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1
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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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The Gloaming - 2
February 26, 2016
Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Kevin Morby - Singing Saw
April 15, 2016
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
82
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Leyla McCalla - A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey
May 27, 2016
Folk
,
Americana
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
John K. Samson - Winter Wheat
October 21, 2016
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
case/lang/veirs - case/lang/veirs
June 17, 2016
Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
81
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Kacy & Clayton - Strange Country
May 6, 2016
Indie Folk
,
Americana
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Shirley Collins - Lodestar
November 4, 2016
Folk
Critic Score
80
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
William Tyler - Modern Country
June 3, 2016
Folk
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Courtney Marie Andrews - Honest Life
August 19, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
,
Folk
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth
October 21, 2016
Psychedelic Folk
,
Baroque Pop
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Whitney - Light Upon The Lake
June 3, 2016
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Shovels & Rope - Little Seeds
October 7, 2016
Folk
,
Americana
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Ryley Walker - Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
August 19, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
79
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Big Thief - Masterpiece
May 27, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Andy Shauf - The Party
May 20, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
79
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Eric Bachmann - Eric Bachmann
March 25, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Mothers - When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
February 26, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
78
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Glenn Jones - Fleeting
March 18, 2016
American Primitivism
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Billie Marten - Writing of Blues and Yellows
September 23, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Yorkston / Thorne / Khan - Everything Sacred
January 15, 2016
Folk
Critic Score
78
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
22
.
Andrew Bird - Are You Serious
April 1, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
77
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Bob Weir - Blue Mountain
September 30, 2016
Contemporary Folk
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
77
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
24
.
Steve Gunn - Eyes on the Lines
June 3, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
77
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Adam Torres - Pearls To Swine
September 9, 2016
Indie Folk
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
2
3
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