Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2015. Our next list is from Nat.

#1   To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar (Top Dawg Entertainment)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#2   Summertime '06 by Vince Staples (Def Jam)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#3   Art Angels by Grimes (4AD)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#4   White Men are Black Men Too by Young Fathers (Big Dada)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#5   Fading Frontier by Deerhunter (4AD)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#6   Perpetual Motion People by Ezra Furman (Bella Union)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#7   Surf by Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment (Self-Released)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#8   Ratchet by Shamir (XL)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#9   Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes (ATO)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#10   Shackle's Gift by Zun Zun Egui (Bella Union)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

I also like Viet Cong's eponymous debut, Wildheart by Miguel, Jenny Death by Death Grips, and the EP M3LL155X.