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1
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Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
91
47
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Sam Lee & Friends - The Fade In Time
June 16, 2015
Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
4
.
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
87
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
84
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Patty Griffin - Servant of Love
September 25, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
83
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - The Most Important Place In The World
March 16, 2015
Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
8
.
Rhiannon Giddens - Tomorrow Is My Turn
February 10, 2015
Folk
Critic Score
83
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Olivia Chaney - The Longest River
April 28, 2015
Folk
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
10
.
The Weather Station - Loyalty
May 12, 2015
Indie Folk
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Laura Marling - Short Movie
March 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
81
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
The Unthanks - Mount the Air
February 9, 2015
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
81
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Sharon Van Etten - I Don't Want To Let You Down
June 9, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Lady Lamb - After
March 3, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Ryley Walker - Primrose Green
March 31, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
79
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Richard Thompson - Still
June 23, 2015
Folk Rock
Critic Score
79
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Stornoway - Bonxie
April 13, 2015
Indie Folk
Critic Score
78
10
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
18
.
Nadia Reid - Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs
September 16, 2015
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again
January 27, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
78
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Power in the Blood
May 12, 2015
Folk
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
77
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down
September 25, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Psychedelic Folk
Critic Score
77
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Elephant Micah - Where In Our Woods
January 20, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Alasdair Roberts - Alasdair Roberts
January 26, 2015
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
76
9
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
24
.
The Staves - If I Was
March 23, 2015
Indie Folk
,
Folk
Critic Score
76
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Meg Baird - Don't Weigh Down the Light
June 23, 2015
Folk
Critic Score
75
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
2
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