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Django Django - Django Django
January 30, 2012
Psychedelia
,
Indie Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
81
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
July 10, 2012
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
80
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21, 2012
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Jherek Bischoff - Composed
June 5, 2012
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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ANOHNI and the Johnsons - Cut the World
August 7, 2012
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
79
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Tindersticks - The Something Rain
February 18, 2012
Chamber Pop
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
79
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
March 6, 2012
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Lightships - Electric Cables
April 2, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
78
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Allo Darlin' - Europe
April 17, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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The Mynabirds - Generals
June 5, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Go-Kart Mozart - On the Hot Dog Streets
June 25, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
,
Glam Rock
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Lambchop - Mr. M
February 21, 2012
Alt-Country
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
77
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Mac DeMarco - Rock and Roll Night Club
March 13, 2012
Jangle Pop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
,
Bedroom Pop
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Beach House - Bloom
May 15, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
77
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Lost In The Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs
March 20, 2012
Chamber Folk
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
77
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Field Music - Plumb
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Saint Etienne - Words and Music by Saint Etienne
May 21, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
August 28, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
75
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Chairlift - Something
January 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Mac DeMarco - 2
October 16, 2012
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny - Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
February 28, 2012
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Folk Pop
Critic Score
75
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn't
September 4, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Frankie Rose - Interstellar
February 21, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
74
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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