Them Coulee Boys have once again taken the stage — or, in this case, the top rankings — with their latest collection of tracks in No Fun In The Chrysalis. Voted the Best Local Album, the record tells a story of folk and country exhilaration, never losing a sense of place through its melodies and arrangements. Kathryn Ryan, in second place, released her self-titled and debut album, Kathryn Ryan; a love letter to the music scene which enveloped her creative spirit and genre-bending instrumentation. In a complete pivot from ambient to punk rock, Taste The Jaggernauts by The Jaggernauts takes third place and brings listeners into a nocturnal world of dark whimsy — where the music is fanged and craves your full attention. —Evelyn Nelson