Jason Schneider: author and publicist, Jason Schneider Media
- Brittany Howard, What Now (Island)
- Charley Crockett, $10 Cowboy (Son Of Davy)
- Gary Clark Jr., JPEG Raw (Warner)
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Woodland (Acony)
- Jack White, No Name (Third Man)
- Mdou Moctar, Funeral For Justice (Matador)
- MJ Lenderman, Manning Fireworks (Anti-)
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Wild God (Play It Again Sam)
- Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies), Passage du Desir (High Top Mountain)
- The Heavy Heavy, One Of A Kind (ATO)
New discoveries:
- Bob Sumner
- Jed and the Valentine
- Sammy Volkov & Dana Wylie
