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Kansas City Music Critic Chris Haghirian On The Top 10 Local Albums Of 2015 — So Far

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Local music critic Chris Haghirian recommends his favorite local albums of 2015 so far.

Whether you're working out at the gym or drifting to sleep, it's nice to have some music to keep you company and Kansas City has plenty of great artists to add to your playlist. 

Kansas City music critic Chris Haghirian has compiled his favorite albums of 2015 — so far. 

Haghirian writes about music, organizes the Middle of the Map Fest and you can hear him on his local music show Eight One Sixty every Tuesday evening on 90.9 FM The Bridge.  

Here are his top ten albums this year, in alphabetical order:

  1. Actors & Actresses — Pyre
  2. Barrel Maker & D/Will — BLKFLANL
  3. Beautiful Bodies — Battles 
  4. Heidi Lynn Gluck — The Only Girl in the Room EP
  5. Hembree — New Oasis EP
  6. Lion — Disquiet
  7. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear —  Skeleton Crew 
  8. Sara Morgan — Easy To Dream EP
  9. Sinple — 0 
  10. The Sluts — The Sluts

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Kansas City needs journalists who show up not just on people’s worst days, but on their best ones — and the boring ones in between. As KCUR’s news director, I build relationships across the metro, so our newsroom can bring you critical information when times are tough, and seek out moments of joy to celebrate. Email me at lisa@kcur.org.