- Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
- Wilco – If I Ever Was A Child
- David Bowie – Blackstar/I Can’t Give Everything Away/Lazarus (cannot pick just one)
- Margaret Glaspy – You and I
- Radiohead – Burn The Witch
- Paul Simon – Wristband
- Animal Collective – FloriDada
- Warpaint – New Song
- Jim James – Here In Spirit
- OJR – Numb
Honorable mention:
Sunflower Bean – Come On
