Okay, well, here it is... my favorites for 2015. As usual, I would like to thank these three great music sites for keeping my ear to the ground for great music. Or should I say 'ear to the speaker': Radio U, ChristianRock.Net and Jesus Freak Hideout. Be sure to check out their 2015 favorites lists as well. So here we go... my Album Top Five Favorites of 2015:
Rock
RED "Of Beauty And Rage"
ARTIFEX PEREO "Time In Place"
EMERY "You Were Never Alone"
CHILDREN 18:3 "Come In"
XXI "Inside Out"
Hard Rock
THE ONGOING CONCEPT "Handmade"
DISCIPLE "Vultures"
STRYPER "Fallen"
P.O.D. "The Awakening"
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE "Unconditional (Deluxe Edition)"
Worship
BETHEL MUSIC "We Will Not Be Shaken"
AARON GILLESPIE "Grace Through The Wandering"
PLUMB "Exhale"
LAUREN DAIGLE "How Can It Be"
HILLSONG UNITED "Empires"
Pop
TWENTY ONE PILOTS "Blurryface"
FIREFLIGHT "Innova"
OWL CITY "Mobile Orchestra"
CAPITAL KINGS "II"
MANAFEST "Reborn"
Hip-Hop
NF "Mansion"
FLAME "Forward"
KB "Tomorrow We Live"
OVERFLOW "bRAINwashed Vol 2"
ANDY MINEO "Uncomfortable"
EPs
WOLVES AT THE GATE "Reprise"
V.ROSE "Hearts Up"
LEVV "Strange Fire"
JOHN MARK & SARAH MCMILLAN "You Are The Avalanche"
VERIDIA "Pretty Lies"
Remix Albums
FAMILY FORCE 5 "Time Still Stands"
COLTON DIXON "The Calm Before The Storm"
KARI JOBE "Majestic: Revisited"
HILLSONG YOUNG & FREE "We Are Y&F: The Remixes"
BRITT NICOLE "The Remixes"
Honorable Mentions
ATTALUS "Into The Sea"
NYVES "Anxiety"
PILLAR "One Love Revolution"
THE INNOCENCE MISSION "Hello I Feel The Same"
HEARTS LIKE LIONS "These Hands"
Looking Forward To In 2016
THE ROCKET SUMMER "Zoetic"
LACEY STURM "Life Screams"
FEARLESS BND "singles collection"
BETHEL MUSIC "Have It All"
NINE LASHES "Ascend"
THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH "Exhale"
HOUSE OF HEROES "Colors"
SARAH MACINTOSH "A Thousand Champions"
DECYFER DOWN "The Other Side Of Darkness"
FLEMING & JOHN "Springtime"
