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1. Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett – Over Everything

2. St. Vincent – Los Ageless

3. Andy Bopp – Shadow

4. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still

5. Chicano Batman – Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)

6. Outcalls – No King

7. The War On Drugs – Pain

8. The Herd of Main Street – Never Look Back

9. Valerie June – Got Soul

10. Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real – Find Yourself

11. The National – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness

12. Kurt Deemer Band – Fire Escape

13. Alice Merton – No Roots

14. Beck – Dear Life

15. Spoon – Hot Thoughts

16. Morrissey – Spent The Day In Bed

17. Ron Gallo – Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me

18. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Matter of Time

19. Manchester Orchestra – The Gold

20. Father John Misty – Ballad of the Dying Man

21. Waxahatchee – Silver

22. Flamin’ Groovies – End of the World

23. Old 97’s – Good with God (Ft. Brandi Carlile)

24. Noel Gallagher – Holy Mountain

25. Raindeer – Bad Things

26. Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Kisses

27. Arcade Fire – Everything Now

28. Michael Nau – Good Thing

29. Jason Isbell – Hope The High Road

30. Phoebe Bridgers – Motion Sickness

31. Jesse Malin – Meet Me At The End Of The World

32. Queens of the Stone Age – The Way You Used To Do

33. The National – Day I Die

34. Nikki Lane – Jackpot

35. Robert Plant – Bones of Saints

36. Van William – Revolution (feat. First Aid Kit)

37. Alvvays – In Undertow

38. The Mavericks – Brand New Day

39. Chicano Batman – Freedom Is Free

40. Liam Gallagher – For What It’s Worth

41. Real Estate – Stained Glass

42. Ariel Pink – Feels Like Heaven

43. Stone Senate – Martha

44. LP – No Witness

45. Beck – Up All Night

46. Son Volt – Back Against The Wall

47. Bay Ledges – Safe

48. Pocket Bells – What It Feels Like

49. Earl St. Clair – Feeling Alive

50. J Roddy Walston and the Business – The Wanting

51. Jake La Botz – How I Wish She Was Mine

52. Hollis Brown – Run Right To You

53. Amy Shark – Adore

54. Robyn Hitchcock – I Want To Tell You About What I Want

55. June Star – Cinnamon

56. alt-J – In Cold Blood

57. The Districts – Ordinary Day

58. Future Islands – RAN

59. Jessica Lea Mayfield – Sorry Is Gone

60. The War and Treaty – Down to the River

61. Barr Brothers – It Came To Me

62. Andy Bopp – Running Up That Hill

63. Airpark – All The Time

64. The Dream Syndicate – Filter Me Through You

65. Fantastic Negrito – Push Back

66. Maggie Rogers – On + Off

67. Kurt Deemer – Stockholm Syndrome

68. Moon Taxi – Two High

69. BORNS – Faded Heart

70. Jack Johnson – My Mind is For Sale

71. The Lemon Twigs – Why Didn’t You Say That

72. Becca Mancari – Summertime Mama

73. Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie – In My World

74. Thomas Wynn & The Believers – Wade Waist Deep

75. Songhoy Blues – Bamako

76. Bash and Pop – Too Late

77. Matthew Logan Vasquez – Same

78. Pokey LaFarge – Riot In The Streets

79. Magic Giant – Set On Fire

80. Craig Finn – Preludes

81. Broken Social Scene – Halfway Home

82. The xx – I Dare You

83. New Pornographers – High Ticket Attractions

84. JD McPherson – Lucky Penny

85. Fractal Cat – Have I Lost My Way

86. Ages and Ages – How it Feels

87. Fleet Foxes – Fool’s Errand

88. Spoon – Can I Sit Next To You

89. Animal Years – Caroline