For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2015, leading up to our 2015 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Vote today for your favorite albums of the year, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a 10 CD pack of the Top Albums of 2015, as voted on by KEXP listeners. Voting ends on Friday, December 11th at 6:00 PM PT, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 18 to hear if your picks made the list!
Kevin Cole's 2015 Top Ten Albums
| artist | album | label |
| Alabama Shakes | Sound & Color | ATO |
| Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | TDE/Aftermath/Interscope |
| Björk | Vulnicura | One Little Indian |
| Grace Love & the True Loves | Grace Love & the True Loves | self-released |
| Grimes | Art Angels | 4AD |
| Pinkshinyultrablast | Everything Else Matters | Shelflife |
| Julia Holter | Have You In My Wilderness | Domino |
| Sufjan Stevens | Carrie & Lowell | Asthmatic Kitty |
| Of Monsters & Men | Beneath The Skin | Republic |
| The Chemical Brothers | Born In The Echoes | Capitol |
Kevin Cole's 2015 Top 11-20 Albums
| artist | album | label |
| Jamie XX | In Colour | Young Turks |
| Floating Points | Elaenia | Luaka Bop |
| Gwenno | Y Dydd Olaf | Heavenly |
| Courtney Barnett | Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit | Mom + Pop |
| Lord Huron | Strange Trails | IAMSOUND |
| The Sonics | This Is the Sonics | Revox |
| The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die | Harmlessness | Epitaph |
| Deerhunter | Fading Frontier | 4AD |
| Laura Marling | Short Movie | Ribbon |
| The Heavenly States | Hiss | Love Brand |
Kevin Cole is the host of The Afternoon Show, on the air Monday through Friday from 2-6PM.
For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2015, leading up to our 2015 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Vote today for your favorite albums of the year, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a 10 CD pack of the Top Albums of 2015, as voted on by KEXP listeners. Votin…
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