2016 Singer-Songwriter Album Releases

Sep 30

Bon Iver

22, A Million

87

critic score

(44)

81

user score

(1,849)

Sep 2

Angel Olsen

My Woman

86

critic score

(38)

83

user score

(1,164)

Sep 9

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Skeleton Tree

91

critic score

(36)

85

user score

(1,097)

Oct 21

Leonard Cohen

You Want It Darker

89

critic score

(31)

82

user score

(467)

Apr 15

PJ Harvey

The Hope Six Demolition Project

76

critic score

(41)

73

user score

(356)

Jul 15

Michael Kiwanuka

Love & Hate

81

critic score

(22)

79

user score

(338)

Apr 15

Kevin Morby

Singing Saw

82

critic score

(21)

77

user score

(274)

Sep 30

Regina Spektor

Remember Us to Life

71

critic score

(18)

76

user score

(183)

May 20

Marissa Nadler

Strangers

76

critic score

(21)

74

user score

(155)

May 20

Andy Shauf

The Party

78

critic score

(10)

78

user score

(152)

Feb 26

Lucy Dacus

No Burden

75

critic score

(10)

76

user score

(148)

Aug 19

EDEN

i think you think too much of me

76

user score

(133)

Apr 1

Andrew Bird

Are You Serious

77

critic score

(18)

76

user score

(129)

Jun 17

Jake Bugg

On My One

56

critic score

(15)

47

user score

(124)

Aug 26

Cass McCombs

Mangy Love

78

critic score

(22)

76

user score

(122)

Oct 21

Agnes Obel

Citizen of Glass

78

critic score

(11)

78

user score

(119)

Oct 19

青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

マホロボシヤ (Mahoroboshiya)

80

critic score

(1)

80

user score

(111)

Oct 7

Julia Jacklin

Don't Let the Kids Win

76

critic score

(11)

77

user score

(109)

Oct 14

Conor Oberst

Ruminations

74

critic score

(27)

78

user score

(98)

Jun 3

Paul Simon

Stranger to Stranger

81

critic score

(22)

72

user score

(97)

Jan 22

Eleanor Friedberger

New View

76

critic score

(26)

72

user score

(91)

Jan 22

Jesu/Sun Kil Moon

Jesu/Sun Kil Moon

68

critic score

(10)

66

user score

(86)

Oct 6

Lady Gaga

Million Reasons

77

user score

(83)

Feb 26

Steve Mason

Meet the Humans

81

critic score

(11)

70

user score

(82)

Feb 5

Lucinda Williams

The Ghosts of Highway 20

80

critic score

(21)

71

user score

(70)

Jun 3

Steve Gunn

Eyes on the Lines

76

critic score

(18)

74

user score

(69)

May 20

Bob Dylan

Fallen Angels

74

critic score

(26)

61

user score

(67)

Mar 18

Damien Jurado

Visions of Us on the Land

76

critic score

(16)

74

user score

(60)

Sep 23

Devendra Banhart

Ape in Pink Marble

71

critic score

(18)

71

user score

(60)

Sep 30

Aldous Harding

Aldous Harding

80

critic score

(1)

80

user score

(60)

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Oct 7

Norah Jones

Day Breaks

76

critic score

(11)

77

user score

(52)

Jan 29

Emma Pollock

In Search of Harperfield

83

critic score

(8)

71

user score

(50)

Mar 4

Ray LaMontagne

Ouroboros

76

critic score

(10)

76

user score

(50)

Jan 29

Florist

The Birds Outside Sang

74

critic score

(2)

74

user score

(49)

Dec 2

Grace VanderWaal

Perfectly Imperfect

69

user score

(47)

Mar 4

M. Ward

More Rain

71

critic score

(18)

67

user score

(41)

May 6

Mike Posner

At Night, Alone.

60

critic score

(3)

59

user score

(39)

Aug 19

Ryley Walker

Golden Sings That Have Been Sung

79

critic score

(17)

74

user score

(38)

Feb 12

Lissie

My Wild West

72

critic score

(11)

69

user score

(37)

Mar 11

Brian Fallon

Painkillers

74

critic score

(15)

71

user score

(34)

Sep 16

Keaton Henson

Kindly Now

71

critic score

(13)

75

user score

(34)

Aug 19

Lydia Loveless

Real

77

critic score

(14)

76

user score

(33)

Sep 23

Billie Marten

Writing of Blues and Yellows

78

critic score

(7)

78

user score

(32)

Aug 19

Courtney Marie Andrews

Honest Life

79

critic score

(10)

75

user score

(29)

Aug 29

Bon Iver

33 "GOD"

92

user score

(29)

Jan 15

The Anchoress

Confessions of a Romance Novelist

72

critic score

(7)

61

user score

(28)

Aug 19

Lisa Hannigan

At Swim

76

critic score

(11)

75

user score

(27)

May 6

Thomas Cohen

Bloom Forever

76

critic score

(10)

74

user score

(26)

Dec 9

LP

Lost on You

80

critic score

(1)

66

user score

(26)

Jul 29

Owen

The King of Whys

73

critic score

(15)

72

user score

(24)

Mar 25

Eric Bachmann

Eric Bachmann

79

critic score

(10)

64

user score

(23)

Mar 11

Jeff Buckley

You and I

63

critic score

(13)

60

user score

(22)

Aug 24

Angel Olsen

Sister

96

user score

(22)

Mar 11

Emmy the Great

Second Love

74

critic score

(18)

69

user score

(21)

Mar 25

Kiran Leonard

Grapefruit

72

critic score

(13)

69

user score

(21)

Oct 21

John K. Samson

Winter Wheat

82

critic score

(10)

73

user score

(21)

Jan 22

Aidan Knight

Each Other

72

critic score

(7)

77

user score

(20)

Apr 8

Lights

Midnight Machines

68

critic score

(4)

77

user score

(20)

Jul 29

Lori McKenna

The Bird & the Rifle

79

critic score

(3)

80

user score

(20)

Feb 5

Trixie Whitley

Porta Bohemica

87

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(18)

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