As we’re halfway through our tracks of the year (see 100-76 here, and 75-51 here) which resume on Monday, it felt like a good time to break things up with our choices of our favourite albums of 2015. Here then are numbers 30 through to 16.

30 Sarah Cracknell – Red Kite

 

29 Desaparecidos – Payola

 

28 Kodiak Deathbeds – Kodiak Deathbeds

 

27 Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell

 

26 Lord Huron – Strange Trails

 

25 Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear

 

24 Torres – Sprinter

 

23 Wavves – V

 

22 Woolen Men – Temporary Monument

 

21 Laura Marling – Short Movie

 

20 Tallest Man On Earth – Dark Bird Is Home

 

19 Samantha Crain – Under Branch & Thorn & Tree

 

18 Rats On Rafts – Tape Hiss

 

17 Traams – Modern Dancing

 

16 Wilco – Star Wars

 

You can get our top fifteen album list tomorrow. For our favourite tracks of the year click here for numbers 100-76 and here for 75-51.

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