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Rough Trade's Top 10 Albums of 2012
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LIST SUMMARY
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List Rating:
81
Based on 103 album ratings
Genre Breakdown:
Experimental (2), Psychedelic Rock (1), Folk (1), Shoegaze (1), Blues Rock (1), Psychedelic (1), Indie Pop (1), R&B (1)
1.
Grimes - Visions
MUST HEAR
Released:
Feb 21st, 2012
Genre:
Experimental
CRITIC SCORE
80
Based on
17
reviews
USER SCORE
81
Based on
81
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
2.
John Talabot - ƒIN
MUST HEAR
Released:
Feb 14th, 2012
CRITIC SCORE
84
Based on
10
reviews
USER SCORE
79
Based on
37
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
3.
Toy - Toy
Released:
Sep 10th, 2012
Genre:
Shoegaze
CRITIC SCORE
80
Based on
9
reviews
USER SCORE
77
Based on
19
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
4.
Allo Darlin' - Europe
Released:
Apr 17th, 2012
Genre:
Indie Pop
CRITIC SCORE
82
Based on
10
reviews
USER SCORE
75
Based on
13
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
5.
Goat - World Music
Released:
Aug 20th, 2012
Genre:
Psychedelic Rock
CRITIC SCORE
78
Based on
4
reviews
USER SCORE
79
Based on
19
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
6.
Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
Released:
Feb 21st, 2012
Genre:
Folk
CRITIC SCORE
80
Based on
13
reviews
USER SCORE
74
Based on
8
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
7.
∆ (Alt-J) - An Awesome Wave
Released:
May 28th, 2012
Genre:
Experimental
CRITIC SCORE
67
Based on
10
reviews
USER SCORE
80
Based on
84
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
8.
Django Django - Django Django
Released:
Jan 30th, 2012
Genre:
Psychedelic
CRITIC SCORE
79
Based on
9
reviews
USER SCORE
77
Based on
41
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
9.
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Released:
Apr 10th, 2012
Genre:
Blues Rock
CRITIC SCORE
72
Based on
13
reviews
USER SCORE
75
Based on
21
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
10.
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
MUST HEAR
Released:
Jul 17th, 2012
Genre:
R&B
CRITIC SCORE
92
Based on
20
reviews
USER SCORE
82
Based on
125
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
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2012 YEAR END SUMMARY
2012 YEAR END LISTS
A.V. Club
AllMusic
American Songwriter
BBC
Beats Per Minute
Clash
Cokemachineglow
Consequence of Sound
DIY
Exclaim!
FACT Magazine
FILTER
Gigwise
Gorilla vs. Bear
MAGNET
MOJO
musicOMH
NME
No Ripcord
Obscure Sound
Paste
Pazz and Jop
Pitchfork
PopMatters
Pretty Much Amazing
Rolling Stone
Slant
SPIN
Spinner
Stereogum
The 405
The Fly
The Guardian
The Quietus
The Wire
Tiny Mix Tapes
Uncut
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