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Shari Ulrich – Back to Shore (Borealis)
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The Small Glories* – Assiniboine and the Red (Independent)
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Ada Lea* – What We Say in Private (Next Door)
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The New Pornographers* – In the Morse Code of Brake Lights (Concord)
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Begonia* – Fear (Rex Baby)
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Mother Sun** – Caramel Clouds (Independent)
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Peach Pyramid* – Bright Blue (Oscar St.)
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Bruce Cockburn* – Crowing Ignites (True North)
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Lightning Dust* – Spectre (Western Vinyl)
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Close Talker* – How Do We Stay Here? (Slow Weather)
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Celtic Kitchen Party* – Sociable! (Independent)
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Common Holly* – When I Say to You Black Lightning (Royal Mountain)
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Shotgun Jimmie* – Transistor Sister 2 (You’ve Changed)
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Rae Spoon* – Mental Health (Coax)
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Hollerado* – Retaliation Vacation (Royal Mountain)
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Bodywash* – Comforter (Luminelle)
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Little Kim Retallick* – Work Week Blues (Independent)
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Necking* – Cut Your Teeth (Mint)
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Sterling Blues Band* – Sterling Blues Band (Moondog)
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Walrus* – Cool to Who (Outside)
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Britt A.M.* – Psychic Knots (Good Egg)
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Mark Crissinger* – Believe in Love (Independent)
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Janiva Magness – Change in the Weather (BlueElan)
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DNDR – All We Know (Independent)
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Mauno* – Really Well (Tin Angel)
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)Laura Anglade* – I’ve Got Just About Everything (Justin Time)
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Clara Engel* – Where a City Once Drowned (Independent)
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Foreign Diplomats* – Monami (Indica)
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Les Copeland** – One More Foot in the Quicksand (Earwig)
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Bridal Party* – Too Much (Kingfisher Bluez)
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Blue Moon Marquee* – Bare Knuckles and Brawn (Independent)
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Woolworm* – Awe (Mint)
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Mr. Merlot* – City Sex Vol. 2 (Toneshenge)
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Sandveiss* – Saboteur (Sexy Sloth)
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Red Arms* – Critical State (Yeah Right!)
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Wellbad* – Heartbeast (Blue Central)
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Paper Beat Scissors* – Parallel Line (Forward)
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Heiki* – Tower of Acid (Paper and Sound)
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D.O.A.* – 1978 (Sudden Death)
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Quinn Bachand’s Brishen* – Tunes in a Hotel (Independent)
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JPOD* – Circadian Rhythms (Addictech)
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Jean-Paul de Roover* – Love (Independent)
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Science is Fiction* – Don’t Everybody Thank Me at Once (Independent)
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Jessica Rhaye and the Ramshackle Parade* – Just Like a Woman (Scout)
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Alison Young* – So Here We Are (Independent)
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Zachary Lucky* – Midwestern (Wroxton)
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Vicious Cycles* – Motorcycho (Teenage Rampage)
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LAL* – Dark Being (Coax)
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Man from Earth* – Bomb Going Off (Independent)
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Genevieve Racette* – No Water, No Flowers (Independent)
CFBX Top 10 Jazz Albums for Winter 2019
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Laura Anglade*- I’ve Got Just About Everything (Justin Time)
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Veronica Swift – Confessions (Mack Avenue)
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Alison Young* – So Here We Are (Independent)
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Heather Bambrick* – Fine State (Independent)
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Quinn Bachand’s Brishen* – Tunes in a Hotel (Independent)
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Joel Miller* – Unstoppable (Independent)
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Joe Coughlin* – Second Debut (JC Jazz)
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Kinga** – Forever in My Heart (Kayla Dream)
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Simon Legault Trio* – Liminal Spaces (Effendi)
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Curtis Nowosad* – Curtis Nowosad (Independent)
CFBX Top 10 Worldbeat Albums for Winter 2019
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Souljazz Orchestra* Chaos Theories Do Right!
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Kokoko! Fongola Royal Mountain
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Santana Africa Speaks Concord
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Junior Toots A Little Bit of Love Independent
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Land of Kush* Sand Enigma Constellation
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Jane Bunnett and Maqueque* On Firm Ground Linus
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Musa Mbook and XamXam The Gambia Sessions ARC Music
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Mazacote* Patria Justin Time
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Amanda Martinez* Libre Independent
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Beautiful Nubia* Apejo EniObanke
CFBX Top 10 Loud/Metal/Punk Albums for Winter 2019
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Necking* – Cut Your Teeth (Mint)
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D.O.A.* – 1978 (Sudden Death)
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Snuff – There’s a Lot of it About (Fat Wreck Chords)
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The Discarded* – Sound Check and Fury (Rock Bottom)
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Obey the Brave* – Balance (Hell for Breakfast)
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Purlicue* – Dip ‘n Dot (Independent)
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Big John Bates* – Skinners Cage (Rookie)
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Subhumans – Crisis Point (Pirates Press)
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Sleepcircle* – From the Heavens, Through the Window (Independent)
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Freedumb* – Calculate My Love (Boonsdale)
CFBX Top 10 Electronic Albums for Winter 2019
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Bodywash* – Comforter (Luminelle)
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Mr. Merlot* – City Sex Vol. 2 (Toneshenge)
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DNDR – All We Know (Independent)
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Flying Lotus – Flamagra (Warp)
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Heiki* – Tower of Acid (Paper and Sound)
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Lydia Ainsworth* – Phantom Forest (Independent)
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LAL* – Dark Being (Coax)
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Brian Eno – Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (Virgin)
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Plains Apparition* – Encrypt (Independent)
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Plaid – Polymer (Warp)
CFBX Top 10 Urban/Rap Albums for Winter 2019
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Sum-01*- The Comeback Queen (Break North)
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Samurai Champs* – Cabernet Sauvignon (Trifecta)
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Walking Wounded* – WWI (Independent)
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Sampa the Great – The Return (Ninja Tune)
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Tongue Helmet – Psychotronic Ape (Urbnet)
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Tarik Robertson* – Union Latinomaericana Beat Tape (Makebelieve)
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Tank and the Bangas – Green Balloon (Verve Forecast)
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Primal Winds* – Road Warriors (Hand Solo)
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Injury Reserve – Injury Reserve (Loma Vista)
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Gisto* – Self Made (Historical)
CFBX Top 10 Folk/Roots Albums for Winter 2019
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Shari Ulrich* – Back to Shore (Borealis)
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The Small Glories* – Assiniboine and the Red (Independent)
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Bruce Cockburn* – Crowing Ignites (True North)
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Celtic Kitchen Party* – Sociable! (Independent)
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Jon Brooks* – Moth Nor Rust II (Fallen Tree)
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Jessica Heine* – Goodbye Party (Fallen Tree)
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Kyle Pullan* – Winter Deer (Independent)
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Genevieve Racette* – No Water, No Flowers (Independent)
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Bridget and Dahlia* – Runaways (Independent)
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Allison Lupton* – Words of Love (Independent)
CFBX Top Ten Blues Albums for Winter 2019
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Sterling Blues Band* – Sterling Blues Band (Moondog)
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Little Kim Retallick* – Work Week Blues (Independent)
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Les Copeland** – One More Foot in the Quicksand (Earwig)
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Wellbad* – Heartbeast (Blue Central)
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Janiva Magness – Change in the Weather (BlueElan)
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South Island Rhythm Kings* – South Island Rhythm Kings (Independent)
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Delbert McClinton – Tall Dark and Handsome (Hotshot)
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Mark Crissinger* – Believe in Love (Independent)
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Paul Deslauriers Band* – Bounce (Bros)
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Jeremie Albino* – Hard Time (Sleepless)
CFBX Top Five Classical Albums for Winter 2019
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Anna Shelest – Donna Voce (Sorel)
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Jess Gillam – Rise (Decca)
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David Darling – Cello (ECM)
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Justin Haines/Third Floor Orchestra* – Justin Haines/Third Floor Orchestra* (Justin Time)
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Partch Ensemble – Partch: Sonata Dementia (Bridge)