The usual disclaimers apply: These rankings can and will change (though I’d be very surprised if my #1 and #2 looked any different come December). There’s still plenty that I haven’t heard, and a couple of these are still new enough that my assessment of them might change. But for now, if you’re looking for recommendations or just want to catch up…

1. Allison Russell | Outside Child
2. Natalie Bergman | Mercy
3. Jon Batiste | WE ARE
4. Tyler, The Creator | Call Me If You Get Lost
5. Olivia Rodrigo | SOUR
6. Valerie June | The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers
7. Sons of Kemet | Black to the Future
8. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Carnage
9. Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi | They’re Calling Me Home
10. Blake Mills & Pino Palladino | Notes with Attachments