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Ground Control Touring Artists On Best Of 2015 Lists

Posted 12/16/2015

We’d like to extend our congratulations to all of our artists for an outstanding 2015. As the year comes to a close, we’re proud to see so many of them appearing on Best Of lists.

Here are some of the highlights:

All Dogs Kicking Every Day
#38 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015

Belle and Sebastian Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
#31 Paste 50 Best Songs of 2015

Chastity Belt Time to Go Home
#34 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015

Circuit des Yeux In Plain Speech
AdHoc Favorite Albums of 2015
#14 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2015
#33 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015
#7 NY Times’ Ben Ratliff Best Concerts of 2015

Deafheaven New Bermuda
#21 Consequence of Sound Top Albums of 2015
#26 Pitchfork 50 Best Albums of 2015
#1 Pitchfork Best Metal Albums of 2015
SPIN 2015 Band of the Year
#1 SPIN 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015
#12 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015
#10 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015
#10 Stereogum 50 Best Metal Albums of 2015
#1 Treble Zine Metal Album of the Year

Desaparecidos Payola
#20 Noisey 50 Best Albums of 2015
#45 Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015

Downtown Boys Full Communism
AdHoc Favorite Albums of 2015
#1 Impose Best Albums of 2015
NME Best Debut Album of 2015
#10 NY Times’ Ben Ratliff Best Concerts of 2015
#14 Pitchfork Best Music Videos of 2015
Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention
Pitchfork The Year in Punk 2015

Dungen Allas Sak
#20 MOJO 50 Best Albums of 2015

Frankie Cosmos Fit Me In
#97 Pitchfork 100 Best Tracks of 2015

Girlpool Before the World Was Big
#62 The Fader 107 Best Songs of 2015
NPR Music’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2015
Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention
#95 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015
#49 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015
#41 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Helm Olympic Mess
#18 Fact Mag 50 Best Albums of 2015

Hop Along Painted Shut
#15 A.V. Club Best 15 Albums of 2015
#44 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015
#44 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2015
#35 Entertainment Weekly 40 Best Albums of 2015
#11 Impose Best Albums of 2015
#8 Noisey 50 Best Albums of 2015
#23 Noisey 50 Best Songs of 2015
#7 Paste 50 Best Songs of 2015
#5 Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015
Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention
#36 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2015
#7 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Jessica Pratt On Your Own Love Again
#9 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs of 2015
#36 American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2015
#47 Gorilla vs. Bear Top 50 Albums of 2015
#23 Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015
Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention
#98 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015

Kurt Vile b’lieve i’m goin down…
#14 American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2015
#12 A.V. Club Best 15 Albums of 2015
#27 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs of 2015
#38 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2015
#4 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015
#50 MOJO 50 Best Albums of 2015
#11 NME Albums of the Year
#13 Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015
#23 Pitchfork Best 50 Albums of 2015
#50 Pitchfork 100 Best Tracks of 2015
#19 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2015
#31 Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2015
#68 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015
#29 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015
#48 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Ought Sun Coming Down
#41 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015
#87 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015
#29 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Royal Headache High
Adhoc Favorite Albums of 2015
#23 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs of 2015
#10 NY Times’ Ben Ratliff Best Albums of 2015
#32 Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015
#8 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015
#15 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015

Screaming Females Rose Mountain
#20 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Sharon Van Etten I Don’t Want To Let You Down
#30 Paste 50 Best Songs of 2015

Sheer Mag Sheer Mag II
AdHoc Favorite Albums of 2015
#58 The Fader 107 Best Songs of 2015
#42 Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2015

Shopping Why Choose
#9 Impose Best Albums of 2015
#34 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015

Sleater-Kinney No Cities to Love
#49 American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2015
#12 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs of 2015
#2 A.V. Club Best 15 Albums of 2015
#14 Billboard Best Albums of 2015
Consequnce of Sound: Reunion of the Year
#8 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2015
#27 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015
#14 Entertainment Weekly 40 Best Albums of 2015
#6 The Guardian’s Top 40 Albums of 2015
#14 MOJO 50 Best Albums of 2015
#13 NME Albums of the Year
#4 NY Times’ Jon Pareles Best Albums of 2015
#4 Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015
#14 Paste Best 50 Songs of 2015
#41 Pitchfork 100 Best Tracks of 2015
#27 Pitchfork 50 Best Albums of 2015
#11 Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2015
#60 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015
#11 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015
#27 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015
#2 Time Magazine Top 10 Best Albums of 2015

Speedy Ortiz Foil Deer
Noisey Artist of the Year
#41 Noisey 50 Best Albums of 2015
#19 Noisey 50 Best Songs of 2015
#44 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Stealing Sheep Not Real
#46 Gorilla vs. Bear Top 50 Albums of 2015
#69 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015

Title Fight Hyperview
#45 Noisey 50 Best Albums of 2015

Titus Andronicus The Most Lamentable Tragedy
#24 American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2015
#50 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs of 2015
#9 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015
#9 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2015
#84 Pitchfork 100 Best Tracks of 2015
##50 Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2015
#32 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015
#17 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Torres Sprinter
#2 American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2015
#13 American Songwriter Top 50 Songs of 2015
#12 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2015
#23 Consequence of Sound Top 50 Songs of 2015
#47 Noisey 50 Best Songs of 2015
NPR Music’s Favorite 50 Albums of 2015
#15 Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015

Waxahatchee Ivy Tripp
#8 A.V. Club Best 15 Albums of 2015
#83 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015
#6 SPIN 50 Best Albums of 2015
#19 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Yowler The Offer
#32 Stereogum 50 Best Albums of 2015

Yumi Zouma EP II
#39 Gorilla vs. Bear Top 50 Albums of 2015

Related Artists: All Dogs, Belle and Sebastian, Chastity Belt, Deafheaven, Desaparecidos, Downtown Boys, Dungen, Frankie Cosmos, Hop Along, Jessica Pratt, Kurt Vile, Shopping, Sheer Mag, Speedy Ortiz, Waxahatchee, Title Fight, Titus Andronicus, Yumi Zouma

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