All this month we’ve been sharing the music that made an impact on our Music Designers this year. You’ve already seen the holiday songs that helped our team remain festive (despite having listened since July) as well as their recent discoveries. Now, they look back at the year in music to list their favorite songs of 2015.
Unsurprisingly, Adele’s “Hello” landed on multiple lists as did songs from Kendrick Lamar, Gallants, Gary Clark, Jr. and Gente De Zona. But for the most part, their lists are as varied as our music channels.
Brad Pressley:
“Baby Love” – Petite Meller
“Rewind”- Kelela
“All That” – Carly Rae Jepson
“People Everywhere (Still Alive)” – Khruangbin
“Cold Blooded” – Gary Clark Jr.
Randy Schlager:
“Peanut Butter Jelly” – Gallants
“Love Me Like You Do (Cosmic Dawn Remix)” – Ellie Goulding
“Beautiful Now” – Zedd Feat. Jon Bellion
“Real Love (Danny Verde Remix)” – Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
“I Had This Thing (Joris Voorn Remix)” – Royksopp
Linda Kennedy:
“That’s Love” – Oddisee
“Them Changes” – Thundercat
“Funk (I Got This)” – !!!
“Grooved It Out” – Lonelady
“Wings” – Little Simz
Jesse Nathason:
“Let Me Go (PansKi & ConKi Remix)” – Gary Barlow
“Loves the Jobs You Hate” – HONNE
“Dark Walls” – NiCe7 feat. Lazarusman
“16h30” – Dabeull & Cézaire
“No Type (NGHTMRE Remix)” – Rae Sremmurd
Tristan Bolden:
“Here” – Alessia Cara
“The Day I Died” – Alex Winston
“Something Came To Me” – Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment
“Gold” – Kiarra
“Hollywood Dreams” – Miguel
Ashley Plinzke:
“Flesh Without Blood” – Grimes
“To Die in LA” – Lower Dens
“The Glitzy Hive” – Neon Indian
“Delilah” – Florence & the Machine
“Best” – Petite Noir
Janica Chang:
“Hello” – Adele
“Sorry” – Justin Bieber
“My Everything” – Owl City
“Home” – Chelsea Lankes
“Army” – Ellie Goulding
Bill Spencer:
“Fractals” – Keep Shelly In Athens
“The Wolf” – Mumford And Sons
“Do It Again” – Ting Tings
“Chains Of Love” – The Arcs
“Leaving Los Feliz” – Mark Ronson
Juan Pablo Restrepo:
“Hasta la Raiz” – Natalia Lafourcade
“Enamorada” – Pedrina y Rio
“El Mismo Sol” – Alvaro Soler
“Satellites” – Bill Ryder Jones
“I Went to the Store One Day” – Father John Misty
Janice Williams:
“Traveller” – Chris Stapleton
“Budapest” – George Ezra
“Here Comes the Heartache” – Jason James
“SOB” – Nathaniel Rateliff
“The Usual Time” – Steve Earle and The Dukes
Mandi LeBlanc:
“Hello” – Adele
“Space Song” – Beach House
“Chateau Lobby #4 (In C For Two Virgins)” – Father John Misty
“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
“The Less I Know The Better” – Tame Impala
“Pedestrian at Best” – Courtney Barnett
Justin Main:
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
“Here’s No Use” – Salad Boys
“Life Like This” – Kurt Vile
“Paper Trail$” – Joey Bada$$
“Let the Music” – OBN III’s
Erick Bohorquez:
“Get The Point” – My Morning Jacket
“El Perdon” – Nicky Jam y Enrique Iglesias
“La Gozadera” – Gente De La Zona feat. Marc Anthony
“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
“Cold Blooded” – Gary Clark Jr.
Eric Martinez:
“How Deep Is Your Love” – Calvin Harris
“La Gozadera” – Gente De Zona feat. Marc Anthony
“Gone” – JR JR
“Like An Animal” – Rufus Du Sol
“Peanut Butter Jelly” – Gallants
David Sheyda:
“Mountain At My Gates” – Foals
“Chlorine And Wine” – Baroness
“Electric Indigo” – Paper Kites
“Bros” – Wolf Alice
“Talking Out Loud” – Circa Waves
Amy Frishkey:
“Live In, Live On Your Era” – Slim Twig
“Guilty Of Love” – Unloved
“Let It Happen” – Tame Impala
“Rame” (Row) – Francesca Blanchard
“The Promise” – Sturgill Simpson
Erin Yousef:
“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
“Hello” – Adele
“Lean On” – Major Lazer and DJ Snake feat. MO
“Magnets” – Disclosure feat. Lorde
“Want To Want Me” – Jason Derulo
Cory Brown:
“Palest Pearl” – Pure Bathing Culture
“Feel You” – Julia Holter
“The Girl Who Fell From Earth” – Gaz Coombes
“Gosh” – Jamie XX
“Crosswords” – Panda Bear
Civonne Ray:
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
“Feeling Myself”- Nicki Minaj feat. Beyonce
“Fantasy” – Alina Baraz & Galimatias
– Submitted by Music Design