01) Allison Russell – Outside Child
02) Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi – They’re Calling Me Home
03) Hiss Golden Messenger – Quietly Blowing It
04) Adia Victoria – A Southern Gothic
05) Amythyst Kiah – Wary & Strange
06) Sarah Jarosz – Blue Heron Suite
07) Yola – Stand for Myself
08) Aaron Lee Tasjan – Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
09) Valerie June – The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers
10) Margo Cilker – Pohorylle
11) Yasmin Williams – Urban Driftwood
12) Sierra Ferrell – Long Time Coming
13) James McMurtry – The Horses and the Hounds
14) Le Ren – Leftovers
15) Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
16) John R. Miller – Depreciated
17) David Olney and Anana Kaye – Whispers and Sighs
18) Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime
19) Billy Strings – Renewal
20) The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore
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