1.14...Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings...It's a Holiday Party...Daptone

2.14...U.S. Girls...Half Free...4AD

3.12...Secret Boyfriend...Haunt Stress/Burned Version/Forget to Breathe...self-released

4.12...Gloria Ann Taylor...Love is a Hurtin' Thing...Ubiquity

5.12...The New Mastersounds...Made for Pleasure...Royal Potato Family

6.11...Paradise 100...Northern Seoul...100% Silk

7.10...Various...Senegal 70: Sonic Gems and Previously Unreleased Recordings from the '70s...Analog Africa

8.10...Floating Points...Elaenia...Luaka Bop/Pluto

9.10...555...Arcosanta...Moon Glyph

10.10...Alex G...Beach Music...Domino

11.9...Kooley High...Heights EP...M.E.C.C.A.

12.9...The Souljazz Orchestra...Resistance...Strut

13.9...Jeff Zagers...Still/Alive...Wharf Cat

14.9...Kishi Bashi...String Quartet Live...Joyful Noise

15.9...Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators...Happiness in Every Style...Timmion

16.8...Otis Brown...I've Got Another b/w Southside Chicago...Numero Group

17.8...James Ferraro...Skid Row...Break World

18.8...Atlantic Thrills...Atlantic Thrills...Almost Ready

19.8...The Oscillation...Beyond the Mirror: Rare and Unreleased Tracks...All Time Low Productions

20.8...Shadow in the Cracks...Shadow in the Cracks...Goner

21.8...GNOER...Tethers Down...s/r

22.7...eMC...The Tonight Show...M3/Penalty Entertainment/Sony Red

23.7...Various Artists...Cumbias Chichadelicas: Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha...Pharaway Sounds

24.7...Various Artists...Bloodshot Six Pack to Go: Working Songs for the Drinking Class...Bloodshot

25.7...Various...Loose the Funk: Rare Soul from Sound Stage 7 Records...Airline

26.6...George Lewis...The Solo Trombone Record...Sackville/Delmark

27.6...Grupo Fantasma...Problemas...Blue Corn Music

28.6...Kode9...Nothing...Hyperdub

29.6...Coil...Backwards...Cold Spring

30.6...Dirt Disciples...Panoramic feat. Torae...Soulspazm

31.6...Fleabite...T.T.Y.L....Puzzle Pieces

32.6...Liz Vice...There's a Light...Ramseur

33.6...Baphomet's Blood...In Satan We Trust...Iron Bonehead

34.6...Asleep at the Wheel...Havin' a Party - Live...Goldenlane

35.5...Lack...atemporal...Tone Log

36.5...Bandages...All Extreme Measures b/w Tokyo Carwash...Sorry State

37.5...Irata...Sweet Loris...Retro Futurist

38.5...Don Howland...Life is a Nightmare...12XU Records

39.5...Dieuf-Dieul de Thies...Aw Sa Yone Vol. 2...Teranga  Beat

40.5...Simbiosi...Elements...Werk Discs/Ninja Tune

41.5...Emmylou Harris...Amazing Grace Coffee House 15 May 1975...Echoes

42.5...Esmerine...Lost Voices...Constellation

43.5...Peaches...Rub...I U She

44.5...DJ Spinn...Off That Loud EP...Hyperdub

45.5...Idrissa Soumaoro and L´Eclipse De L´I.J.A....Ampsa...Mississippi/Singasongfighter

46.5...Vocab Slick...Priceless feat. Opio...Distant Relatives

47.5...Various Artists...Garden City Blues: Detroit's Jumping Scene 1948-1960...JSP Records

48.4...Sarah Shook and the Disarmers...Sidelong...s/r

49.4...Tashi Dorji/Marisa Anderson...Split LP...Footfalls

50.4...The Wigg Report...Everyday Revolution...s/r

51.4...Made of Oak...Penumbra...Partisan

52.4...Skyzoo...Music for My Friends...First Generation Rich/Empire

53.4...Various...Musique Sans Paroles...Editions Syliphone Conakry/Sterns Africa

54.4...Warm Brains...Big Wow...Milk Milk Lemonade

55.4...Bazar...Drabantbyrock...Sommor

56.4...Bert Jansch...Moonshine...Earth

57.4...Express Rising...Fixed Rope...Numero Group

58.4...Pigeons...The Bower...MIE Music

59.4...Carlos Timon...Solar Rape...Pueblo

60.4...Merrell Fankhauser...The Maui Album...Out-Sider

61.4...Barker Trio...Barker Trio...Phantom Ear

62.4...First Division...Overworked & Underpaid...Soulspazm/Spaghetti Bender

63.4...David Lynch & Marek Zebrowski...Polish Night Music...Sacred Bones

64.4...United Bible Studies...The Ale's What Cures Ye ...MIE Music

65.3...The Second Wife...Tourist...Potluck

66.3...Al Riggs and the Inconveniences...Husbands...s/r

67.3...Magas...Heads Plus...Midwich

68.3...Red Fetish...A Derangement of Synapses...Medical

69.3...Josh Berman...A Dance and a Hop...Delmark

70.3...Helvetia...Dromomania...Joyful Noise

71.3...Sacrilege...Behind the Realms of Madness...Relapse

72.3...Bare Sole...Flash...Sommor

73.3...Meercaz and the Visions...Get Muzzled...Sweet Rot

74.3...The Lonesome Billies...It's Good to Be Lonesome...s/r

75.3...Mekons and Robbie Fulks...Jura...Bloodshot

76.3...Gems...Kill the One You Love...Carpark

77.3...Useless Eaters...Live in San Francisco...Castle Face

78.3...King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard...Paper Mache Dream Balloon...ATO

79.3...The Van Buren Wheels...The Van Buren Wheels...Slovenly/Black Gladiator

80.3...Phillip Wright...Keep Her Happy...Best Record Italy

81.3...Cellulite...Dust Wave...Slovenly/Black Gladiator

82.3...Randomer...Kids Play...L.I.E.S.

83.3...Sonny Simmons with Barbara Donald...Reincarnation...Arhoolie

84.3...Tigran Hamasyan...Luys i Luso...ECM

85.3...Young People's Chorus of New York City...Transient Glory III...Cantaloupe

86.3...Hylo Brown...Legends & Tall Tales...Rural Rhythm

87.3...Japanese House...Clean EP...Dirty Hit

88.2...Wolf Eyes...I am a Problem: Mind in Pieces...Third Man

RPM

1.11...Paradise 100...Northern Seoul...100% Silk

2.10...Floating Points...Elaenia...Luaka Bop/Pluto

3.8...James Ferraro...Skid Row...Break World

4.6...Kode9...Nothing...Hyperdub

5.5...Lack...atemporal...Tone Log

6.5...Simbiosi...Elements...Werk Discs/Ninja Tune

7.5...DJ Spinn...Off That Loud EP...Hyperdub

8.3...Magas...Heads Plus...Midwich

9.3...Randomer...Kids Play...L.I.E.S.

10.2...Rafael Anton Irisarri...A Fragile Geography...Room40

HIP HOP

1.9...Kooley High...Heights EP...M.E.C.C.A.

2.7...eMC...The Tonight Show...M3/Penalty Entertainment/Sony Red

3.6...Dirt Disciples...Panoramic feat. Torae...Soulspazm

4.5...Vocab Slick...Priceless feat. Opio...Distant Relatives

5.4...Skyzoo...Music for My Friends...First Generation Rich/Empire

6.4...First Division...Overworked & Underpaid...Soulspazm/Spaghetti Bender

7.2...Sean Price...Songs in the Key of Price...Duck Down

8.1...Kirk Knight...Good Knight b/w Dead Friends...Pro Era/Cinematic Music

9.1...Blackalicious...Imani Vol. 1...OGM

10.1...Mega Ran...RNDM...Random Beats

WORLD

1. 10...Various...Senegal 70: Sonic Gems and Previously Unreleased Recordings from the '70s...Analog Africa

2. 9...The Souljazz Orchestra...Resistance...Strut

3. 7...Various Artists...Cumbias Chichadelicas: Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha...Pharaway Sounds

4. 6...Grupo Fantasma...Problemas...Blue Corn Music

5. 5...Dieuf-Dieul de Thies...Aw Sa Yone Vol. 2...Teranga Beat

6. 5...Idrissa Soumaoro and L´Eclipse De L'I.J.A....Ampsa...Mississippi/Singasongfighter

7. 4...Various...Musique Sans Paroles...Editions Syliphone Conakry/Sterns Africa

8. 4...Carlos Timon...Solar Rapé...Pueblo

9. 2...SK Kakraba...Songs of Paapieye...Awesome Tapes from Africa

10. 2...Dr. Ed Calle...Mamblue...Mojito

AMERICANA

1. 6...Asleep at the Wheel...Havin' a Party - Live...Goldenlane

2. 5...Emmylou Harris...Amazing Grace Coffee House 15 May 1975...Echoes

3. 5...Various Artists...Garden City Blues: Detroit's Jumping Scene 1948-1960...JSP Records

4. 4...Sarah Shook and the Disarmers...Sidelong...self-released

5. 4...Tashi Dorji/Marisa Anderson...Split LP...Footfalls

6. 4...Bert Jansch...Moonshine...Earth

7. 4...United Bible Studies...The Ale's What Cures Ye...MIE Music

8. 3...The Lonesome Billies...It's Good to Be Lonesome...self-released

9. 3...Hylo Brown...Legends & Tall Tales...Rural Rhythm

10. 2...CeDell Davis...Last Man Standing/When Lightnin' Struck the Pine...Sunyata

JAZZ

1.6...George Lewis...The Solo Trombone Record...Sackville/Delmark

2.4...Barker Trio...Barker Trio...Phantom Ear

3.3...Josh Berman...A Dance and a Hop...Delmark

4.3...Sonny Simmons with Barbara Donald...Reincarnation...Arhoolie

5.2...Bathysphere...Bathysphere...Driff

6.2...Hans Ludemann...Das Reale Klavier...BMC

7.2...Matthew Shipp Trio...The Conduct of Jazz...Thirsty Ear

8.2...The Necks...Vertigo...Northern Spy

9.1...The 3.5.7 Ensemble...Amongst the Smokestacks and Steeples...Milk Factory Productions

10.1...Harris Eisenstadt...Canada Day IV...Songlines

LOUD

1.6...Baphomet's Blood...In Satan We Trust...Iron Bonehead

2.5...Bandages...All Extreme Measures b/w Tokyo Carwash...Sorry State

3.5...Irata...Sweet Loris...Retro Futurist

4.3...Sacrilege...Behind the Realms of Madness...Relapse

5.3...Cellulite...Dust Wave...Slovenly/Black Gladiator

6.2...Christian Mistress...To Your Death...Relapse

7.2...Horrendous...Anareta...s/r

8.2...Black Grail...Misticismo Regresivo...Tyrannus

9.1...VHOL...Deeper than Sky ...Profound Lore

10.1...With the Dead...With the Dead...Rise Above