KEXP Staff, Volunteers & Interns Top 10 Albums of 2015, Part 2

2015 Countdown
12/22/2015
KEXP
Father John Misty // photo by Brady Harvey

This week, as we continue to post KEXP DJs’ Top 10 Albums of 2015 lists, we also want to share the favorites of KEXP's staff, volunteers and interns, the many many dedicated people who work behind the scenes at KEXP, and who are all passionate music fans themselves. Yesterday, we shared Part 1, which you can viewhere. Today and tomorrow, you'll find even more! And be sure to check out what KEXP listeners voted as their Top 90.3 Albums of 2015 here).

Isaac Kaplan-WoolnerProduction Assistant
Alabama ShakesSound & ColorATO
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit And Think, Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
TelekinesisAd InfinitumMerge
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A ButterflyTDE/Aftermath/Interscope
Built To SpillUntethered MoonWarner Bros.
Kurt Vileb'lieve i'm goin downMatador
DeerhunterFading Frontier4AD
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
FIDLARTooMom + Pop

Ken TarletonDJ Assistant; Front Desk Volunteer
Alabama ShakesSound & ColorATO
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Bob DylanThe Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12Columbia
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyTDE/Aftermath/Interscope
The Mountain GoatsBeat the ChampMerge
Sleater-KinneyNo Cities to LoveSub Pop
Sufjan StevensCarrie & LowellAsthmatic Kitty
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
Titus AndronicusThe Most Lamentable TragedyMerge
White ReaperWhite Reaper Does It AgainPolyvinyl

Ben HolmanTraffic Intern
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A ButterflyTDE/Interscope/Aftermath
Vince StaplesSummertime '06ARTium/Def Jam
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
DestroyerPoison SeasonMerge/Dead Oceans
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
Dr. DreComptonAftermath/Interscope
D'Angelo & The VanguardBlack MessiahRCA
Lupe FiascoTetsuo & YouthAtlantic
Sufjan StevensCarrie & LowellAsthmatic Kitty
Florence + The MachineHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulIsland/Republic
Chastity Belt // photo by Allyce Andrew

John GleasonDJ Assistant and Tabling Events
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
PinkshinyultrablastEverything Else MattersShelflife Records
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A ButterflyTDE/Aftermath/Interscope
Viet CongViet CongJagjaguwar
Jamie XXIn ColourYoung Turks
Beach HouseDepression CherrySub Pop
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Sufjan StevensCarrie & LowellAsthmatic Kitty
DeerhunterFading Fontier4AD
Chastity BeltTime To Go HomeHardly Art

Jacob WebbBlog Writer
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A ButterflyTDE/Interscope/Aftermath
Sufjan StevensCarrie & LowellAsthmatic Kitty
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Hop AlongPainted ShutSaddle Creek
Sleater-KinneyNo Cities To LoveSub Pop
ChvrchesEvery Open EyeVirgin/Glassnote
Beach HouseThank Your Lucky StarsSub Pop
Title FightHyperviewANTI-
Speedy OrtizFoil DeerCarpark

Brandon SchoepfProgramming Volunteer & DJ Assistant
Belle and SebastianGirls in Peacetime Want to DanceCapitol
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyTDE/Interscope/Aftermath
Sufjan StevensCarrie & LowellAsthmatic Kitty
Alabama ShakesSound & ColorATO
Unknown Mortal OrchestraMulti-LoveJagjaguwar
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
LowOnes and SixesSub Pop
DeerhunterFading Frontier4AD
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop

Built to Spill // photo by Dave Lichterman

Ann AllenDJ Assistant for Kevin Cole
Alabama ShakesSound & ColorATO
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
The Helio SequenceThe Helio SequenceSub Pop
Hot ChipWhy Make Sense?Domino
Built to SpillUntethered MoonWarner
Lord HuronStrange TrailsIAMSOUND
Grace Love and The True LovesGrace Love and The True LovesSelf-Released
The Chemical BrothersBorn In EchoesCapitol
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsNathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsStax
DarlingsideBird SayMore Doug Records

Matthew HowlandDJ Assistant, Programming Intern
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Chastity BeltTime To Go HomeHardly Art
DeerhunterFading Frontier4AD
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyInterscope
Julia HolterHave You in My WildernessDomino
Sufjan StevensCarrie & LowellAsthmatic Kitty
Girl BandHolding Hands with JamieRough Trade
Sleater-KinneyNo Cities to LoveSub Pop
ProtomartyrThe Agent IntellectHardly Art
ChildbirthWomen's RightsSuicide Squeeze

Andy KlattInformation Specialist
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyTDE/Interscope/Aftermath
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
A$AP RockyAt. Long. Last. A$AP.A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds/RCA
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Leon BridgesComing HomeColumbia
Alabama ShakesSound & ColorATO
Brandi CarlileThe Firewatcher's DaughterATO
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
HoundmouthLittle Neon LimelightRough Trade
Jason IsbellSomething More Than FreeSoutheastern

Michael Cronin // photo by Amber Knecht

Jon HamiltonDJ Assistant for Kevin Cole
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
FuzzIIIn the Red
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
Paul OrwellBlowing Your Mind AwayHeavy Soul Records
Mikal CroninMCIIIMerge
Lonna KelleyTake Me Home SpidermanSelf-Released
The Mountain GoatsBeat the ChampMerge
Thee Oh SeesMutilator Defeated At LastCastle Face
DesaparecidosPayolaEpitaph
The Dead WeatherDodge and BurnThird Man Records

Elise HirschiMajor Giving Intern
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyTDE/Interscope/Aftermath
BlackaliciousImani Vol. 1OGM Records
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
Christine and the QueensChristine and the QueensBecause Music
Speedy OrtizFoil DeerCarpark
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Natasha KmetoInevitableDropping Gems
TV UglyUCLA Yankee ColaAlarum
WaxahatcheeIvy TrippMerge
US GirlsHalf Free4AD

Kari StarkGift Processor
METZIISub Pop
DesaparecidosPayolaEpitaph
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A ButterflyTDE/Aftermath/Interscope
Sleater-KinneyNo Cities to LoveSub Pop
WimpsSuitcaseKill Rock Stars
FIDLARTooMom + Pop
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit And Think, Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Django DjangoBorn Under SaturnRibbon Music
Bully Feels LikeColumbia/Startime
Mikal CroninMciiMerge

Leon Bridges // photo by Amber Knecht

AJ HowardDJ Assistant
Leon BridgesComing HomeColumbia
Alabama ShakesSound & ColorATO
FoalsWhat Went DownWarner Bros.
JD McPhersonLet the Good Times RollRounder
GrimesArt Angels4AD
BeirutNo No No4AD
Jamie xxIn ColourYoung Turks
Kurt Vileb'lieve i'm goin down...Matador Records
The ArcsYours, DreamilyNonesuch
Unknown Mortal OrchestraMulti-LoveJagjaguwar

William BarcelonaDJ Assistant & Morning Show Programming Volunteer
Carly Rae JepsenEmotionInterscope
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A ButterflyTDE/Aftermath/Interscope
Unknown Mortal OrchestraMulti-LoveJagjaguwar
LowOnes & SixesSub Pop
Dam-FunkInvite the LightStones Throw
Death GripsThe Powers That BHarvest
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
Lou BarlowBrace the WaveJoyful Noise
Sleater-KinneyNo Cities To LoveSub Pop
Chimurenga RenaissanceKudada Nekuva Munhu MutemaBrick Lane Records

Atticus George-AndrijeskiDJ Assistant
Viet CongViet CongJagjaguwar
Thee Oh SeesMutilator Defeated at LastCastle Face
Kurt Vileb'lieve i'm goin down...Matador
METZIISub Pop
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyTDE/Aftermath/Interscope
Chastity BeltTime to Go HomeHardy Art
ProtomartyrThe Agent IntellectHardly Art
FuzzIIIn the Red
ShlohmoDark RedTrue Panther
YppahTiny PauseNinja Tune

Ryley Walker // photo by Dana Pleasant

Roxy BoggioProgramming Assistant
Shannon & the ClamsGone by the DawnHardly Art
Future FridaysFrom Fun-zo to Done-zoSelf-Released
WimpsSuitcaseKill Rock Stars
ChildbirthWomen's RightsSuicide Squeeze
The DagoesSupreme (rerelease)Sinister Torch / Light in the Attic
Ryley Walker Primrose GreenDead Oceans
DeerhunterFading Frontier4AD
The Space Lady / Burnt OnesSplitCastle Face
Larry GusI Need New EyesDFA
Fauna ShadeBaton RougeSelf-Released

Lizzy Rose FloresTraffic Assistant
Ludovico EinaudiElements (Deluxe Edition)Ponderosa Music & Art
Michaël BijkerBe Here NowSelf-Released
LulacruzaOrcasUji Music
YppahTiny PauseCounter
HeliosYumeUnseen
Lightning BoltFantasy EmpireThrill Jockey
KanoiBuru HazeGasstation Rainbow
Bob HolroydBlueprintSelf-Released
FuzzIIIn The Red
LowOnes and SixesSub Pop

Anna AlterCharts Intern, DJ Assistant, misc. volunteer
Born RuffiansRuffYep Roc
Lord HuronStrange TrailsIamsound
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
BeirutNo No No4AD
The DistrictsA Flourish and A SpoilFat Possum
Chastity BeltTime to Go HomeHardly Art
Blitzen TrapperAll Across This LandLojinx
Built to SpillUntethered MoonWarner Bros.
Father John MistyI Love You, HoneybearSub Pop
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope

Bully // photo by Tori Dickson

Dashel SchuelerCorporate, Foundation, and Government Relations Manager
All DogsKicking Every DaySalinas
Car Seat HeadrestTeens of StyleMatador
Sick Sad WorldFear and LiesHelp Yourself Records
Chastity BeltTime to Go HomeHardly Art
SaintsenecaSuch ThingsAnti-
Vince StaplesSummertime '06Def Jam
BullyFeels LikeColumbia
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Upset76Lauren Records
Colleen GreenI Want To Grow UpHardly Art

Blake MaddenFront Desk/ DJ Assistant Fill-in
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A ButterflyInterscope
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
John CarpenterLost ThemesSacred Bones
Connan Mockasin and Devonte HynesMarfa Myths 001Mexican Summer
FFS (Franz Ferdinand/ Sparks)FFSDomino
Kayo DotCoffins on loThe Flenser
SternBone TurquoiseNew Atlantis Records
Viet CongViet CongJagjaguwar
ThundercatThe Beyond/Where the Giants RoamBrainfeeder
John Grant Grey Tickles, Black PressureBella Union

Jeff VettingEvents and Outreach Manager
Tame ImpalaCurrentsInterscope
Vince StaplesSummertime '06Def Jam
Beach SlangThe Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like UsTiny Engines
FutureDS2Epic
Donnie Trumpet & The Social ExperimentSurfSelf-Released
OughtSun Coming DownConstellation Records
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A ButterflyTDE/Aftermath/Interscope
Speedy OrtizFoil DeerCarpark
Earl SweatshirtI Don't Like Sh#t, I Don't Go OutsideColumbia
FoalsWhat Went DownWarner Bros.

Algiers // photo by Dave Lichterman

Jim BeckmannOnline Content Manager & Senior Video Producer
Courtney BarnettSometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just SitMom + Pop
Viet CongViet CongJagjaguwar
METZIISub Pop
OughtSun Coming DownConstellation Records
AlgiersAlgiers Matador
Girl BandHolding Hands with JamieRough Trade
Salad BoysMetalmaniaTrouble in Mind
FrothBleakBurger
ÆlaVettlingatökSelf-Released
Quarto NegroAmor ViolentoBalaclava

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