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www.albumoftheyear.org : Best 200 Albums of 2012
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Frank Ocean  Channel Orange
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1 Alternative R&B Jul 17

Kendrick Lamar  good kid, m.A.A.d. city
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2 Hip Hop Oct 22

Tame Impala  Lonerism
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3 Psychedelic Rock Oct 09

Fiona Apple  The Idler Wheel
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4 Singer-Songwriter Jun 19

Swans  The Seer
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5 Post-Rock Aug 28

X-TG  Desertshore / The Final Report
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6 Electronic Dec 11

Voices From the Lake  Voices From the Lake
Spotify  Amazon
7 Techno Mar 13

Paul Buchanan  Mid Air
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8 no_genre May 21

John Talabot  ƒIN
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9 Deep House Feb 14

Converge  All We Love We Leave Behind
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10 Metalcore Oct 09

Matthew E. White  Big Inner
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11 Singer-Songwriter Aug 21

Killer Mike  R.A.P. Music
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12 Hip Hop May 15

Anaïs Mitchell  Young Man in America
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13 Folk Feb 28

Dwight Yoakam  3 Pears
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14 Country Sep 18

Raime  Quarter Turns Over a Living Line
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15 Dark Ambient Nov 26

Death Grips  The Money Store
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16 Hip Hop Apr 21

Staff Benda Bilili  Bouger Le Monde!
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17 World Sep 04

Sam Lee  Ground of Its Own
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18 no_genre Jun 25

Flying Lotus  Until the Quiet Comes
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19 IDM Oct 02

Andy Stott  Luxury Problems
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20 Dub Techno Oct 29

Japandroids  Celebration Rock
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21 Garage Rock Jun 05

Godspeed You! Black Emperor  'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
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22 Post-Rock Oct 16

Bob Dylan  Tempest
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23 Singer-Songwriter Sep 11

Parquet Courts  Light Up Gold
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24 Garage Rock Aug 18

Vijay Iyer Trio  Accelerando
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25 Avant-Garde Jazz Mar 13

Sean Price  Mic Tyson
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26 no_genre Oct 30

The Men  Open Your Heart
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27 Noise Rock Mar 06

Liars  WIXIW
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28 Experimental Rock Jun 05

Dr. John  Locked Down
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29 Blues Apr 03

High on Fire  De Vermis Mysteriis
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30 Stoner Metal Apr 03

El-P  Cancer 4 Cure
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31 Hip Hop May 22

Mount Eerie  Clear Moon
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32 Indie Folk May 22

Gojira  L'Enfant Sauvage
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33 Death Metal Jun 26

Jessie Ware  Devotion
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34 Soul Aug 20

Chromatics  Kill for Love
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35 Synthpop Mar 26

Jimmy Cliff  Rebirth
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36 Reggae Jul 17

Pig Destroyer  Book Burner
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37 Grindcore Oct 22

Bonnie Raitt  Slipstream
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38 Singer-Songwriter Apr 10

Earth  Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
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39 Post-Rock Feb 14

Menomena  Moms
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40 Indie Rock Sep 18

Jack White  Blunderbuss
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41 Blues Rock Apr 24

Bill Fay  Life Is People
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42 Folk Aug 21

Carina Round  Tigermending
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43 no_genre May 01

Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament  The Violence
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44 Folk Nov 05

Julia Holter  Ekstasis
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45 Art Pop Mar 06

Pallbearer  Sorrow and Extinction
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46 Doom Metal Feb 21

Actress  R.I.P.
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47 Experimental Apr 24

Dirty Projectors  Swing Lo Magellan
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48 Art Pop Jul 10

Leonard Cohen  Old Ideas
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49 Singer-Songwriter Jan 31

LV  Sebenza
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50 Dubstep Aug 27

Belbury Poly  The Belbury Tales
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51 Electronic Feb 24

Tindersticks  The Something Rain
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52 Indie Rock Feb 21

Traxman  Da Mind of Traxman
 Amazon
53 Juke Apr 17

Punch Brothers  Who's Feeling Young Now?
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54 Bluegrass Feb 14

Oren Ambarchi / Keiji Haino / Jim O'Rourke  Imikuzushi
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55 Noise Rock Feb 28

Gallows  Gallows
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56 Hardcore Punk Sep 11

Yeti Lane  Echo Show
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57 Shoegaze Mar 05

Stumbleine  Spiderwebbed
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58 no_genre Oct 30

Nachtmystium  Silencing Machine
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59 Black Metal Jul 31

The Evens  The Odds
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60 Indie Rock Nov 20

Go-Kart Mozart  On The Hot Dog Streets
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61 Synthpop Jun 25

Dam Mantle  Brothers Fowl
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62 no_genre Oct 08

Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson  Wreck & Ruin
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63 Americana Sep 07

Katatonia  Dead End Kings
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64 Alternative Metal Aug 27

Django Django  Django Django
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65 Psychedelic Jan 30

Grizzly Bear  Shields
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66 Indie Folk Sep 18

Meursault  Something for the Weakened
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67 Indie Folk Jul 16

Ty Segall Band  Slaughterhouse
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68 Garage Rock Jun 26

Future of the Left  The Plot Against Common Sense
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69 Noise Rock Jun 12

Matthew Dear  Beams
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70 Electronic Aug 28

The Walkmen  Heaven
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71 Indie Rock May 29

Miguel  Kaleidoscope Dream
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72 R&B Oct 02

Cooly G  Playin' Me
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73 Dubstep Jul 24

Carter Tutti Void  Transverse
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74 Electronic Mar 26

Screaming Females  Ugly
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75 Punk Rock Apr 03

Jherek Bischoff  Composed
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76 Modern Classical Jun 05

Christian Mistress  Possession
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77 no_genre Feb 28

Errors  Have Some Faith In Magic
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78 Electronic Jan 31

alt-J  An Awesome Wave
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79 Art Pop May 28

Holy Other  Held
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80 Witch House Aug 28

Sharon Van Etten  Tramp
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81 Singer-Songwriter Feb 07

Grimes  Visions
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82 Synthpop Feb 21

Andrew Bird  Break It Yourself
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83 Chamber Pop Mar 06

Neurosis  Honor Found in Decay
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84 Sludge Metal Oct 30

Dan Deacon  America
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85 Indietronica Aug 28

Lightships  Electric Cables
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86 Indie Pop Apr 02

Kelly Hogan  I Like To Keep Myself In Pain
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87 Alt-Country Jun 05

Ab-Soul  Control System
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88 Hip Hop May 11

Turing Machine  What is the Meaning of What
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89 no_genre May 08

Perfume Genius  Put Your Back N 2 It
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90 Chamber Pop Feb 21

Field Report  Field Report
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91 Folk Sep 11

Patti Smith  Banga
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92 Punk Rock Jun 05

METZ  METZ
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93 Noise Rock Oct 09

Jam City  Classical Curves
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94 Electronic Jun 05

Father John Misty  Fear Fun
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95 Indie Folk May 01

Meshuggah  Koloss
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96 Progressive Metal Mar 23

Mount Eerie  Ocean Roar
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97 Post-Rock Sep 04

Black Breath  Sentenced to Life
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98 Death Metal Mar 26

Monolake  Ghosts
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99 Minimal Mar 13

Robert Glasper Experiment  Black Radio
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100 Neo-Soul Feb 28

Roc Marciano  Reloaded
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101 Hip Hop Nov 13

Iris DeMent  Sing The Delta
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102 Country Oct 02

Karen Dalton  1966
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103 Folk Jan 24

Ty Segall & White Fence  Hair
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104 Garage Rock Apr 24

Poliça  Give You The Ghost
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105 Indie Pop Feb 14

Damien Jurado  Maraqopa
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106 Folk Feb 21

How to Dress Well  Total Loss
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107 Ambient Pop Sep 18

Loudon Wainwright III  Older Than My Old Man Now
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108 Singer-Songwriter Apr 17

Josephine Foster  Blood Rushing
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109 Freak Folk Sep 18

Kid Koala  12 Bit Blues
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110 Turntablism Sep 18

UFOmammut  ORO: Opus Primum
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111 Doom Metal Apr 17

Soap&Skin  Narrow
Spotify  Amazon
112 Experimental Feb 13

Chuck Prophet  Temple Beautiful
Spotify  Amazon
113 Singer-Songwriter Feb 07

Blondes  Blondes
Spotify  Amazon
114 House Feb 07

Cat Power  Sun
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115 Singer-Songwriter Sep 04

Allo Darlin'  Europe
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116 Indie Pop Apr 17

Lone  Galaxy Garden
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117 Electronic May 01

Graham Coxon  A+E
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118 Indie Rock Apr 02

Neil Young & Crazy Horse  Psychedelic Pill
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119 Rock Oct 30

Lower Dens  Nootropics
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120 Shoegaze May 01

The Mountain Goats  Transcendental Youth
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121 Indie Rock Oct 02

Deftones  Koi No Yokan
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122 Alternative Metal Nov 13

The xx  Coexist
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123 Indie Pop Sep 11

Laurel Halo  Quarantine
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124 Ambient Pop May 29

Spiritualized  Sweet Heart Sweet Light
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125 Space Rock Apr 17

Cloud Nothings  Attack on Memory
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126 Indie Rock Jan 24

Purity Ring  Shrines
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127 Synthpop Jul 24

Deerhoof  Breakup Song
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128 Experimental Sep 04

Goat  World Music
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129 Psychedelic Rock Aug 20

PS I Love You  Death Dreams
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130 Lo-Fi May 08

Nas  Life is Good
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131 Hip Hop Jul 17

Jake Bugg  Jake Bugg
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132 Singer-Songwriter Oct 15

The Mynabirds  Generals
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133 Indie Pop Jun 05

Ty Segall  Twins
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134 Garage Rock Oct 09

Divine Fits  A Thing Called Divine Fits
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135 Indie Rock Aug 28

Loincloth  Iron Balls of Steel
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136 Progressive Metal Jan 17

Cody ChesnuTT  Landing On a Hundred
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137 Neo-Soul Oct 30

Martin Rossiter  The Defenestration of St Martin
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138 Singer-Songwriter Dec 03

Shrag  Canines
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139 no_genre Jul 02

Fixers  We'll Be The Moon
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140 no_genre May 21

Sweet Billy Pilgrim  Crown and Treaty
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141 Folk Apr 30

NZCA/LINES  NZCA/LINES
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142 no_genre Feb 27

Mala  Mala in Cuba
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143 Dubstep Sep 11

Bobby Womack  The Bravest Man in the Universe
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144 Soul Jun 12

The 2 Bears  Be Strong
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145 Electronic Jan 30

Schoolboy Q  Habits & Contradictions
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146 Hip Hop Jan 14

Islet  Illuminated People
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147 Experimental Rock Jan 23

Plan B  Ill Manors
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148 Hip Hop Jul 23

Woods  Bend Beyond
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149 Lo-Fi Sep 18

Bo Ningen  Line The Wall
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150 Psychedelic Rock Oct 08

The Alchemist  Russian Roulette
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151 Hip Hop Jul 17

Lotus Plaza  Spooky Action at a Distance
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152 Neo-Psychedelia Apr 02

Echo Lake  Wild Peace
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153 Shoegaze Jun 26

Torche  Harmonicraft
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154 Sludge Metal Apr 24

DIIV  Oshin
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155 Shoegaze Jun 26

Bat For Lashes  The Haunted Man
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156 Art Pop Oct 15

Vessel  Order of Noise
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157 IDM Sep 24

iamamiwhoami  kin
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158 Electropop Jun 12

Lambchop  Mr. M
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159 Alt-Country Feb 21

TOY  Toy
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160 Shoegaze Sep 10

White Fence  Family Perfume Vol. 2
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161 Lo-Fi May 15

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Trembling Bells  The Marble Downs
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162 Folk Apr 10

Nedry  In a Dim Light
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163 Dubstep Mar 20

Angel Olsen  Half Way Home
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164 Indie Folk Sep 04

Twin Shadow  Confess
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165 New Wave Jul 10

Wild Nothing  Nocturne
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166 Dream Pop Aug 28

Todd Snider  Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
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167 Singer-Songwriter Mar 06

Lost In The Trees  A Church That Fits Our Needs
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168 Chamber Folk Mar 20

Dragged Into Sunlight  Widowmaker
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169 Doom Metal Nov 06

Advance Base  A Shut-In's Prayer
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170 Indietronica May 15

Patterson Hood  Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance
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171 Alt-Country Sep 11

Zammuto  Zammuto
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172 Electronic Apr 03

Mouse on Mars  Parastrophics
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173 Electronic Feb 28

Scott Walker  Bish Bosch
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174 Experimental Dec 04

Jessica Bailiff  At the Down-Turned Jagged Rim of the Sky
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175 no_genre Oct 02

THEESatisfaction  awE naturalE
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176 Neo-Soul Mar 27

Oh Sees  Putrifiers II
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177 Garage Rock Sep 11

David Byrne & St. Vincent  Love This Giant
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178 Art Pop Sep 11

Moonface  With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery
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179 Art Rock Apr 17

Graveyard  Lights Out
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180 Hard Rock Oct 26

Gentleman Jesse  Leaving Atlanta
 Amazon
181 Power Pop Mar 20

Jens Lekman  I Know What Love Isn't
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182 Indie Pop Sep 04

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs  Trouble
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183 Electronic Jun 12

Quakers  Quakers
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184 Hip Hop Mar 26

Bruce Springsteen  Wrecking Ball
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185 Rock Mar 05

Paul Kelly  Spring and Fall
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186 no_genre Oct 19

New War  New War
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187 Post-Punk Sep 18

Ian Hunter & The Rant Band  When I'm President
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188 Rock Sep 04

Paul Heaton  The 8th
 Amazon
189 no_genre Jul 02

Oh No  Ohnomite
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190 Hip Hop Jun 05

Bright Light Bright Light  Make Me Believe in Hope
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191 Electropop Jun 04

The Trypes  Music for Neighbors
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192 no_genre Apr 23

Krzysztof Penderecki / Jonny Greenwood  Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima / Popcorn Superhet Receiver / Polymorphia / 48 Responses to Polymorphia
 Amazon
193 no_genre Mar 12

Cate Le Bon  CYRK
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194 Art Pop Jan 17

The Sea and Cake  Runner
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195 Indie Rock Sep 18

Mission of Burma  Unsound
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196 Post-Punk Jul 09

Mark Lanegan Band  Blues Funeral
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197 Alternative Rock Feb 07

Death Grips  No Love Deep Web
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198 Hip Hop Oct 01

Aesop Rock  Skelethon
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199 Abstract Hip Hop Jul 10

Baroness  Yellow & Green
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200 Sludge Metal Jul 17


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