Top 25:
- Lorde-Melodrama
- Tyler, the Creator-Flower Boy
- SZA-Ctrl
- Jaimie Branch-Fly or Die
- Moses Sumney-Aromanticism
- Mich Cota-Kijà/Care
- Kelly Lee Owens-Kelly Lee Owens
- Bibio-Phantom Brickworks
- Jessica Moss-Pools of Light
- Tim Berne-Incidentals
- Julien Baker-Turn Out the Lights
- Jay-Z 4:44
- Palberta-Bye Bye Berta
- Common Holly-Playing House
- Jay Som-Everybody Works
- Brockhampton-Saturation Trilogy
- Priests-Nothing Feels Natural
- Paramore-After Laughter
- Mount Eerie-A Crow Looked at Me
- Arca-Arca
- The Courtneys-II
- Kendrick Lamar-DAMN
- Slowdive-Slowdive
- Perfume Genius-No Shape
- Laurel Halo-Dust
Pop:
- Lorde-Melodrama
- Paramore-After Laughter
- Kesha-Rainbow
Rock:
- Slowdive-Slowdive
- The Courtneys-II
- Jay Som-Everybody Works
- Waxahatchee-Out in the Storm
- The National-Sleep Well Beast
Punk
- Priests-Nothing Feels Natural
- Palberta-Bye Bye Berta
- Downtown Boys-Cost of Living
Indie/Dream Pop
- Mich Cota-Kija/Care
- Perfume Genius-No Shape
- Japanese Breakfast-Soft Sounds from Another Planet
- St Vincent-Masseduction
- Dirty Projectors-Dirty Projectors
Electronic/Dance
- Kelly Lee Owens-Kelly Lee Owens
- Laurel Halo-Dust
- Blanck Mass-World Eater
- Arca-Arca
- Yaeji-EP2
- Vince Staples-Big Fish Theory (lol)
- Four tet-New Energy
- Blue Hawaii-Tenderness
- Ibeyi-Ash
- Pierre Kwenders-MAKANDA: The End of Life the end of Time
Folk/Singer/Songwriter
- Moses Sumney-Aromanticism
- Julien Baker-Turn Out the Lights
- Mount Eerie-A Crow Looked at Me
- Common Holly-Playing House
- Feist-Pleasure
R&B/Soul
- SZA-Ctrl
- Sampha-Process
- Kelela-Take Me Apart
Hip Hop/Rap
- Tyler, the Creator-Flower Boy
- Jay-Z: 4:44
- Brockhampton-Saturation Trilogy
- Kendrick Lamar-Damn
- Migos-Culture
Jazz
- Jaimie Branch-Fly or Die
- Tim Berne-Incendentals
- Nicole Mitchell-Mandorla Awakenings II
- Kamasi Washington-Harmony of Difference
- Whit Dickey/Matt Maneri/Matthew Shipp-Vessel in Orbit
Ambient
- Bibio-Phantom Brickworks
- Jessica Moss-Pools of Light
- Kara-Lis Coverdale-GRAFTS
LIVE:
- Austra/Jessy Lanza @ Pop Montreal
- LCD Soundsystem @ Laval
- Slowdive @ Olympia
- Henry Threadgill @ Newport Fest
- The Roots @ Newport Jazz Fest
- Tim Berne @ Newport Jazz Fest
- Jaimie Branch @ Suoni Per il Popolo
- The Courtneys @ M for Montreal
- Lightning Bolt @ Foo Fest
- Tom Rainey’s Obbligatto in NYC
Old Albums I couldn’t stop listening to:
- LCD Soundsystem-Sound of Silver (they’re back!)
- Carly Rae Jepsen-Emotion
- Radiohead-OK Computer
- Roscoe Mitchell-Sound
- Nas-Illmatic
- Mobb Deep-The Infamous
- Sleater Kinney-All Hands on the Bad One
- Laurie Spiegel-The Expanding Universe
- New Order-Power, Corruption & Lies
- Arthur Blythe-Illusions
- Bjork-Homogenic
- Daft Punk-Homework
- Rihanna-Anti
- Katy Perry-Teenage Dream
- William Basinski-The Disintegration Loops
- Kate Bush-Hounds of Love
- Underworld-Dubnobasswithmyheadman
- Death Grips-The Money Store
- Grimes-Visions
- Frank Ocean Blond ❤
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