Summing up, there were quite a few keepers, plus one great retrospective (David Bowie's Nothing Has Changed, skimmed to the cream for the excellent vinyl version).
In no particular order except for Rosanne on top:
Rosanne Cash- The River and the Thread
Les Claypool's Duo de Twang- Four Foot Shack
Flaming Lips- With a Little Help from my Friends
Foo Fighters- Sonic Highways
Jeff Tweedy- Sukierae
U2- Songs of Innocence
Lucinda Williams- Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
Ryan Adams
Conor Oberst- Upside Down Mountain
Beck-Morning Phase
Dave Davies- Rippin' Up Time
John Hiatt- Terms of My Surrender
Nick Cave/Warren Ellis- West of Memphis
The Antlers- Familiars
Real Estate- Atlas
Tom Petty- Hypnotic Eye
In no particular order except for Rosanne on top:
Rosanne Cash- The River and the Thread
Les Claypool's Duo de Twang- Four Foot Shack
Flaming Lips- With a Little Help from my Friends
Foo Fighters- Sonic Highways
Jeff Tweedy- Sukierae
U2- Songs of Innocence
Lucinda Williams- Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
Ryan Adams
Conor Oberst- Upside Down Mountain
Beck-Morning Phase
Dave Davies- Rippin' Up Time
John Hiatt- Terms of My Surrender
Nick Cave/Warren Ellis- West of Memphis
The Antlers- Familiars
Real Estate- Atlas
Tom Petty- Hypnotic Eye