Notable Classical/Electronic
- alt-J-This Is All Yours (Infectious)
- Aphex Twin-Syro (WARP)
- Ben Frost-Aurora (Mute)
- Bo Ningen-III (Stolen Recordings)
- Call Super-Suzi Ecto (Houndstooth)
- Daniel Lanois -Flesh and Machine (Anti)
- Danish String Quartet -Woodworks (Dacapo Records)
- David Greilsammer-Scarlatti & Cage: Sonatas (Sony Classical)
- East India Youth-Total Strife Forever (Stolen Recordings)
- FaltyDL-In the Wild (Ninja Tune)
- Gazelle Twin– Unflesh (Last Gang)
- Hauschka-Abandoned City (Temporary Residence)
- James Blackshaw-Fantômas : Le Faux Magistrat (Tompkins Square)
- John Luther Adams-Become Ocean (Cantaloupe)
- Kassem Mosse-Workshop 19 (workshop)
- Leon Vynehall-Music For The Uninvited (3024)
- Plaid-Reachy Prints(Warp)
- Simian Mobile Disco– Whorl (Anti)
- Steve Reich-Reich: Radio Rewrite (Nonesuch)
- Thom Yorke-Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes (S/R)
- Tycho-Awake (Ghostly Intl)
Notable Country/Folk/Americana
- Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn-Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (New Rounder)
- Black Prairie– Fortune (Sugar Hill)
- Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt-For Keeps (Red House)
- Castanets-Decimation Blues (Asthmatic Kitty)
- Chad VanGaalen-Shrink Dust (Subpop)
- Christopher Denny-If The Roses Don’t Kill Us (Partisan)
- Corb Lund-Counterfeit Blues (New West)
- Diane Cluck-Boneset(Important)
- Dolly Parton-Blue Smoke (Sony Masterworks)
- Emma Ruth Rundle-Some Heavy Ocean (Sargent)
- Front Country-Sake Of The Sound (S/R)
- Gangastagrass-Broken Hearts And Stolen Money (Rench Audio)
- Haunt The House-Rural Introspection Study Group (S/R)
- Hurray for the Riff Raff-Small Town Heroes (ATO)
- Jack Clement-For Once And For All (I.R.S. Records)
- Jennifer Castle-Pink City (No quarter)
- Jennifer Nettles-That Girl (Mercury)
- Jim Lauderdale-I’m a Song (Sky Crunch)
- Laura Cantrell-No Way There From Here (Thrift shop)
- Luther Dickinson-Rock ‘n Roll Blues (New West)
- Piers Faccini & Vincent Segal-Songs of Time Lost (Six Degrees)
- Robert Ellis-The Lights From the Chemical Plant (New West)
- Rodney Crowell-Tarpaper Sky (New West)
- Rosanne Cash-The River and the Thread (Blue Note)
- Sam Amidon-Lily-O (Nonesuch)
- Scott H. Biram-Nothin’ But Blood (Bloodshot)
- Shovels & Rope-Swimmin’ Time (Dualtone)
- Sturgill Simpson-Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (Loose Music)
- The Haden Triplets-The Haden Triplets (Third Man)
- The John Steel Singers-Everything’s a Thread (Dew Process)
- Willie Watson-Folk Singer Vol. 1 (Acony)
Notable Jazz
- Ambrose Akinmusire-The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint (Blue Note)
- Andrew Scott Potter– Blues for Mr. Andrew Scott Potter (Bon Ritmo)
- Ani DiFranco– Allergic to Water (Righteous Babe)
- Arto Lindsay– Encyclopedia Of Arto (ZE Records)
- Arun Ramamurthy Trio-Jazz Carnatica (S/R)
- Badbadnotgood-III (Innovative Leisure)
- Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band-Landmarks (Blue Note)
- Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band-Intensity Ghost (No Quarter)
- Danilo Perez– Panama 500 (Mack Avenue)
- Dr. John-Ske-Dat-De-Dat…The Spirit Of Satch (Concord)
- Farmers By Nature-Love And Ghosts (AUM Fidelity)
- Fred Hersch Trio-Floating (Palmetto)
- Hayden Pedigo-Five Steps (Debacle)
- Jason Roebke Octet-High/Red/Center (Delmark)
- Jenny Scheinman-The Littlest Prisoner (Sony Masterworks)
- Julian Lage & Nels Cline-ROOM (Mack Avenue)
- Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden-Last Dance (ECM)
- Klaxon Mutant Allstars-Robot Invasion (S/R)
- Neneh Cherry-Blank Project (Smallsound Supersound)
- Paul Giallorenzo’s GitGo-Force Majeure (Delmark)
- Sax Ruins-Blimmguass (Ipecac)
- Scott Arnold– 45 (S/R)
- Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra-Marshall Allen presents Sun Ra and His Arkestra: In the Orbit of Ra (Strut)
- Taylor McFerrin-Early Riser (Brainfeeder)
- The Dogon Lights-S/T (S/R)
- The Equity & Social Justice Quartet -The Whisper of Flowers (Edgetone)
- The Nels Cline Singers-Macroscope (Mack Avenue)
- The Souljazz Orchestra-Inner Fire (Strut Records)
- The Tiptons Sax Quartet-Tiny Lower Case (S/R)
- Thievery Corporation-Saudade (ESL Music)
- Zara McFarlane-If You Knew Her (Brownswood)
Notable Soundtracks
- Andrew Hewitt-The Double (Milan)
- Antonio Sanchez-Birdman (Milan)
- Johann Johannsson-Theory of Everything (Backlot)
- Mica Levi-Under The Skin (Milan)
- Yann Tiersen– Infinity (Mute)
Favorite Covers
- Robyn Hitchcock –“The Ghost in You”-The Man Upstairs (Yep Roc)
- Todd Terje (with Brian Ferry)-“Johnny and Mary”-It’s Album Time (Olsen Records)
- Joseph Arthur -“Men of Good Fortune”-Lou (Vanguard)
Notable Compilations
- Native North America, Vol. 1: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-1985 (Light in the Attic)
- Catch Action: The Sophisticated Boogie Funk Of Sheridan House Records (Sheridan House)
- Skanish Sound: Jamaican influenced music from Spain 1964-1972 (Forced Exposure)
- Various Artists: Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell (Yep Roc)
- Krautrock Classics: a tribute to German Cosmic Music 60s and 70s (Dublab & the Goethe-Institute LA)
