n
                        9. Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels<\/em><\/li>\n
                        10. Angel Haze, Back to the Woods<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Ally Stanton –<\/strong> KU Staff from Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. \"toKendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
                          2. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n
                          3. Original Broadway Cast,\u00a0Hamilton<\/em><\/li>\n
                          4. Leon Bridges,\u00a0Coming Home<\/em><\/li>\n
                          5. D’Angelo and The Vanguard,\u00a0Black Messiah<\/em><\/li>\n
                          6. Brandi Carlile,\u00a0The Firewatcher’s Daughter<\/em><\/li>\n
                          7. Chris Stapleton,\u00a0Traveller<\/em><\/li>\n
                          8. Florence + The Machine,\u00a0How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful<\/em><\/li>\n
                          9. Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You, Honeybear<\/em><\/li>\n
                          10. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            Conor Taft –\u00a0<\/strong>KU Staff from Naperville,\u00a0IL<\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. Titus Andronicus,\u00a0The Most Lamentable Tragedy\"titus<\/em><\/li>\n
                            2. My Morning Jacket,\u00a0The Waterfall<\/em><\/li>\n
                            3. D’Angelo and the Vanguard,\u00a0Black Messiah<\/em><\/li>\n
                            4. Wilco,\u00a0Star Wars<\/em><\/li>\n
                            5. Blur,\u00a0The Magic Whip<\/em><\/li>\n
                            6. Orignial Broadway Cast,\u00a0Hamilton<\/em><\/li>\n
                            7. Sleater-Kinney,\u00a0No Cities To Love<\/em><\/li>\n
                            8. Blitzen Trapper,\u00a0All Across This Land<\/em><\/li>\n
                            9. Beach Slang,\u00a0The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us<\/em><\/li>\n
                            10. Leon Bridges,\u00a0Coming Home<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              Ailecia Ruscin –\u00a0<\/strong>Auburn, AL<\/p>\n

                                \n
                              1. Various Artists,\u00a0Lawrence Kansas Punk Rock Vol. 1\"a3373636113_16\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                              2. Various Artists,\u00a0Van Life LFK Mixtape Compilation 2<\/em><\/li>\n
                              3. Junglepussy,\u00a0Satisfaction Guaranteed<\/em><\/li>\n
                              4. S,\u00a0Cool Choies<\/em><\/li>\n
                              5. Sia,\u00a01000 Forms of Fear [Deluxe Edition]<\/em><\/li>\n
                              6. Radkey,\u00a0Dark Black Makeup<\/em><\/li>\n
                              7. Chastity Belt,\u00a0Time to Go Home<\/em><\/li>\n
                              8. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
                              9. R. Ring,\u00a0Loud Underneath<\/em><\/li>\n
                              10. Beach House,\u00a0Depression Cherry<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                Gareth Skarka –<\/strong> Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                1. Rhiannon Giddens,\u00a0Tomorrow Is My Turn\"rhiannon<\/em><\/li>\n
                                2. Duran Duran,\u00a0Paper Gods<\/em><\/li>\n
                                3. Original Broadway Cast,\u00a0Hamilton<\/em><\/li>\n
                                4. Muse,\u00a0Drones<\/em><\/li>\n
                                5. Mark Ronson,\u00a0Uptown Special<\/em><\/li>\n
                                6. Roisin Murphy,\u00a0Hairless Toys<\/em><\/li>\n
                                7. Florence + The Machine,\u00a0How Big How Blue How Beautiful<\/em><\/li>\n
                                8. Ghost,\u00a0Meliora<\/em><\/li>\n
                                9. New Order,\u00a0Music Complete<\/em><\/li>\n
                                10. Foo Fighters,\u00a0St. Cecilia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  Kylie Hiatt\u00a0<\/strong>– KU Student from Wentzville, MO<\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  1. Major Lazer,\u00a0Peace is the Mission\"major<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  2. The Neighbourhood,\u00a0Wiped Out<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  3. Chainsmokers, Bouquet<\/i><\/li>\n
                                  4. Madeon,\u00a0Adventure<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  5. Lil Dicky,\u00a0Professional Rapper<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  6. Glanatis,\u00a0Pharmacy<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  7. Joywave,\u00a0How Do You Feel Now?<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  8. Disclosure,\u00a0Caracal<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  9. X Ambassadors,\u00a0VHS<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  10. Yellow Claw,\u00a0Blood for Mercy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    Keeler Montgomery –\u00a0<\/strong>Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    1. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly\"to<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    2. Hot Sugar,\u00a0God’s Hand<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    3. Girlpool,\u00a0Before The World Was Big<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    4. Earl Sweatshirt,\u00a0I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
                                    5. Sir Michael Rocks,\u00a0Populair<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    6. D.R.A.M.,\u00a0Gahdamn! [EP]<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    7. Goldlink,\u00a0After That We Didn’t Talk<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    8. Nickelus F,\u00a0Triflin<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    9. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    10. A$AP Rocky,\u00a0At Long Last A$AP<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      “If I had another week King Krule would prolly make the cut.”<\/span><\/p>\n

                                      Jon Allen –\u00a0<\/strong>Rochester, MN<\/p>\n

                                        \n
                                      1. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly\"to<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      2. Panda Bear,\u00a0Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      3. Matthew E. White,\u00a0Fresh Blood<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      4. Wolf Eyes,\u00a0Twister Nightfall<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      5. Lightning Bolt,\u00a0Fantasy Empire<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      6. Sexwitch,\u00a0Sexwitch<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      7. Battles,\u00a0La Di Da Di<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      8. Sleater-Kinney,\u00a0No Cities To Love<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      9. Albert Hammond Jr.,\u00a0Momentary Masters<\/em><\/li>\n
                                      10. Oddisee,\u00a0The Good Fight<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        Ross Finocchiaro –\u00a0<\/strong>KU Student from Omaha, NE<\/p>\n

                                          \n
                                        1. Deerhunter,\u00a0Fading Frontier\"deerhunter\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        2. Beach House,\u00a0Thank Your Lucky Stars<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        3. Screaming Females,\u00a0Rose Mountain<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        4. Beach House,\u00a0Depression Cherry<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        5. Built To Spill,\u00a0Untethered Moon<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        6. Royal Headache,\u00a0High<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        7. Lil’ Ugly Mane,\u00a0Trick Dice<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        8. Aphex Twin,\u00a0Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Part 2<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        9. Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You, Honeybear<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        10. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          Trevor Bashaw –\u00a0<\/strong>KU Student from Manhattan, KS<\/p>\n

                                            \n
                                          1. Teen Suicide,\u00a0DC Snuff Film \/ Waste Yrself\"teen<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          2. Girlpool,\u00a0Before The World Was Big<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          3. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          4. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          5. Made In Heights,\u00a0Without My Enemy What Would I Do<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          6. Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          7. Bj\u00f6rk,\u00a0Vulnicura<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          8. Shamir,\u00a0Ratchet<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          9. Purity Ring,\u00a0Another Eternity<\/em><\/li>\n
                                          10. Le1f,\u00a0Riot Boi<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                            Austin Becker – <\/strong>KU student from Shawnee, KS<\/p>\n

                                              \n
                                            1. \"Sometime-I-Sit\"Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            2. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            3. CHVRCHES,\u00a0Every Open Eye<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            4. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            5. Leon Bridges,\u00a0Coming Home<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            6. Drake,\u00a0If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            7. Alabama Shakes,\u00a0Sound & Color<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            8. Desaparecidos,\u00a0Payola<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            9. Dawes,\u00a0All Your Favorite Bands<\/em><\/li>\n
                                            10. Adele,\u00a025<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                              Will Webber –\u00a0<\/strong>KU Student from Prairie Village, KS<\/p>\n

                                                \n
                                              1. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell\"61HaPDwGHgL._SY300\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              2. Madlib,\u00a0African Ear Wax<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              3. Kamasi Washington,\u00a0The Epic<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              4. Travis Scott,\u00a0Rodeo<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              5. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              6. Destroyer,\u00a0Poison Season<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              7. Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              8. Jay Rock,\u00a090059<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              9. Jamie xx,\u00a0In Colour<\/em><\/li>\n
                                              10. Deerhunter,\u00a0Fading Frontier<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                Christos Anastos<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong> Mansfield, KS<\/p>\n

                                                  \n
                                                1. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly\"to<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                2. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                3. Jamie xx,\u00a0In Colour<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                4. Deafheaven,\u00a0New Bermuda<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                5. Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                6. Dr. Dre,\u00a0Compton<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                7. FKA Twigs,\u00a0M3LL155X<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                8. Bj\u00f6rk,\u00a0Vulnicura<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                9. Miguel,\u00a0Wildheart<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                10. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                  Nick Spacek –\u00a0<\/strong> Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

                                                    \n
                                                  1. \"Night-Birds-Mutiny-At-Muscle-Beach\"Night Birds,\u00a0Mutiny at Muscle Beach\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  2. Worries,\u00a0Imaginary Life<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  3. Ultimate Painting,\u00a0Green Lanes<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  4. Leon Bridges,\u00a0Coming Home<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  5. Thundercat,\u00a0The Beyond\/Where Giants Roam<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  6. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  7. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  8. Viet Cong,\u00a0Viet Cong<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  9. Radkey,\u00a0Dark Black Makeup<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                  10. Adele,\u00a025<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                    “A strange mix of danceable music and angry angry music.”<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                    Ian Hrabe –\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Spring Hill, KS<\/p>\n

                                                      \n
                                                    1. The Mountain Goats, Beat the Champ\"Beatthechamp\"<\/i><\/li>\n
                                                    2. Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    3. Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You, Honeybear<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    4. Hope Along,\u00a0Painted Shut<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    5. Laura Stevenson,\u00a0Cocksure<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    6. Mikal Cronin,\u00a0MCII<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    7. Jeff Rosenstock,\u00a0We Cool?<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    8. Julien Baker,\u00a0Sprained Ankle<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    9. The Tallest Man On Earth,\u00a0Dark Bird Is Home<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                    10. Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                      “Less a best of and more of a personal favorites from the little indie rock bubble I live in.”<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                      Kendrick Ducksworth<\/strong> – KU Student from California<\/p>\n

                                                        \n
                                                      1. Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly\"to<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      2. J Cole,\u00a02014 Hills Drive<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      3. The Internet,\u00a0Ego Death<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      4. Adele,\u00a025<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      5. Mac Miller,\u00a0GO:OD AM<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      6. Logic,\u00a0The Incredible True Story<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      7. Imagine Dragons,\u00a0Smoke + Mirrors<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      8. Passenger,\u00a0Whisper II<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      9. A$AP Rocky,\u00a0At Long Last A$AP<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                      10. The Wonder Years,\u00a0No Closer to Heaven<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                        “Apparently I didn’t listen to a lot of albums this year…”<\/span><\/p>\n

                                                        Brad Girard –<\/strong> Lawrence, KS<\/p>\n

                                                          \n
                                                        1. Toughies,\u00a0Tough Enough\"toughies\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        2. Drake,\u00a0If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        3. Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        4. Van Morrison,\u00a0Astral Weeks [Reissue]<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        5. Jamie xx,\u00a0In Colour<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        6. Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You, Honeybear<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        7. Meek Mill,\u00a0Dreams Worth More Than Money<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        8. Rev Gusto, Burnt Out Friends<\/i><\/li>\n
                                                        9. Deerhunter,\u00a0Fading Frontier<\/em><\/li>\n
                                                        10. The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                          Public Top 10 Kendrick Lamar,\u00a0To Pimp A Butterfly Sufjan Stevens,\u00a0Carrie & Lowell Tame Impala,\u00a0Currents Father John Misty,\u00a0I Love You Honeybear Courtney Barnett,\u00a0Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit Grimes,\u00a0Art Angels Titus Andronicus,\u00a0The Most Lamentable Tragedy Beach House, Depression Cherry Panda Bear,\u00a0Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper Sleater-Kinney,\u00a0No Cities To Love Thanks to everyone who submitted lists for our Public Top 10! This was quite a success, we had so many great lists submitted. Here are a selection; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1637,"featured_media":40241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,4,3268,1],"tags":[4097,3433,4096,2644,3371,3434,2773,4094,2774,2732,1360,2728,999,2725,2727,2884,2931,1261,4098,3759,4095,4038],"class_list":["post-40323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-music","category-music-articles","category-uncategorized","tag-art-angels","tag-beach-house","tag-carrie-lowell","tag-courtney-barnett","tag-currents","tag-depression-cherry","tag-father-john-misty","tag-grimes","tag-i-love-you-honeybear","tag-kayci-lineberger","tag-kendrick-lamar","tag-no-cities-to-love","tag-panda-bear","tag-panda-bear-meets-the-grim-reaper","tag-sleater-kinney","tag-sometimes-i-sit-and-think-and-sometimes-i-just-sit","tag-sufjan-stevens","tag-tame-impala","tag-the-most-lamentable-tragedy","tag-titus-andronicus","tag-to-pimp-a-butterfly","tag-top-albums-of-2015"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/to-pimp-a-butterfly.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}