Some think poetry is dead, that muses are gone and that keyboards have replaced quills. Well, maybe the 21st century isn’t drowning in a sea of poets, but lyrical aesthetic is still going strong. From Courtney Barnett, to Kevin Parker and Joanna Newsom, more and more lyrical geniuses are making a name for themselves in the music industry. Here are the best lines of 2015:
10. EL VY in “Return to the Moon”
9. Halsey in “New Americana”
8. Sufjan Stevens in “Fourth Of July”
7. Patrick Watson in “Love Songs for Robots”
6. Björk in “Stonemilker”
5. Tame Impala in “Let It Happen”
4. Kendrick Lamar in “The Blacker The Berry”
3. Courtney Barnett in “Pedestrian at Best”
2. Quilt in “Eliot St.”
1. Joanna Newsom in “Sapokanikan”
