50) JD McPherson – Undivided Heart & Soul
49) Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer – Not Dark Yet
48) Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Soul of a Woman
47) Julien Baker – Turn Out the Lights
46) Weaves – Wide Open
45) Wand – Plum
44) Sallie Ford – Soul Sick
43) David Bazan – Care
42) Molly Burch – Please Be Mine
41) Omni – Multi-Task
40) Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
39) Bedouine – Bedouine
38) Spoon – Hot Thoughts
37) Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds from Another Planet
36) Melkbelly – Nothing Valley
35) Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good at This
34) St. Vincent – MASSEDUCTION
33) Penguin Café – The Imperfect Sea
32) Ty Segall – Ty Segall
31) Laura Marling – Semper Femina
30) Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – The Kid
29) Nai Palm – Needle Paw
28) The XX – I See You
27) Julie Byrne – Not Even Happiness
26) This Is the Kit – Moonshine Freeze
25) SZA – CTRL
24) Benjamin Booker – Witness
23) The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
22) The Oh Sees – Orc
21) Priests – Nothing Feels Natural
20) Kevin Morby – City Music
19) Sylvan Esso – What Now
18) Waxahatchee – Out in the Storm
17) Aimee Mann – Mental Illness
16) Slowdive – Slowdive
15) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Sketches of Brunswick East
14) White Reaper – The World’s Best American Band
13) King Krule – The Ooz
12) Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound
11) New Pornographers – Whiteout Conditions
10) Sampha – Process
09) Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked at Me
08) LCD Soundsystem – American Dream
07) Alvvays – Antisocialites
06) Sheer Mag – Need to Feel Your Love
05) Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
04) Run the Jewels – RTJ3
03) Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
02) Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
01) Jay Som – Everybody Works
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