radiohead : spectre (stream)

this was radiohead's (unused) stab at the bond theme song for spectre. as lush and haunting as you'd expect from radiohead.

chance the rapper : angels (colbert)

one of my favorite songs of 2015 and definitely my favorite late night performance of the year. with all the dark sh*t that goes down in chicago, it really says something to hear a song that can still make you feel so damn proud to be a part of it.

bag raiders : friend inside (stream)

anohni : 4 degrees (stream)

new one by anohni, fka antony & the johnsons. the message is blunt (i.e. "we're killing the planet), but no less powerful for it. and kind of fun in spite of it.

joanna newsom : leaving the city (colbert)

bloc party : the good news (stream)