- Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice (Matador)
- Blitzen Trapper – Wild And Reckless (Lojinx)
- Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger In The Alps (Dead Oceans)
- Lila Downs – Salón, Lágrimas Y Deseo (Fluff & Gravy)
- Robert Finley – Going Platinum (Easy Eye Sound)
- Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway (Nonesuch)
- Heron Oblivion – The Chapel (S/R)
- Hills – Alive At Roadburn (Rocket)
- Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Navigator (Ato)
- Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound (Thirty Tigers)
- Kacy & Clayton – Siren’s Song (New West)
- Marble Party – Sometimes A Great Ocean (Floating)
- Moon Duo – Occult Architecture Vol.1 (Sacred Bones)
- Oh Sees – Orc (Castle Face)
- Peter Perrett – How The West Was Won (Domino)
- Queens Of The Stone Age – Villains (Matador)
- Nadia Reid – Preservation (Basin Rock)
- Sleaford Mods – English Tapas (Rough Trade)
- Songhoy Blues – Resistance (Fat Possum)
- Spoon – Hot Thoughts (Matador)
- This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze (Rough Trade)
- Thundercat – Drunk (Brainfeder)
- Dale Watson & Ray Benson – Dale and Ray (Ameripolitan/Home)
FAVORITE REISSUES
- Alice Coltrane – World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (Luaka Bop)
- Husker Du – Savage Young Du (Numero Group)
- Lift To Experience – The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads (Mute)
- Lal & Mike Waterson – Bright Phoebus (Domino)
- Wilco – Being There (Rhino)
FAVORITE SONG
- Shotgun Superman by Marble Party from Sometimes A Great Ocean (Floating)
FAVORITE DEBUT
- Vista Kicks – Booty Shakers Ball (Little Hook)
WHERE HAS THIS RECORD BEEN ALL MY LIFE MOMENT OF 2017
- Bridget St. John – Ask Me No Questions (Elektra)
