| Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
| 1 |
The Sadies * |
New Seasons |
Outside |
| 2 |
Deep Dark Woods * |
Hang Me Oh Hang Me |
Black Hen |
| 3 |
Devendra Banhart |
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon |
XL |
| 4 |
Carolyn Mark * |
Nothing Is Free |
Mint |
| 5 |
Shuyler Jansen * |
Today's Remains |
Black Hen |
| 6 |
The Wheat Pool * |
Township |
Shameless |
| 7 |
Okkervil River |
The Stage Names |
Jagjaguwar |
| 8 |
Himalayan Bear |
Attacks The Brilliant Air |
Self Righteous |
| 9 |
Various * |
The Gift: A Tribute To Ian Tyson |
Stony Plain |
| 10 |
Bettye Lavette |
The Scene Of The Crime |
Anti- |
| 11 |
Peter Case |
Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John |
Yep Roc |
| 12 |
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers |
Swampblood |
Yep Roc |
| 13 |
The Sojourners * |
Hold On |
Black Hen |
| 14 |
Square Root Of Margaret * |
Teragram Photeur |
33 1/3 |
| 15 |
Scott Nolan * |
Receiver/Reflector |
Transistor 66 |
| 16 |
The Rizdales * |
Radio Country |
Independent |
| 17 |
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings |
100 Days, 100 Nights |
Daptone |
| 18 |
Wendy McNeill * |
The Wonder Show |
Six Shooter |
| 19 |
Andrew Neville And The Poor Choices* |
Let 'R Buck |
Independent |
| 20 |
Mariee Sioux |
Faces In The Rocks |
Grass Roots |
