Year-End Lists

Formal Growth In The Desert

• 7 Albums of the Year 2023: Loud And Quiet
• 9 The Best Albums of 2023: No Ripcord
• 49 Top 50 Albums of 2023: Beats Per Minute

• The 60 Best Albums of 2023: Josh Terry The Other 40 (Honorable Mentions - Top 100)

Ultimate Success Today

• 18 The Best Albums of 2020: No Ripcord
• 19 Top 50 Albums of 2020: Beats Per Minute
• 30 The Top 30 Albums of 2020: Jordan Cronk
• 32 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Paste
• 43 The 50 Best Albums of 2020: Slant
• 51 Top 100 Albums of 2020: Under the Radar

Relatives in Descent

• 6 Top 10 Albums of 2017: Northern Transmissions
• 7 Top 20 Albums of 2017: Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone
• 8 The 50 Best Albums of 2017: Far Out
• 10 Top 50 Albums of 2017: The Skinny
• 13 The Top 50 Albums of 2017: Treble
• 17 39 Favorite Albums Of 2017: Hanif Abdurraqib
• 18 Top 20 Albums of 2017: 405
• 19 100 Favourite Albums of 2017: Drowned in Sound
• 24 Best Albums of 2017: Guardian
• 33 Top 50 Albums of 2017: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
• 42 50 Best Albums of 2017: NME
• 43 Top 50 Albums of 2017: Brooklyn Vegan
• 43 Top 100 Albums of 2017: Under the Radar
• 65 Top 100 Albums of 2017: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
• 92 100 Best Albums of 2017: Earbuddy

• 10 Favorite Albums of 2017: Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune: Sound Opinions
• Top 50 Albums of 2017: Austin Town Hall
• 70 Best Albums of 2017: AllMusic

The Agent Intellect

• 9 Top 20 Albums of 2015: Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone
• 11 15 Best Albums of 2015: A.V. Club
• 12 50 Best Albums of 2015: Paste
• 13 Top 50 Albums of 2015: Consequence
• 16 40 Favorite Albums of 2015: Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Sound Opinions
• 20 50 Best Albums of 2015: Spin
• 22 The 50 Best Albums of 2015: Treble
• 34 50 Best Albums of 2015: Pretty Much Amazing
• 47 Top 100 Albums of 2015: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
• 75 Top 100 Albums of 2015: Under the Radar

• Top 20 Albums of 2015: Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune: Sound Opinions

Under Color of Official Right

• 2 Top 20 Albums of 2014: Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune: Sound Opinions
• 7 20 Best Albums of 2014: A.V. Club
• 10 Top 20 Albums of 2014: Rob Sheffield: Rolling Stone
• 33 50 Best Albums of 2014: Paste
• 34 Top 50 Albums of 2014: Treble
• 36 Top 100 Albums of 2014: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
• 39 Top 50 Albums of 2014: NME

• 50 Best Albums of 2014: AllMusic
• 2014 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard