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1
May
2012
Lone - Galaxy Garden
81

Lone

Galaxy Garden

Lower Dens - Nootropics
80

Lower Dens

Nootropics

Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game
75

Rufus Wainwright

Out of the Game



Father John Misty - Fear Fun
74

Father John Misty

Fear Fun

Patrick Watson - Adventures in Your Own Backyard
70

Patrick Watson

Adventures in Your Own Backyard

Reptar - Body Faucet
70

Reptar

Body Faucet

Marriages - Kitsune
70

Marriages

Kitsune



Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
70

Norah Jones

Little Broken Hearts

Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe
70

Santigold

Master of My Make-Believe

Ramona Falls - Prophet
69

Ramona Falls

Prophet

Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben
69

Brian Jonestown Massacre

Aufheben



Light Asylum - Light Asylum
68

Light Asylum

Light Asylum

Kwes - Meantime
68

Kwes

Meantime

Gravenhurst - Ghost in Daylight
66

Gravenhurst

Ghost in Daylight

B.o.B. - Strange Clouds
54

B.o.B.

Strange Clouds





7
May
2012
Richard Hawley - Standing at the Sky's Edge
78

Richard Hawley

Standing at the Sky's Edge

The Cribs - In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
76

The Cribs

In the Belly of the Brazen Bull



8
May
2012
Sleep - Dopesmoker
88

Sleep

Dopesmoker

PS I Love You - Death Dreams
78

PS I Love You

Death Dreams

The Congos / Sun Araw / M. Geddes Gengras - Icon Give Thank
75

The Congos / Sun Araw / M. Geddes Gengras

Icon Give Thank



OFF! - OFF!
75

OFF!

OFF!

Royal Headache - Royal Headache
74

Royal Headache

Royal Headache

Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship
72

Here We Go Magic

A Different Ship

Damon Albarn - Dr Dee
65

Damon Albarn

Dr Dee



S. Carey - Hoyas
65

S. Carey

Hoyas

Heavy Blanket - Heavy Blanket
64

Heavy Blanket

Heavy Blanket

Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
63

Silversun Pickups

Neck of the Woods

Keane - Strangeland
60

Keane

Strangeland





14
May
2012
Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Motion Sickness of Time Travel
83

Motion Sickness of Time Travel

Motion Sickness of Time Travel

Niki & The Dove - Instinct
80

Niki & The Dove

Instinct

Simian Mobile Disco - Unpatterns
66

Simian Mobile Disco

Unpatterns





15
May
2012
Beach House - Bloom
MUST HEAR
83

Beach House

Bloom

Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
79

Killer Mike

R.A.P. Music

Tenacious D - Rize of the Fenix
78

Tenacious D

Rize of the Fenix



Alexander Tucker - Third Mouth
77

Alexander Tucker

Third Mouth

Violens - True
71

Violens

True

Cornershop - Urban Turban - The Singhles Club
71

Cornershop

Urban Turban - The Singhles Club

Squarepusher - Ufabulum
65

Squarepusher

Ufabulum



Best Coast - The Only Place
65

Best Coast

The Only Place

Craft Spells - Gallery
62

Craft Spells

Gallery

Hot Water Music - Exister
52

Hot Water Music

Exister

Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
50

Garbage

Not Your Kind of People





21
May
2012
Saint Etienne - Words and Music by Saint Etienne
80

Saint Etienne

Words and Music by Saint Etienne



22
May
2012
Gossip - A Joyful Noise
45

Gossip

A Joyful Noise

Principles of Geometry - Burn The Land & Boil The Oceans

Principles of Geometry

Burn The Land & Boil The Oceans

John Mayer - Born and Raised

John Mayer

Born and Raised



El-P - Cancer for Cure

El-P

Cancer for Cure

Mount Eerie - Clear Moon

Mount Eerie

Clear Moon



28
May
2012
Scissor Sisters - Magic Hour

Scissor Sisters

Magic Hour

Sigur Ros - Valtari

Sigur Ros

Valtari



29
May
2012
Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

Regina Spektor

What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

Azealia Banks - 1991

Azealia Banks

1991

The Walkmen - Heaven

The Walkmen

Heaven



M83 - Reunion

M83

Reunion

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Here

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Here

Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves

Sun Kil Moon

Among The Leaves

Marissa Nadler - The Sister

Marissa Nadler

The Sister



Lemonade - Diver

Lemonade

Diver



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