Damn, I was hoping this wouldn’t go up for another week or so. I don’t have my list done yet. But, in the spirit, here’s a rough version of it.

My favorites that aren’t listed: Saint Etienne (pastoral chamber dance pop - their best album in years), Cornshed Sisters (‘70s-style pop-rock (think Fleetwood Mac) with great vocal interplay), Charli XCX (sprightly electropop), Richard Dawson (noisy folk rock), H. Hawkline (Welsh indie), and Dutch Uncles (post-punk…