BY
KEVIN MATHEWS
features@mediacorp.com.sgPUBL
PUBLISHED: 4:16 AM, DECEMBER 18, 2015
UPDATED: 7:44 AM, DECEMBER 18, 2015
SINGAPORE — It’s no exaggeration to suggest that 2015 was probably the best year ever for Singapore-made music since the heydays of the 1960s (aka the Golden Age of Singa-pop) and the 1990s (Singa-pop: The Next Generation).
A flurry of lauded recordings and well-received concert performances hogged public attention — with SG50 providing an added boost and radio stations actually playing local music on a regular basis, such as Lush99.5, which appeared to lead as the radio station champion for local English music, thanks in part to its #lushloveslocal campaign gaining traction.
Beyond our shores, the Singapore Tourism Board and the Music Society, Singapore (SGMUSO) brought several Singapore bands and singers, including SA Collective, Take Two, Charlie Lim, Gentle Bones, Pleasantry, Caracal and THELIONCITYBOY to Beijing, London and New York as part of the Singapore: Inside Out initiative, which provided more evidence of the ascent of Singapore-made music in 2015.
In that context, it was difficult to narrow down the albums that, in our view, made a significant impact — whether artistically and/or commercially — in specific musical genres and styles, but we’ve done it and here it is: Our list of favourite albums of 2015.
This list is not meant to be taken as exhaustive or definitive. It’s merely the tip of an iceberg that, with the right support, will breakthrough into the mainstream in 2016 and beyond.
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