I'm more of a Animal Collective fan than Panda Bear but Grim Reaper sounds stronger than anything he's accomplished so far. The hooks are catchier, more accessible but it's still experimental with some really delicate songs to balance the album out.
Mr Noah
Crosswords
Tropic of Cancer
Lonely Wanderer
45. Jamie xx, In Colour
A lot of dance albums with songs that have no lyrics kind of turn me off, so I don't bother. But I just had to check this out because the singles were too strong.
Gosh
Stranger In a Room
Loud Places
I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)
44. Beach House, Depression Cherry
For those that say they sing the same tune this album kind of proves how superior Bloom and Teen Dream are but I still like it! It lacks some big standout moments aside from Sparks but it's still has beautiful moments.
Sparks
Space Song
10:37
Bluebird
43. Erykah Badu, But You Can't Use My Phone [Mixtape]
She's been on hiatus for five years but I haven't listened to a Badu record since 2008. This was just released not too long ago and still managed to book a fair spot. As unexpected as this mixtape was, it made sense following up after the acclaim she got for her "Hotline Bling" remix and it was also a clever theme (remind them how legendary "Tyrone" is).
Empress Of, Jamie xx, and Panda Bear were all albums that I also really liked and actually for all of your song choices for those albums those were my top 4 as well!
I liked Panda Bear, I need to listen to it more, same with In Colour, kinda slept on it. I love Depression Cherry as well, Beach House are really cool and all.
Even though Erykah is one of my favourite r&b/neo-soul artists, I still haven't checked her newest mixtape. I'll have to do it asap.
I feel like I'm the only one who loves Depression Cherry. Like, I thought it was a step up from Bloom. Stan for Bluebird though, that song is underrated.
In Colour is really good too and Panda Bear and Empress Of had nice records.
Missed on everything here, though I probably listened to more of Jamie xx than the others, and I liked what I heard, so that'll be a top priority for 2016.
And Beach House, because that one's really haunting me lately.