TOP 30
- BIRD CITY* Winnowing (Label Fantastic/Coax)
- DUSTED* Blackout Summer (Polyvinyl)
- INNES WILSON* Northumberland Slums (Out Of Sound)
- VICTIME* La Femme Taupe (Michel Records)
- U.S. GIRLS* In A Poem Unlimited (Royal Mountain)
- SUUNS* Felt (Secret City)
- PERIPHERAL VISION* More Songs About Error And Shame (Self-Released)
- FRACTION & FINSTA* Thoughtwork (Self-Released)
- ISKWÉ* The Fight Within (Self-Released)
- RHYE* Blood (Last Gang)
- THE ONCE* Time Enough (Self-Released)
- YOUNG FATHERS Cocoa Sugar (Ninja Tune)
- LOWELL* Lone Wolf (Arts & Crafts)
- MANITOBA HAL* Blues Is In the Water (Self-Released)
- UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Sex & Food (Jagjaguwar)
- NAP EYES* I’m Bad Now (You’ve Changed)
- NELS CLINE 4 Currents, Constellations (Blue Note)
- SLOAN* 12 (Murderecords)
- PEACH KELLI POP Which Witch (Mint)
- ELAQUENT* Celebrate Life! (Urbnet)
- FRANKIE COSMOS Vessel (Sub Pop)
- NOVA SCOTIABLES* Nova Scotiables (Self-Released)
- DAN WEISS Starebaby (Pi)
- THIEVERY CORPORATION Treasures From The Temple (ESL/Eighteenth Street Lounge)
- PALBERTA Roach Goin’ Down (Wharf Cat)
- YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN* Dirt (Paper Bag)
- SUE FOLEY* The Ice Queen (Stony Plain)
- MICHAEL RAULT* It’s A New Day Tonight (Wick)
- RAFIQ BHATIA Breaking English (Anti-)
- SPEEDY ORTIZ Twerp Verse (Carpark)
Electronic
- ISKWÉ* The Fight Within (Self-Released)
- ELAQUENT* Celebrate Life! (Urbnet)
- THIEVERY CORPORATION Treasures From The Temple (ESL/Eighteenth Street Lounge)
- RAFIQ BHATIA Breaking English (Anti-)
- CUT CHEMIST Die Cut (A Stable Sound)
- RIVAL CONSOLES Persona (Erased Tapes)
- MAKENESS Loud Patterns (Secretly Canadian)
- OBUXUM* H.E.R. (Urbnet)
- ALWAYS A BAD THING* Always a Bad Thing (Baffled Octopi)
- NILS FRAHM All Melody (Erased Tapes)
Hip Hop
- FRACTION & FINSTA* Thoughtwork (Self-Released)
- ELAQUENT* Celebrate Life! (Urbnet)
- OBUXUM* H.E.R. (Urbnet)
- ILLISM Love and Loyalty (Self-Released)
- FACTOR CHANDELIER* Wisdom Teeth (Fake Four Inc.)
- CADENCE WEAPON* Cadence Weapon (eOne Music (E1))
- DR. OCTAGON Moosebumps (Bulk)
- REJJIE SNOW Dear Annie (300 Entertainment)
- EYTREG One?s Hidden Agony (Urbnet)
- SAUKRATES* Season 2 (Culvert)
International
- THIEVERY CORPORATION Treasures From The Temple (ESL/Eighteenth Street Lounge)
- KIRAN AHLUWALIA 7 Billion (Six Degrees)
- MELISSA LAVEAUX* Radyo Siwel (No Format! Records)
- ORQUESTA AKOKAN Orquesta Akokan (Daptone)
- BELLEGARDE* Anba Tonel (Self-Released)
- BEAUTIFUL NUBIA AND THE ROOTS RENAISSANCE BAND* Amunudun (Eniobanke)
- VARIOUS African Scream Contest 2 (Analog Africa)
- HECTOR GUERRA Desde El Infierno (Kasba)
- SIDI TOURE Toubalbero (Thrill Jockey)
- HOLLY BLAZINA* Transcendencia (Self-Released)
Jazz & Experimental
- PERIPHERAL VISION* More Songs About Error And Shame (Self-Released)
- NELS CLINE 4 Currents, Constellations (Blue Note)
- DAN WEISS Starebaby (Pi)
- STEPHANIE RICHARDS* Fullmoon (Relative Pitch)
- AVI GRANITE 6* Orbit (Pet Mantis)
- GORDON GRDINA QUARTET* Inroads (Songlines)
- SARAH BERNSTEIN UNEARTHISH Crazy Lights Shining (Phase Frame)
- JOHN MCCOWEN Solo Contra (International Anthem)
- MARC RIBOT’S CERAMIC DOG YRU Still Here (Northern Spy)
- MAKAYA MCCRAVEN Highly Rare (International Anthem)
Loud
- VICTIME* La Femme Taupe (Michel Records)
- PEACH KELLI POP Which Witch (Mint)
- PALBERTA Roach Goin’ Down (Wharf Cat)
- YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN* Dirt (Paper Bag)
- NECK OF THE WOODS* The Passenger (Basick Records)
- EARTHLESS Black Heaven (Nuclear Blast)
- BASIC INSTINCT* Equinox (Self-Released)
- TOWANDA* Freak Of Nurture (Deface The Music)
- LIFE IN VACUUM* All You Can Quit (New Damage)
- SHOPPING The Official Body (FatCat Records)
Folk/Roots/Blues
- BIRD CITY* Winnowing (Label Fantastic/Coax)
- INNES WILSON* Northumberland Slums (Out Of Sound)
- THE ONCE* Time Enough (Self-Released)
- MANITOBA HAL* Blues Is In the Water (Self-Released)
- NOVA SCOTIABLES* Nova Scotiables (Self-Released)
- SUE FOLEY* The Ice Queen (Stony Plain)
- LINDI ORTEGA* Liberty (Shadowbox)
- BEN HARPER & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE No Mercy in This Land (Anti-)
- JIMMY ZEE BAND* What You See is What You Get (Self-Released)
- DONOVAN WOODS* Both Ways (Get Well)