1 Perfume Genius Too Bright Matador / Hostess 2014 2 Panda Bear Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Domino Recording Co Ltd 2015 3 Sleater-Kinney No Cities To Love Sub Pop Records 2015 4 Ariel Pink Pom Pom 4AD 2014 5 Richard Dawson Nothing Important Weird World 2014 6 The Bots Pink Palms Fader Label 2014 7 Viet Cong Viet Cong Jagjaguwar 2015 8 St. Vincent St. Vincent Loma Vista / Republic 2015 9 The Aquadolls Stoked On You Burger Records 2014 10 D'Angelo Black Messiah  RCA Recrods 2014 11 Copeland Ixora The Vanguard Room 2014 12 Ex Hex Rips Merge Records 2014 13 Mndsgn Yawn Zen Stones Throw 2014 14 Modest Mouse Strangers To Ourselves - Single Epic 2015 15 The Decemberists What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World Rough Trade UK 2014 16 Flake Music When You Land Here, It's Time to Return Sub Pop Records 2014 17 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard I'm In Your Mind Fuzz Heavenly Recordings 2014 18 Bully Bully Startime International/Columbia 2014 19 Labryyynth (Looking For A Home) Piaptk Recordings 2015 20 BC Camplight How to Die in the North Bella Union 2015 21 Scott Walker + Sunn O))) Soused 2014 22 Toro Y Moi Empty Nesters - Single 2015 23 Ty Segall Mr. Face EP Famous Class 2015 24 TV on the Radio Seeds Harvest Records 2014 25 Banks Goddess Harvest Records 2014 26 Bishop Allen Lights Out Dead Oceans 2014 27 Fly Golden Eagle Quartz Bijou Dine Alone Music 2014 28 Lord RAJA A Constant Moth Ghostly International 2014 29 SBTRKT Wonder Where We Land Young Turks Recordings Ltd 2014 30 Francisco The Man Loose Ends Fat Possum Records 2014