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Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester
January 9, 2012
Shoegaze
Critic Score
69
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
.
Lucy Rose - Like I Used To
September 24, 2012
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
74
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action at a Distance
In
4
Lists
April 2, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
77
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
.
2:54 - 2:54
In
2
Lists
May 29, 2012
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
67
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
.
Egyptian Hip Hop - Good Don't Sleep
In
3
Lists
October 23, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
69
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
.
Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic
In
2
Lists
January 31, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
80
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
Stealing Sheep - Into The Diamond Sun
In
3
Lists
August 20, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
71
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
.
Pulled Apart By Horses - Tough Love
In
2
Lists
January 20, 2012
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
67
9
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
42
.
Trash Talk - 119
October 9, 2012
Hardcore Punk
Critic Score
70
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
.
Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon
September 4, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
64
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
.
Allah-Las - Allah-Las
In
2
Lists
September 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Critic Score
70
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
.
Mystery Jets - Radlands
April 30, 2012
Folk Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
66
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Best Coast - The Only Place
In
4
Lists
May 15, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
64
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
The Invisible - Rispah
In
5
Lists
June 12, 2012
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
.
Liars - WIXIW
In
17
Lists
June 5, 2012
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
81
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Howler - America Give Up
In
3
Lists
January 17, 2012
Garage Rock
Critic Score
67
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
In
14
Lists
September 11, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
76
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
In
9
Lists
September 4, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Noise Pop
Critic Score
74
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
Beach House - Bloom
In
34
Lists
May 15, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
77
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
.
Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship
In
2
Lists
May 8, 2012
Experimental
Critic Score
75
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
.
Graham Coxon - A+E
In
5
Lists
April 2, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
20
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
29
.
Poliça - Give You The Ghost
In
11
Lists
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
78
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
TOY - Toy
In
10
Lists
September 10, 2012
Shoegaze
Critic Score
76
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
.
Chairlift - Something
In
10
Lists
January 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
In
23
Lists
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber
In
5
Lists
September 25, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
76
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Daughn Gibson - All Hell
In
3
Lists
March 26, 2012
Indietronica
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Twin Shadow - Confess
In
10
Lists
July 10, 2012
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
76
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
In
26
Lists
July 10, 2012
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
80
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
The Cribs - In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
In
5
Lists
May 7, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
66
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
King Tuff - King Tuff
In
3
Lists
May 29, 2012
Garage Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Power Pop
Critic Score
74
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
DIIV - Oshin
In
15
Lists
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
77
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
In
3
Lists
March 6, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
72
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
The xx - Coexist
In
23
Lists
September 11, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
78
46
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
The Vaccines - Come of Age
In
4
Lists
September 4, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
Critic Score
65
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Purity Ring - Shrines
In
25
Lists
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Critic Score
78
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes
In
13
Lists
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Critic Score
70
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Grizzly Bear - Shields
In
33
Lists
September 18, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
In
21
Lists
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
In
10
Lists
January 31, 2012
Alt-Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Trip Hop
Critic Score
63
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Tame Impala - Lonerism
In
40
Lists
October 5, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
86
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
The Maccabees - Given to the Wild
In
6
Lists
January 9, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Kindness - World, You Need a Change of Mind
In
6
Lists
March 20, 2012
Nu-Disco
Critic Score
66
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Field Music - Plumb
In
9
Lists
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Django Django - Django Django
In
15
Lists
January 30, 2012
Psychedelia
,
Indie Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
81
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Jessie Ware - Devotion
In
29
Lists
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Soul
Critic Score
81
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Cat Power - Sun
In
24
Lists
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
In
49
Lists
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
91
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
Grimes - Visions
In
36
Lists
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
.
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
In
26
Lists
February 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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