Just missing the top 50 this year: First Aid Kit, Birds in Row, Alice in Chains, Camp Cope, Nine Inch Nails, Cat Power, Deaf Wish, Deafheaven, The Internet, Fucked Up, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise
50: Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want
Genre: Noise Rock
From: Providence, RI
Listen: You Won't Get What You Want
Video: Long Road, No Turns
49: Snail Mail - Lush
Genre: Lo-Fi
From: Baltimore, MDGenre: Lo-Fi
Listen: Lush
Video: Heat Wave
48: Campdogzz - In Rounds
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Chicago, IL
Listen: In Rounds
Videos:
Run Wild
On My Own
Genre: Indie Pop
From: Portland, OR
Listen: I'll Be Your Girl
Videos:
Severed
Once In My Life
Genre: Post-Hardcore
From: Boston, MA
Listen: Springtime and Blind
Video: Lay Low
Genre: Indie Folk
From: Dublin, Ireland
Listen: The Art of Pretending to Swim
Videos:
Fool
A Trick of the Light
Genre: Indie Folk
From: New York, NY
Listen: abysskiss
Video: symbol
43: Saba - Care for Me
Genre: Hip-Hop
From: Chicago, IL
Listen: Care for Me
Videos:
Busy
Life
42: Kendrick Lamar/Various Artists - Black Panther Soundtrack
Genre: Hip-Hop
Listen: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
Video: All the Stars
41: Dilly Dally - Heaven
Genre: Alternative Rock
From: Toronto, Ontario
Listen: Heaven
Videos:
I Feel Free
Marijuana
Sober Motel
Doom
40: We Were Promised Jetpacks - The More I Sleep The Less I Dream
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Edinburgh, Scotland
Listen: The More I Sleep The Less I Dream
Video: Repeating Patterns
39: Oh Sees - Smote Reverser
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
From: San Francisco, CA
Listen: Smote Reverser
38: Interpol - Marauder
Genre: Post-Punk Revival
From: New York, NY
Listen: Marauder
Videos:
If You Really Love Nothing
The Rover
37: Oneohtrix Point Never - Age Of
Genre: Glitch-Pop
From: Brooklyn, NY
Listen: Age Of
Video: Black Snow
36: Hot Snakes - Jericho Sirens
Genre: Garage Rock
From: San Diego, CA
Listen: Jericho Sirens
From: Brooklyn, NY
Listen: Age Of
Video: Black Snow
36: Hot Snakes - Jericho Sirens
Genre: Garage Rock
From: San Diego, CA
Listen: Jericho Sirens
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia
From: New York, NY
Listen: Virtue
Videos:
Pyramid of Bones
All Wordz are Made Up
QYURRYUS
34: Jeff Tweedy - Warm
Genre: Americana
From: Chicago, IL
Listen: Warm
Videos:
I Know What It's Like
Some Birds
33: Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Baltimore, MD
Listen: Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Videos:
How Simple
Somewhere a Judge
32: Flasher - Constant Image
Genre: Post-Punk Revival
From: Washington, D.C.
Listen: Constant Image
Videos:
Pressure
Skim Milk
Material
Who's Got Time
31: mewithoutYou - [Untitled]
Genre: Post-Hardcore
From: Philadelphia, PA
Listen: [Untitled]
Video: Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses)
30: Drug Church - Cheer
Genre: Post-Hardcore
From: Albany, NY
Listen: Cheer
Videos:
Unlicensed Hall Monitor
Avoidarama
29: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Sydney, Australia
Listen: Tell Me How You Really Feel
Videos:
Need a Little Time
City Looks Pretty
Nameless, Faceless
28: Anderson .Paak - Oxnard
Genre: Neo-Soul
From: Los Angeles, CA
Listen: Oxnard
Videos:
Bubblin
TINTS
27: Shame - Songs of Praise
Genre: Post-Punk
From: London, England
Listen: Songs of Praise
Videos:
One Rizla
Concrete
Lampoon
26: Pinegrove - Skylight
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Montclair, NJ
Listen: Skylight
25: Iceage - Beyondless
Genre: Post-Punk
From: Hovedstaden, Denmark
Listen: Beyondless
Videos:
Catch It
The Day the Music Dies
24: Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Genre: Psychedelic Pop
From: South Yorkshire, England
Listen: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Videos:
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Four Out of Five
Genre: Chamber Folk
From: Alexandria, VA
Listen: Hell-On
Videos:
Last Lion of Albion
22: The Royal They - Foreign Being
Genre: Post-Punk
From: Brooklyn, NY
Listen: Foreign Being
Video: Sludgefucker
21: Superchunk - What a Time to Be Alive
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Chapel Hill, NC
Listen: What a Time to Be Alive
Videos:
Erasure
Cloud of Hate
20: The Breeders - All Nerve
Genre: Alternative Rock
From: Boston, MA
Listen: All Nerve
Videos:
Spacewoman
Wait in the Car
19: Kurt Vile - Bottle it In
Genre: Folk Rock
From: Philadelphia, PA
Listen: Bottle It In
Videos:
Bassackwards
One Trick Ponies
Loading Zones
18: Amen Dunes - Freedom
Genre: Neo-Psychedelia
From: New York, NY
Listen: Freedom
Videos:
Miki Dora
Believe
17: Father John Misty - God's Favorite Customer
Genre: Indie Folk
From: Los Angeles, CA
Listen: God's Favorite Customer
Videos:
God's Favorite Customer
Mr. Tillman
16: Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
Genre: Contemporary R&B
From: Atlanta, GA
Listen: Dirty Computer
Videos:
Make Me Feel
I Like That
PYNK
15: Low - Double Negative
Genre: Glitch Pop
From: Duluth, MN
Listen: Double Negative
Videos:
Dancing and Blood
Always Trying to Work it Out
14: The Beths - Future Me Hates Me
Genre: Power Pop
From: Aukland, New Zealand
Listen: Future Me Hates Me
Videos:
Future Me Hates Me
You Wouldn't Like Me
Little Death
13: Beach House - 7
Genre: Dream Pop
From: Baltimore, MD
Listen: 7
Videos:
Dark Spring
Lemon Glow
Dive
Drunk in LA
12: Lucy Dacus - Historian
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
From: Richmond, VA
Listen: Historian
Video: Addictions
11: Cloud Nothings - Last Building Burning
Genre: Post-Hardcore
From: Cleveland, OH
Listen: Last Building Burning
Video: The Echo of the World
10: Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
Genre: Neo-Soul
From: Edinburgh, Scotland
Listen: Cocoa Sugar
Videos:
Toy
In My View
Holy Ghost
09: Black Foxxes -Reiði
Genre: Alternative Rock
From: Exeter, England
Listen: Reiði
Videos:
Sæla
Joy
Manic In Me
08: Pusha T - Daytona
Genre: Hip-Hop
From: Virginia Beach, VA
Listen: Daytona
Video: If You Know You Know
07: Mitski - Be the Cowboy
Genre: Art Pop
From: Brooklyn, NY
Listen: Be the Cowboy
Videos:
Nobody
Geyser
06: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
Genre: Experimental Hip-Hop
From: Los Angeles, CA
Listen: Kids See Ghosts
05: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Seattle, WA
Listen: Twin Fantasy
Video: Nervous Young Inhuman
04: Parquet Courts - Wide Awaaaaake!
Genre: Post-Punk
From: Brooklyn, NY
Listen: Wide Awaaaaake!
Videos:
Wide Awake
Freebird II
Total Football
03: Mastersystem - Dance Music
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Scotland/England
Listen: Dance Music
Videos:
Old Team
Notes on a Life Not Yet Lived
The Enlightenment
02: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
Genre: Jangle Pop
From: Melbourne, Australia
Listen: Hope Downs
Videos:
Talking Straight
Sister's Jeans
01: Typhoon - Offerings
Genre: Indie Rock
From: Portland, OR
Listen: Offerings
Videos:
Rorschach
Remember
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