TOP 30
- DOMINIQUE FILS-AIMÉ* Stay Tuned! (Ensoul)
- MATT MITCHELL Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- BART* Today, Tomorrow, & the Next Day (Idee Fixe)
- HAVIAH MIGHTY* 13th Floor (Self-Released)
- BILL CALLAHAN Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest (Drag City)
- MARIBOU STATE Kingdoms in Color Remixed (Counter)
- MAVIS STAPLES We Get By (Anti-)
- DUMB* Club Nites (Mint)
- ABSOLUTELY FREE* Geneva Freeport EP (idée fixe records)
- SUM-01* The Comeback Queen EP (Self-Released)
- COMBO CHIMBITA Ahomale (Anti-)
- FLYING LOTUS Flamagra (Warp)
- JENN GRANT* Love, Inevitable (Leovela)
- TIM HECKER* Anoyo (Kranky)
- CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD* The Shape Of Your Name (Next Door)
- BIG THIEF U.F.O.F. (4AD)
- CHRIS HAUER* Hum (Self-Released)
- CRUMB Jinx (Self-Released)
- MERIVAL* Lesson (Self-Released)
- SKINNY PELEMBE Dreaming is Dead Now (Brownswood)
- BADGE ÉPOQUE ENSEMBLE * Badge Époque Ensemble (Telephone Explosion)
- KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD Fishing for Fishies (Flightless)
- JORDAN RAKEI Origin (Ninja Tune)
- BARONESS Gold & Grey (Abraxan Hymns)
- SHAY LIA* Dangerous (N.O.T.E.)
- JEAN LELOUP* L’étrange pays (Grosse Boite)
- OPERATORS* Radiant Dawn (Last Gang)
- APOLLO SUNS* Dawn Offerings (Self-Released)
- DAWN TYLER WATSON* Mad Love (Self-Released)
- LUNGBUTTER* Honey (Constellation)
Electronic
- MARIBOU STATE Kingdoms in Color Remixed (Counter)
- FLYING LOTUS Flamagra (Warp)
- TIM HECKER* Anoyo (Kranky)
- SKINNY PELEMBE Dreaming is Dead Now (Brownswood)
- WANGLED TEB* Seasonal Depression (TwoFifteen Records)
- DEAD HORSE BEATS* Inglaterra (Bastard Jazz)
- JACQUES GREENE* Fever Focus (LuckyMe)
- ASPEN KING* Say Something (Self-Released)
- DEANTONI PARKS AUGUSTA (humani machina)
- DEFAULT GENDERS* main pop girls 2019 (Self-Released)
Hip Hop
- HAVIAH MIGHTY* 13th Floor (Self-Released)
- SUM-01* The Comeback Queen EP (Self-Released)
- FLYING LOTUS Flamagra (Warp)
- KIMMORTAL* X Marks The Swirl (Coax)
- CALVIN VALENTINE Napkins (Mello Music Group)
- CLAIRMONT THE SECOND* Do You Drive (Self-Released)
- BOBBY FEENO A Late February (Mass Appeal)
- ENGONE ENDONG* Maitre (Unlog)
- MOKA ONLY* Patina (Urbnet)
- ELAQUENT* Blessing In Disguise (Mello Music Group)
International
- COMBO CHIMBITA Ahomale (Anti-)
- BLACK ROOTS With Friends (reissue) (Nubian Records)
- ORKESTAR KRIMINAL* Ryobra (Coax)
- NATTY JEAN Imagine (Baco)
- WESLI Rapadou Kreyol (Wes-Urban)
- MALOU BEAUVOIR Spiritwalker (Panthera)
- ANGELIQUE KIDJO Celia (Verve)
- KOFFEE Rapture (Columbia)
- ALTIN GÜN Gece (ATO / Glitterbeat)
- MUITO KABALLA Everything Is Broke (Switchstance)
Jazz & Experimental
- MATT MITCHELL Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi)
- APOLLO SUNS* Dawn Offerings (Self-Released)
- ANNA WEBBER Clockwise (Pi)
- THOMPSON EGBO-EGBO* The Offering (eOne Music (E1))
- PNEUMA* Who Has Seen The Wind? (Songlines)
- DAMON LOCKS BLACK MONUMENT ENSEMBLE Where Future Unfolds (International Anthem)
- VARIOUS* MusicWorks #133 (MusicWorks Magazine)
- BRAD TURNER QUARTET* Jump Up (Cellar Live)
- KAISER/PIROG/SIPE/SILVERMAN/WEST Five Times Surprise (Cuneiform)
- AMIRTHA KIDAMBI ELDER ONES From Untruth (Northern Spy)
Loud
- DUMB* Club Nites (Mint)
- BARONESS Gold & Grey (Abraxan Hymns)
- LUNGBUTTER* Honey (Constellation)
- HEART ATTACK KIDS* Bad Luck Like Gold (New Damage)
- HARD CHARGER* Vol. 4: Take The Guff and Suffer (D7i)
- SINGLE MOTHERS* Through A Wall (Dine Alone)
- THE SHIVERETTES* Real Shrill Bitches (Self-Released)
- DEVIN TOWNSEND* Empath (Inside Out)
- AMON AMARTH Berserker (Metal Blade)
- MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Disguise (Roadrunner)
Folk/Roots/Blues
- BILL CALLAHAN Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest (Drag City)
- MAVIS STAPLES We Get By (Anti-)
- JENN GRANT* Love, Inevitable (Leovela)
- MERIVAL* Lesson (Self-Released)
- JEAN LELOUP* L’étrange pays (Grosse Boite)
- DAWN TYLER WATSON* Mad Love (Self-Released)
- CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM Kingfish (Alligator)
- THE IRISH ROVERS The Unicorn, the Continuing Story (Rover)
- HARPDOG BROWN* For Love & Money (Dog House Records)
- GILLIAN NICOLA* Dried Flowers (Self-Released)