75 great songs of 2015 so far
It’s telling that it’s harder to put a cap on a top songs list these days (so much music out there) so I allowed myself an extra 25 songs this year at the half-way point. These are the songs I loved and play the most so far in this year. Plenty more best of playlists in the monthly ones – January\ / February / March / April / May / June. Here are my favourite albums, international and Irish too. Last year’s top 100 songs are here and Spotify and Soundcloud can give you loads more to listen to from me. And of course, I’m on the radio on TXFM every Thursday night.
In two flavours: Spotify and Apple Music. Spotify Player below.
75 great songs of 2015 so far:
- Grimes – ‘Realiti’
- Tame Impala – ‘Let it Happen’
- Bicep – ‘Just’
- Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. Mø – ‘Lean On’ feat. Young Thug / Popcaan
- Jamie xx – ‘I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)’
- Julio Bashmore – ‘Holding On’
- Father John Misty – ‘The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment’
- Shamir – ‘Call It Off’
- Hot Chip -‘Huarache Lights’
- Jamie xx – ‘Loud Places’
- Jape – ‘Ribbon Ribbon Ribbon’
- Oh Wonder – ‘Livewire’
- Haelos – ‘Earth Not Above’
- Mark Ronson feat. Kevin Parker – ‘Daffodils’
- Kendrick Lamar – ‘These Walls’
- Action Bronson feat. Chance The Rapper – ‘Baby Blue’
- Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment – ‘Sunday Candy’
- Girl Pool – ‘Chinatown’ (single version)
- Alabama Shakes – ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’
- Courtney Barnett – ‘Depreston’
- Sufjan Stevens – ‘Should Have Known Better’
- MuRli – ‘Both Sides’ (feat. God Knows)
- All Tvvins – ‘Too Young to Live’
- Alessia Cara – ‘Here’
- Villagers – ‘Hot Scary Summer’
- Tobias Jesso Jr – ‘How Could You Babe’
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra – ‘Can’t keep Checking My Phone’
- Bitch Falcon – ‘Wolfstooth’
- Fort Romeau – ‘Not A Word’ feat. New Jackson
- Joy Orbison & Boddika – ‘TMTT’
- Hudson Mohawke – ‘Very First Breath’ feat. Irfane
- Le Galaxie – ‘Put The Chain On’
- Wet – ‘Deadwater’
- Shura – ‘White Light’
- Roosevelt – ‘Night Moves’
- All We Are – ‘I Wear You’
- Wax Stag – ‘Sparkling River’
- Boot & Tax – ‘Dancin’
- Jamie xx – ‘Gosh’
- Jonnie Common – ‘Crumbs’
- Cashmere Cat – ‘Adore’ feat. Ariana Grande
- Sauce 81 – ‘Natural Thing’
- Natalie Prass – ‘Bird Of Prey’
- Låpsley – ‘Brownlow’
- Young Fathers – ‘Rain Or Shine’
- Ghostface Killah & Badbadnotgood – ‘Gunshowers’
- Anna B Savage – ‘I’
- Braids – ‘Miniskirt’
- Girls Names – Zero Triptych
- Little xs for eyes – ‘Logical Love’
- Fierce Mild – ‘Small Talk’
- Tame Impala – ‘Cause I’m A Man’
- Clarence Clarity – ‘Will To Believe’
- Ciaran Lavery and Ryan Vail as Sea Legs – ‘The Colour Blue’
- Shit Robot – ‘Where It’s At’ feat. Reggie Watts
- Mac Demarco – ‘Another One’
- Nao -‘Inhale / Exhale’
- Young Wonder – ‘Sweet Dreaming’
- Tomorrows – ‘Free’
- Jessica Pratt – ‘Back Baby’
- EMBRZ – ‘Silent’
- Roisin Murphy – ‘Exploitation’
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘The River’
- Ibeyi – ‘Ghosts’
- Tei Shi – ‘Bassically’
- Lindstrom and Grace Hall – ‘Home Tonight’
- Portico – ‘101’ feat. Joe Newman
- Florence + The Machine – ‘What Kind of Man’
- The Hard Ground – ‘Pucker’
- St Vincent – ‘Teenage Talk’
- Yumi Zouma – ‘A Song for Zoe & Gwen’
- Kelela – ‘A Message’
- Joey Bada$$ feat. Kiesza – ‘Teach Me How to Dance’
- Kaytranada – ‘Drive Me Crazy’ featuring Vic Mensa
- Neon Indian – ‘Annie’
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.