Amanda Shires Down Fell the Doves
Asking Alexandria From Death To Destiny
Barbarossa Bloodlines
Blondes Swisher
Brendan James Simplify
Brett Eldredge Bring You Back
Centuries Taedium Vitae
Chick Corea The Vigil
Dinosaur Bones Shaky Dream
Eric Copeland Joke In The Hole
Exhumed Necrocracy
Hugh Laurie Didn’t It Rain
Iwrestledabearonce Late For Nothing
Jake Bellows New Ocean [Of Neva Dinova]
James LaBrie Impermanent Resonance [Of Dream Theater]
KT Tunstall Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon
Lumerians The High Frontier
Medicine To The Happy Few
Moderat II
Modern Hut Generic Treasure
Norma Jean Wrongdoers
Paul Allen And The Underthinkers Everywhere At Once
Phaeleh Tides
Pond Hobo Rocket
Revocation Revocation
Rudimental Home
Superhumanoids Exhibitionists
The Civil Wars The Civil Wars
The Dangerous Summer Golden Record
The Icarus Line Slave Vows
The Polyphonic Spree Yes, It’s True
Volto! Incitare
Walking Papers Walking Papers
Comment: Obviously, this is all about Modern Hut’s Generic Treasure. My favorite album of the year, it is ten new, one For Science cover , every single track of “extreme loner folk a masterpiece of detail and brood”. Once you get past that, how about a new Civil Wars, KT Tunstall, Polyphonic Spree and, er, Hugh Laurie. Laurie is back to blues, though I wish he’d do