2015 has been a great year for the rock community. That is because so many standout albums have been released this year. This includes new rock albums both in the underground and the mainstream. There have been so many outstanding rock albums released so far this year that there was just not enough room for all of them on just one list (that is unless one were to make a list of the year’s top 100 new rock albums). Keeping that in mind, it couldn’t have been easy for any critic to develop a year-ender for the year’s best new rock records. It definitely wasn’t easy for this critic. This critic’s list of the year’s best new rock records presents albums from some relatively well-known bands and some that might not be so widely-known. Regardless of how well-known said acts (and albums) are, it can be said that each wholly deserves its spot on this list thanks to musical and lyrical content that is more apt to keep listeners engaged from beginning to end than any other band or album. Enough rambling. Without any further ado here is the list of those bands and their respective albums. This is the Phil’s Picks ‘ 2015 Top 10 New Rock Albums. As with every other list, the main body of the list is made up of the year’s Top 10 Best new records. The bottom five receive honorable mention for a total of fifteen albums.
PHIL’S PICKS 2015 TOP 10 NEW ROCK ALBUMS
- BACHMAN – HEAVY BLUES
- MICHEAL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK – SPIRIT ON A MISSION
- THE WINERY DOGS – HOT STREAK
- FINGER ELEVEN – FIVE CROOKED LINES
- JOE SATRIANI – SHOCKWAVE SUPERNOVA
- BLACKBERRY SMOKE – HOLDING ALL THE ROSES
- EVERCLEAR – BLACK IS THE NEW BLACK
- SPOCK’S BEARD – THE OBLIVION PARTICLE
- QUEENSRYCHE – CONDITION HUMAN
- DEVIL CITY ANGELS – DEVIL CITY ANGELS
- RUSSKAJA – PEACE, LOVE, AND RUSSIAN ROLL
- BARENAKED LADIES – SILVERBALL
- POP EVIL – UP
- UFO – A CONSPIRACY OF STARS
- TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET – TALES FROM WISCONSIN
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