Top albums of the year

1. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

2. Charlatans. Modern Nature

3. Natalie Prass. Natalie Prass

4. Gaz Coombes. Matador

5. Boy & Bear. Limit of Love

6. Hop Along. Painted Shut

7. Leon Bridges. Coming Home

8. Foals. What went Down

9. Ezra Furman. Perpetual Mutual People

10. Alabama Shakes. Sound & Color

Festival shows

1. Wilco. TURF

2. St Paul & The Broken Bones TURF

3. Public Service Broadcasting. SXSW

4. Natalie Prass. SXSW

5. Soak. SXSW

6. Ibeyi SXSW

7. Viet Cong SXSW

8. Leon Bridges SXSW

9. Alabama Shakes. Field Trip

10. Shakey Graves TURF

Non Festival shows

1. Ride. Danforth Music Hall

2. Johnny Marr. Forum/London

3. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats . Phoenix Concert Theatre

4. Natalie Prass. Horseshoe

5. Pixies. Horseshoe

6. Districts. Horseshoe

7. Ibeyi. Mod Club

8. Primal Scream. Danforth Music Hall

9. Noel Gallagher. Sony Center

10. Norman Blake/Joe Pernice. Dakota Tavern

Song of the year

"Look It Here" Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

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