50) Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist – Alfredo
49) Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – Reunions
48) Boldy James and Sterling Toles – Manger on McNichols
47) Arca – KiCK i
46) Uniform – Shame
45) Sumac – May You Be Held
44) Vile Creature – Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
43) Kairon; IRSE! – Polysomn
42) Rina Sawayama – SAWAYAMA
41) Irreversible Entanglements – Who Sent You?
40) Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension
39) Young Jesus – Welcome to Conceptual Beach
38) The Soft Pink Truth – Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
37) Ganser – Just Look at that Sky
36) Skeleton – Skeleton
35) Destroyer – Have We Met
34) Ambrose Akinmusire – On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment
33) Ka – Descendants of Cain
32) P.E. – Person
31) Vatican Shadow – Persian Pillars of the Gasoline Era
30) Spectral Lore & Mare Cognitum – Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine
29) Special Interest – The Passion Of
28) Charli XCX – How I’m Feeling Now
27) Nubya Garcia – Source
26) Deftones – Ohms
25) Mary Lattimore – Silver Ladders
24) Shabaka & The Ancestors – We Are Sent Here by History
23) Frances Quinlan – Likewise
22) Róisín Murphy – Róisín Machine
21) Fleet Foxes – Shore
20) Boris – NO
19) Hilary Woods – Birthmarks
18) Hum – Inlet
17) The Microphones – Microphones in 2020
16) Caribou – Suddenly
15) Half Waif – The Caretaker
14) Kelly Lee Owens – Inner Song
13) Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways
12) Adrianne Lenker – Songs / Instrumentals
11) Jeff Parker – Suite for Max Brown
10) Moses Sumney – græ
09) clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned
08) Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud
07) Oranssi Pazuzu – Mestarin Kynsi
06) Perfume Genius – Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
05) Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
04) Run the Jewels – RTJ4
03) Yves Tumor – Heaven to a Tortured Mind
02) Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
01) Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – May Our Chambers Be Full
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