1. Beyoncé – Lemonade *****
2. Avishai Cohen – Into The Silence *****
3. Alicia Keys – Here ****1/2
4. Laura Gibson – Empire Builder ****1/2
5. Hannah Williams & The Affirmations – Late Nights & Heartbreak ****1/2
6. Howe Gelb – Future Standards ****
7. Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life ****
8. Wilco – Schmilco ****
9. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound ****
10. Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered ****
11. The Rolling Stones – Blue and Lonesome ****
12. Watsky – xInfinity ****
13. Bent Knee – Say So ****
14. David Bowie – Blackstar ****
15. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool ****
16. John Southworth – Small Town Water Tower ****
17. K T Tunstall – Kin ****
18. P.J.Harvey – Hope Six Demolition Project ****
19. Nick Waterhouse – Never Twice ****
20. Neil Young – Peace Trail ****
21. Shura – Nothing’s Real ****
22. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker ****
23. Warpaint – Heads Up ***1/2
24. Wayne Graham – Mexico ***1/2
25. The Junipers – Red Bouquet Fair ***1/2
26. Mavis Staples – Livin‘ On A High Note ***1/2
27. The Grand Magoozi – The Grand Magoozi ***1/2
28. Savages – Adore Life ***1/2
29. John Paul White – Beulah ***1/2
30. Steve Gunn – Eyes On tThe Lines ***1/2
31. Justice – Woman ***
32. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Let Me Get By ***
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