1. Svalbard – ‘When I Die, Will I Get Better?‘, Holy Roar Records
  2. Show Me A Dinosaur – ‘Plantgazer‘, Self-released
  3. HOLY FAWN – ‘The Black Moon‘, Triple Crown Records
  4. Unreqvited – ‘Empathica‘, Northern Silence Productions
  5. FM-84 – ‘Maverick‘, Self-released
  6. Peter Peter – ‘Super Comédie‘, Audiogram / Sony Music
  7. Molchat Doma – ‘Monument‘, Sacred Bones Records
  8. Code Orange – ‘Underneath‘, Roadrunner Records
  9. Horse The Band – ‘Your Fault‘, Ratgirl Records
  10. Velveteen – ‘Bluest Sunshine‘, Shore Dive Records
  11. This Will Destroy You – ‘Vespertine‘, Dark Operative Records
  12. The Sun Burns Bright – ‘In Death We Rest‘, Self-released
  13. Mega Drive – ‘Sequencer‘, Self-released
  14. Tame Impala – ‘The Slow Rush‘, Island Records / Interscope Records / Fiction Records / Caroline International
  15. sleepmakeswaves – ‘these are not your dreams‘, Bird’s Robe Records
  16. Violet Cold – ‘Noir Kid‘, Self-released
  17. The Midnight – ‘Monsters‘, Counter Records
  18. As Real – ‘Marveless‘, Self-released
  19. Deftones – ‘Ohms‘, Reprise
  20. Touché Amoré – ‘Lament‘, Epitaph

Previous picks by Drew Dickinson:

2019 Top 20 Albums 

2018 Top 20 Albums 

2017 Top 20 Albums

Compiled by: Drew Dickinson