50) Wild Pink – ILYSM
49) Status/Non-Status – Surely Travel
48) Ezra Furman – All of Us Flames
47) Cate Le Bon – Pompeii
46) Cola – Deep in View
45) Yard Act – The Overload
44) Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful
43) Maya Hawke – MOSS
42) Madison Cunningham – Revealer
41) Viagra Boys – Cave World
40) Ethel Cain – Preacher’s Daughter
39) Black Midi – Hellfire
38) Arctic Monkeys – The Car
37) Earl Sweatshirt – SICK!
36) Julia Jacklin – Pure Pleasure
35) Chat Pile – God’s Country
34) They Hate Change – Finally, New
33) Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going about This All Wrong
32) The Smile – A Light for Attracting Attention
31) Beach House – Once Twice Melody
30) Billy Woods – Aethiopes
29) Aldous Harding – Warm Chris
28) Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Poupal – Tropical Dancer
27) Dry Cleaning – Stumpwork
26) Perfume Genius – Ugly Season
25) The Weekend – Dawn FM
24) Mitski – Laurel Hell
23) Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
22) Sudan Archives – Natural Brown Prom Queen
21) OFF! – Free LSD
20) Porridge Radio – Water Slide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky
19) Weyes Blood – And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
18) Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance
17) Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
16) Momma – Household Name
15) Soccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever
14) Destroyer – Labyrinthitis
13) Bartees Strange – Farm to Table
12) Wet Leg – Wet Leg
11) MJ Lenderman – Boat Songs
10) Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa
09) Beyonce – Renaissance
08) Black Thought & Danger Mouse – Cheat Codes
07) Soul Glo – Diaspora Problems
06) Black Country, New Road – Ants from Up Here
05) Angel Olsen – Big Time
04) Alex G – God Save the Animals
03) Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
02) Alvvays – Blue Rev
01) Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia
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