50) The 1975 – Being Funny in a Foreign Language
49) Superorganism – World Wide Pop
48) Drug Church – Hygiene
47) OFF! – Free LSD
46) Dry Cleaning – Stumpwork
45) Porcupine Tree – Closure / Continuation
44) Florist – Florist
43) Courting – Guitar Music
42) Confidence Man – Tilt
41) Cloakroom – Dissolution Wave
40) Beth Orton – Weather Alive
39) Say Sue Me – The Last Thing Left
38) Enumclaw – Save the Baby
37) Martin Courtney – Magic Sign
36) 2nd Grade – Easy Listening
35) Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
34) The Linda Lindas – Growing Up
33) Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loneliest Time
32) Panda Bear/Sonic Boom – Reset
31) Soccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever
30) Fontaines DC – Skinty Fia
29) Destroyer – LABYRINTHITIS
28) Shygirl – Nymph
27) Beyoncé – Renaissance
26) Danger Mouse and Black Thought – Cheat Codes
25) Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
24) Rosalía – MOTOMAMI
23) Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
22) Oso Oso – Sore Thumb
21) Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful
20) Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Endless Rooms
19) Billy Woods – Aethiopes/Church
18) The Weeknd – Dawn FM
17) Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa
16) Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance
15) Yaya Bey – Remember Your North Star
14) Soul Glo – Diaspora Problems
13) Viagra Boys – Cave World
12) Chat Pile – God’s Country
11) Alex G – God Save the Animals
10) Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen
09) The Smile – A Light for Attracting Attention
08) Wet Leg – Wet Leg
07) Black Country, New Road – Ants from Up There
06) Special Interest – Endure
05) Nilüfer Yanya – Painless
04) Beach House – Once Twice Melody
03) Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
02) Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
01) Alvvays – Blue Rev
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