1. King Tuff - The Other [Sub Pop]
2. Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings [International Anthem]
3. Shmu - Lead Me to the Glow [self-released]
4. Jerry Paper - Like A Baby [Stones Throw]
5. Blood Orange - Negro Swan [Domino]
6. Sudan Archives - Sink EP [Stones Throw]
7. various artists - WTUL: Songs from the Basement Vol. 16 [WTUL New Orleans]
8. Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose [Domino]
9. Don the Tiger - Matanzas [Crammed Discs]
10. Tim Hecker - Haunt Me, Haunt Me, Do It Again [Kranky]
11. Morricone Youth - Danger: Diabolik [Country Club]
12. Oh Sees - Smote Reverser [Castle Face]
13. John Carpenter - Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Sacred Bones]
14. Goggs - Pre Strike Sweep [In the Red]
15. Yoke Lore - Absolutes [Big Indie]
16. Mitski - Be the Cowboy [Dead Oceans]
17. Yuno - Moodie [Sub Pop]
18. Miss Information - Sequence [Pioneer]
19. Elizabeth Joan Kelly - Music for the DMV [self-released]
20. Benni - The Return [Goner]
21. Charm Taylor - The Road Within [Sinking City]
22. Brooklyn Rider - Spontaneous Symbols [In A Circle]
23. Maison Blanche - NOLA Vapours [self-released]
24. Dearly Departure - Genesis [100% Silk]
25. The Ar-kaiks [Wick/Daptone]
26. Miss Mojo - Miss Mojo [self-released]
27. Oliver Coates - Shellys on Zenn-La [Beats In Space]
28. Louis Cole - Time [Brainfeeder]
29. Beak> - >>> [Temporary Residence]
30. Pram - Across the Meridian [Domino]
ELECTRONIC
1. Tim Hecker - Haunt Me, Haunt Me, Do It Again [Kranky]
2. John Carpenter - Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Sacred Bones]
3. Miss Information - Sequence [Pioneer]
4. Elizabeth Joan Kelly - Music for the DMV [self-released]
5. Dearly Departure - Genesis [100% Silk]
6. Benni - The Return [Goner]
7. Maison Blanche - NOLA Vapours [self-released]
8. Oliver Coates - Shellys on Zenn-La [Beats In Space]
9. ADULT. - This Behavior [Dais]
10. Olsen - Dream Operator [100% Silk]
HIP-HOP
1. Charm Taylor - The Road Within [Sinking City]
2. Afro B - Afrowave 2 EP [Marathon]
3. Black Milk - Fever [Mass Appeal]
4. Chance the Rapper - Four Songs [self-released]
5. Alfred Banks - Mere-Exposure EP [Underdog Central Media]
6. Knife Knights - 1 Time Miraj [Sub Pop]
7. Cantrell - Stardust 2 Angels [Mass Appeal]
8. The Mouse Outfit - Jagged Tooth Crook [TMO]
9. Young RJ - The Detroit Project [self-released]
10. Del & Amp Live - Gate 13 [Plug Research]
WORLD/INTERNATIONAL/REGGAE
1. Don the Tiger - Matanzas [Crammed Discs]
2. Embassador Dulgoon - Hydrorian Remnants [Nonlocal Research/Psychic Sounds]
3. Gurrumul - Djarimirri: Child of the Rainbow [Skinnyfish]
4. Kassin - Relax [Luaka Bop]
5. Clau Aniz - Filha De Mil Muljeres [Minty Fresh]
6. Uji - Alborada [ZZK]
7. various artists - Too Slow To Disco Brasil [How Do You Are?]
8. various artists - The Original Sound of Mali [Mr. Bongo]
9. Paupiere - A Jamais Prive De Responses [Lisbon Lux]
10. Proteje - A Matter of Time [Easy Star]
JAZZ
1. Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings [International Anthem]
2. Miles Davis and John Coltrane - The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 [Columbia/Legacy]
3. Vector Families - For Those About to Jazz/Rock We Salute You [Sunnyside]
4. Ilhan Esrahin's Istanbul Sessions - Solar Plexus [Nublu]
5. The 3, 5, 7 Ensemble - Amongst the Smokestacks and Steeples [Milk Factory]
6. Nicole Mitchell - Maron Cloud [FPE]
7. Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore [Northern Spy]
8. Mathias Eick - Ravensburg [ECM]
9. Four - There You Go Thinking Again [Jazz Hang]
10. John Scofield - Combo 66 [Verve]