On WorkTape this week, we jump into 2015’s ten-year club, where psychedelic pop, dream pop, and arena-sized color all collided. From Tame Impala’s Currents and Beach House’s Depression Cherry to Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams, we dig into how electronic textures and rainbow-infused alternative reshaped the mid-’10s. We also trace The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness breakthrough, reassess Disclosure’s Caracal and Imagine Dragons’ Smoke + Mirrors, and ask whether 2015 subtly lit a fuse for the ‘80s revival still echoing through pop today. Plus, we open with a tribute to reggae legend Jimmy Cliff and his overlooked influence.

🎧 Episode Highlights:

• Has Jimmy Cliff become reggae’s most underappreciated heavyweight next to giants like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh?
• Is Tame Impala’s Currents still the defining psychedelic-electronic rock record of 2010s alt magnificence?
• Is A Head Full of Dreams aged into a worthy companion piece to Ghost Stories, or is it still mid-tier Coldplay?
• Did Beauty Behind the Madness mark the moment The Weeknd shifted from moody R&B cult favorite to full-on pop star?
• Was Caracal a slept-on evolution for Disclosure, or a clear step down from Settle’s lightning-in-a-bottle debut?
• Was Smoke + Mirrors truly a flop for Imagine Dragons, or just doomed to live in Night Visions’ shadow?
• Did 2015 spark the ‘80s revival wave later carried by artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan?