1. Beyoncé – Lemonade *****
2. Avishai Cohen – Into The Silence *****
3. Laura Gibson – Empire Builder ****1/2
4. Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life ****
5. Wilco – Schmilco ****
6. Watsky – xInfinity ****
7. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound ****
8. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered ****
9. Bent Knee – Say So ****
10. David Bowie – Blackstar ****
11. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool ****
12. P.J.Harvey – Hope Six Demolition Project ****
13. Warpaint – Heads Up ***1/2
14. The Junipers – Red Bouquet Fair ***1/2
15. Mavis Staples – Livin‘ on a High Note ***1/2
16. The Grand Magoozi – The Grand Magoozi ***1/2
17. Savages – Adore Life ***1/2
18. Steve Gunn – Eyes on the lines ***1/2
19. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Let Me Get By ***
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