1. Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Big Head Blues Club – 100 Years of Robert Johnson (blues)
2. John-Alex Mason – Jook Joint Thunderclap (blues)
3. Bonnie and The Clydes – Bonnie And The Clydes (country, americana)
3. Grant Gordy – Grant Gordy (neo-acoustic, instrumental)
3. Nathaniel Rateliff – In Memory of Loss (folk-rock, alternative)
4. Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds (folk-rock)
4. Fred Hess Big Band – Into The Open (jazz)
4. Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore – Saints & Sinners (folk, americana)
5. 4H Royalty – Colossalalia (alt-country-rock)
5. Another Kind Of Magick – Wakin’ Up To The Blues (blues)
5. Carmen Sandim Sextet – Brand New (jazz)
5. Jeff Finlin – The Tao of Motor Oil (alternative adult contemporary)
5. Jerry Palmer – Cherry Picking (neo-acoustic, instrumental)
5. Paper Bird – When the River Took Flight (folk, americana)