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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
49
.
Actress - R.I.P.
In
17
Lists
April 24, 2012
IDM
Critic Score
81
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
In
9
Lists
September 4, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Noise Pop
Critic Score
74
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
.
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
In
11
Lists
January 24, 2012
Folk Pop
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
.
Field Music - Plumb
In
9
Lists
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
.
Beach House - Bloom
In
34
Lists
May 15, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
77
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
Bloc Party - Four
August 21, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
67
39
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
.
Deftones - Koi No Yokan
In
2
Lists
November 12, 2012
Alternative Metal
Critic Score
81
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
.
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
In
26
Lists
February 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
.
Title Fight - Floral Green
In
2
Lists
September 18, 2012
Post-Hardcore
,
Emo
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
.
Grizzly Bear - Shields
In
33
Lists
September 18, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Peaking Lights - Lucifer
In
6
Lists
June 19, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
74
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
The Men - Open Your Heart
In
16
Lists
March 6, 2012
Noise Rock
Critic Score
82
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
.
The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know
February 7, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Twin Shadow - Confess
In
10
Lists
July 10, 2012
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
76
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
The Walkmen - Heaven
In
12
Lists
May 29, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
In
23
Lists
January 24, 2012
Post-Hardcore
,
Emo
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
Swans - The Seer
In
33
Lists
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
86
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
.
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
In
10
Lists
February 21, 2012
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
.
The xx - Coexist
In
23
Lists
September 11, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
78
46
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams
In
2
Lists
September 11, 2012
Dance-Punk
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
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
27
.
NZCA Lines - NZCA/LINES
In
3
Lists
February 27, 2012
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Tall Ships - Everything Touching
In
3
Lists
October 8, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
74
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
In
9
Lists
August 28, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
75
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Lost Songs
October 23, 2012
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
75
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Hot Chip - In Our Heads
In
15
Lists
June 11, 2012
Indietronica
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
75
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
John Talabot - ƒIN
In
20
Lists
February 14, 2012
Deep House
,
Balearic Beat
,
Downtempo
Critic Score
82
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Purity Ring - Shrines
In
25
Lists
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Critic Score
78
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
The Menzingers - On the Impossible Past
February 21, 2012
Punk Rock
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Future of the Left - The Plot Against Common Sense
In
2
Lists
June 12, 2012
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
81
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Django Django - Django Django
In
15
Lists
January 30, 2012
Psychedelia
,
Indie Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
81
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Graham Coxon - A+E
In
5
Lists
April 2, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
20
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
16
.
Jessie Ware - Devotion
In
29
Lists
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Soul
Critic Score
81
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Weird Dreams - Choreography
April 2, 2012
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
75
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Chromatics - Kill for Love
In
29
Lists
March 26, 2012
Synthpop
,
Dream Pop
,
Synthwave
Critic Score
82
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Jack White - Blunderbuss
In
25
Lists
April 24, 2012
Blues Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Critic Score
82
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Tame Impala - Lonerism
In
40
Lists
October 5, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
86
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Maccabees - Given to the Wild
In
6
Lists
January 9, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
In
23
Lists
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
TOY - Toy
In
10
Lists
September 10, 2012
Shoegaze
Critic Score
76
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Chairlift - Something
In
10
Lists
January 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
In
21
Lists
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
DIIV - Oshin
In
15
Lists
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
77
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
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
4
.
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
In
32
Lists
June 5, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
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
2
.
Grimes - Visions
In
36
Lists
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
.
Liars - WIXIW
In
17
Lists
June 5, 2012
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
81
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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