1. Cult Of Luna – ‘The Long Road North‘, Red Creek / Metal Blade Records
  2. Carpenter Brut – ‘Leather Terror‘, No Quarter / Les Airs à Vif / Virgin
  3. My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest – ‘The Longing Machine‘, Tomb Tree Tapes
  4. Falls Of Rauros – ‘Key To A Vanishing Future‘, Eisenwald Tonschmiede
  5. White Ward – ‘False Light‘, Debemur Morti Productions
  6. Kavinsky – ‘Reborn‘, Record Makers / Protovision / Virgin
  7. Rise To The Sky – ‘Stay With Me When You’re Gone‘, Tragedy Productions
  8. Dragon King – ‘Dark Creations‘, Dungeons Deep Records
  9. CELESTE – ‘Assassine​(​s)‘, Nuclear Blast
  10. Gospel – ‘The Loser‘, Dog Knights Productions
  11. Alex G – ‘God Save The Animals‘, Domino
  12. Chat Pile – ‘God’s Country‘, The Flenser
  13. Just Mustard – ‘Heart Under‘, Partisan Records
  14. Dance With The Dead – ‘Driven To Madness‘, Self-released
  15. Viagra Boys – ‘Cave World‘, YEAR0001
  16. desert sand feels warm at night – ‘夢の砂漠 (dream desert)‘, Geometric Lullaby
  17. Midnight Danger – ‘Nights At Lake Milsen‘, NewRetroWave
  18. WASTED DREAMS – ‘The Soundtrack To My Dreams‘, Stargazing at Blank Skies
  19. Sadness / Unreqvited – ‘Sadness / Unreqvited‘, Flowing Downward
  20. Fleshwater – ‘We’re Not Here To Be Loved‘, Closed Casket Activities

Previous picks by Drew Dickinson:

2021 Top 20 Albums 

2020 Top 20 Albums 

2019 Top 20 Albums 

2018 Top 20 Albums 

2017 Top 20 Albums

Compiled by: Drew Dickinson