Joni Mitchell - Hejira

8.7

sacred ground, life's calling, saga, nomad, aeolian

Standouts:

"Coyote"

"Refuge of the Roads"

"Hejira"

Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future

8.5

numbered days, adrift, homestead, two sides of the same coin, dying light

Standouts:

"Free Treasure"

"Real House"

"Sadness as a Gift"

Perfume Genius - Glory

8.1

my love, wonder, new dawn, hideout, careening

Standouts:

"Full On"

"Left for Tomorrow"

"It's a Mirror"

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto

9.0

apple of my eye, in sunbeams, up in the air, heart's desire, guitar gently weeps

Standouts:

"Para Machucar Meu Coracao"

"The Girl from Ipanema"

"So Danco Samba"

Wednesday - Twin Plagues

8.2

goes on forever, God's mistakes, post-breakup, ache like I ache, last exit

Standouts:

"How Can You Live If You Can't Love How Can You If You Do"

"Handsome Man"

"Toothache"

The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows

8.3

bitter cold, lucid, run for cover, lit up, subterraneans

Standouts:

"Thinking of a Dream I Had"

"New Year's Eve"

"My Old Man"

Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country

8.9

eternal optimist, look back and laugh, impressionable, set sail, loss for words

Standouts:

"Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken"

"Razzle Dazzle Rose"

"Tears for Affairs"

Mitski - Nothing's About to Happen to Me

8.1

the abyss, running to stand still, no more moves, land on your feet, tender is the night

Standouts:

"Charon's Obol"

"In a Lake"

"Cats"