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

2015 was an interesting year for music -from the controversial to the just flat-out bizarre. For me, many 2015 releases reminded listeners that music's purpose goes beyond providing a soundtrack to party to. The best music is still music with a greater message, from social and civil justice/disobedience to questioning gender roles. Yet, as always-interpreting that message is totally up to you.

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

#2   Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett (Milk! Records/Mom + Pop Music)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#3   Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes (ATO Records/Rough Trade Records)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#4   Feels Like  by Bully (Startime International/Columbia)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

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

#6   Dodge & Burn by The Dead Weather (Third Man Records)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#7   I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty (Sub-Pop)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

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

#9   FROOT by Marina & the Diamonds (Neon Gold/Atlantic)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

#10   My Love is Cool by Wolf Alice (Dirty Hit Records)
BUY: Reckless / Amazon

Honorable Mentions:

Drenge / Undertow / Infectious Records

Florence + the Machine / How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful / Island Records

The Districts / A Flourish & a Spoil / Fat Possum