The albums we missed in 2015
Fufanu: Few More Days to Go review – thrillingly malevolent and catchy tunes
Meat Wave: Delusion Moon review – slashing riffs and silvery melody from outstanding Chicago punk trio
Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us review – loud, punky alt-rock done right
Nadia Reid: Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs review – introspection and oomph on indie-soul debut
Girl Band: Holding Hands with Jamie review – thumping, crashing sound and fury from Dublin punks
Daylight Versions: the Leaf Library review – melancholy wonder on delightful debut
Auntie Flo: Theory of Flo review – heady blend of world music and house
Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts: Manhattan review – anti-folk star still capable of surprises
The Internet: Ego Death review – Odd Future offshoot muse on love and lust
Thundercat: The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam review – eerie ambience and transcedental grooves
The East Pointers: Secret Victory review – smart, stomping maritime folk
John Kirkpatrick: Tunes from the Trenches review – veteran squeezebox master's album of war songs
Giovanni Guidi Trio: This Is the Day review – sensitive piano jazz mutations
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension: Black Light review – a new maturity and spaciousness
Maria Schneider: The Thompson Fields review – heartening jazz suite that's too good to miss
Lizzo: Big Grrrl, Small World review – hot-button hip-hop full of gleeful power
