From tear jerkers such as Satellite and Missing You, to songs that make you wanna dance ’til you pass out like Kids In The Dark… This album has everything you could possibly want for a new age pop punk band. It’s such a huge soundtrack of my 2015 and it is such a fantastic collection of songs. I remember being on stage at Westfest with the band, screaming Time Bomb at a huge Kiwi crowd. When I think of this album, I remember Soundwave with my best friend. I can’t wait to catch them live again in 2016. I have always loved this band’s brutal honesty and willingness to approach ‘taboo’ topics and this album is no exception. It includes the band’s first love song – Follow You – which has had me in tears on multiple occasions, as well as songs such as Avalanche which tackle recovery from mental illnesses and the struggles we face whilst suffering. I adore the way that Oli shows his improved mental health through a softer sound and less aggressive lyrics and yet there is no doubt that he remains the same underneath it all. I first got to hear this album at a listening party a couple of days before its initial release and whilst it is a huge jump from their previous records, I would say it certainly contains some of the band’s best songs. Guitarist, Justin, lost his brother over Christmas and is fundraising for the funeral. I just really, really love it and I’m stoked that the boys are back. There are a lot of reasons this album is special to me. This is one of those albums that you want to play full blast in your car, screaming at the top of your lungs. Some of my new all-time favourite tracks are on this record, such as Gold, The Strays, and Better Off Dead, all provoking some serious emotions, especially after seeing them performed live in September. They’ve come so far since they started out and their new found maturity radiates in this new sound.Īfter the questionable release of their album Feel in 2013, Sleeping With Sirens had a lot to prove with this new album and despite the boyband-esque album cover, I feel like they more than made a comeback this year. This might just be their best album yet and I am so proud that they finally got to come out and headline in NZ this year. Derek’s voice varies so much track to track, proving his versatility and growth along with the rest of the band. This album is eerie, raw, and vulnerable and shows a more edgy, less whiny side to the band without losing everything that makes them the band that they are. Mayday Parade are another band that have changed significantly since their 2005 debut album A Lesson In Romantics. From start to finish this album more than highlights the fact that whilst slightly more catchy and less angsty, Fall Out Boy remain, to this day, bloody fantastic. After seeing the band live in February and March, even the title track, which initially prompted raised eyebrows, has ended up being one of my 2k15 jams and will continue to be for years to come. Their courage to branch out is admirable and whilst to some it might seem like a mistake, I believe this may have ended up being one of the most underrated albums of 2015. Fall Out Boy – American Beauty/American Psychoįall Out Boy have been back with a vengeance since their reformation in 2013 and their second post-hiatus album was an even bigger leap from their stereotypical pre-hiatus pop punk material than predecessor Save Rock and Roll. I’ve fallen in love with so many more albums than just these 12 but here we have it. Time flies when the music’s good and 2015 has gone by in an instant. It feels like yesterday that I was just starting this blog and reflecting on what 2014 had to bring to the music industry.
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