My favorite music of the year: Waxahatchee’s Tigers Blood, by a relatively long shot, but Sault’s Acts of Faith deserves a listen — like a 30-minute gospel jam. Of course, a day after I wrote this post, I learned about Hannah Frances' Keeper of the Shepherd. Haunting, oneiric stuff! Think latter-day Fleet Foxes, John Fahey, Joni Mitchell, etc. Here’s a performance of “Floodplain.“🎵