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Following last week's Albums of 2015 list, here are our favorite songs of the year: we went deeper than ever this time out, and while 111 tracks might seem like a lot to love in any given 12 month span, I feel like the list is a pretty accurate representation of just how unreal 2015 has been for new music. Featuring multiple entries from Grimes, Jamie xx, Young Thug, Kendrick Lamar, Chromatics, Er

Our SiriusXM show airs today and every Thursday at noon EST + again at midnight, on channel 35 SiriusXMU. Today's special Albums of the Year edition features selections from our favorite releases of 2015, including tracks from Grimes, Panda Bear, Jamie xx, Erykah Badu, Beach House, Vince Staples, and more. Listen here + check the full playlist below:

We feel pretty confident proclaiming 2015 the best year for new music this decade, and we'd even go so far as to say it's been arguably our favorite year in the history of this site. So many stars seemed to serendipitously align this year — our 10th as a blog — for sounds that veered right into our own personal, sometimes insular little lane: the triumphant return of Grimes; the improbable meteori

Barcelona's John Talabot drops his sprawling "Loud Places" "higher dub" (not to be confused with his "loud synths reconstruction"), out now on white label 12" from Young Turks:

Annie Mac premieres the Skepta remix of Jamie xx's "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)", which I believe Jamie debuted live (and subsequently blew the whole place up) at the Austin GvsB V date.

Taken from Jamie xx's (aka Johnny x) new Loud Places 12", out today on Young Turks.

Still basking in the afterglow of both amazing, sold-out Gorilla vs. Bear V shows in Dallas + Austin, and one the most memorable and magical weekends of our lives. Massive thanks to Jamie xx, Lower Dens, Tei Shi, Bop English, Yumi Zouma, Prince Innocence, DJ Sober, and of course, everyone at the Granada, the Mohawk, and Transmission for making it happen. Can't wait to do it again next year. Live

Thoughts and a short glimpse into Jamie xx's "Ultramarine", the new composition/soundscape he created in response to Théo van Rysselberghe’s "Coastal Scene" (pictured above). Catch Jamie live next weekend here in TX at GvsB V, in Dallas on July 31 + in Austin on August 1...