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1
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David Sylvian - A Victim of Stars 1982-2012
February 27, 2012
Art Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
87
5
reviews
Amazon
2
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Chromatics - Kill for Love
March 26, 2012
Synthpop
,
Dream Pop
,
Synthwave
Critic Score
82
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Julia Holter - Ekstasis
March 8, 2012
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Progressive Pop
Critic Score
81
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Soul
Critic Score
81
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Dan Deacon - America
August 28, 2012
Indietronica
,
Electronic
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
81
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
July 10, 2012
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
80
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Grimes - Visions
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Susanne Sundfør - The Silicone Veil
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Anna von Hausswolff - Ceremony
July 18, 2012
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Neoclassical Darkwave
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Soap&Skin - Narrow
February 13, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
,
Neoclassical Darkwave
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
13
.
Laurel Halo - Quarantine
May 29, 2012
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
78
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
78
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Purity Ring - Shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Critic Score
78
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Go-Kart Mozart - On the Hot Dog Streets
June 25, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
,
Glam Rock
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
iamamiwhoami - kin
June 12, 2012
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Critic Score
77
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Field Music - Plumb
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Cate Le Bon - Cyrk
January 17, 2012
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
77
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Zammuto - Zammuto
April 3, 2012
Folktronica
,
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
77
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Micachu and the Shapes - Never
July 24, 2012
Experimental
,
Noise Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
76
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
August 28, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
76
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Bright Light Bright Light - Make Me Believe in Hope
June 4, 2012
Electropop
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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