1. Carly Rae Jepsen - E.MO.TION (Interscope)
- Immaculate state of the art pop. Timeless production. No fill.
2. Destroyer - Poison Season (Merge Records)
- West Coast Baudelaire, 21st century splendiferous edition.
3. Coeur de Pirate - Roses (Cherry Tree Records)
- Chanteuse with one foot in Montréal's bohemian culture and the other in the pop stratosphere. No limit.
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4. Kacy & Clayton - Strange Country (Big White Cloud Records)
- Prairie roots soul from southern Saskatchewan.
5. Dralms - Shook (Boompa)
- Mood music, shaken and stirred.
6. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld - Never Were the Way She Was (Constellation)
- Conference of the birds live off the floor.
7. Tami Neilson - Dynamite! (Outside Music)
- Old school over the top classicism pushing to the next level.
8. Brett Kissel - Pick Me Up (Warner Music Canada)
- Keeping it country for all the right reasons.
9. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness (Republic)
- Iconic mashup from a stranger in a strange land.
10. Tony Wilson 6Tet - A Day’s Life (Drip Audio)
- Essential Vancouver style in the moment.
