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The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know
February 7, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
74
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377
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Windy & Carl - We Will Always Be
February 14, 2012
Ambient
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Drone
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Post-Rock
Score
74
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Music
378
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Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
January 31, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
74
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Music
Spotify
379
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Hospitality - Hospitality
January 31, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
74
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Music
Spotify
380
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Laura Gibson - La Grande
January 24, 2012
Folk
Score
74
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
381
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Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend
January 24, 2012
Dream Pop
Score
74
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
382
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The Howling Wind - Of Babalon
July 17, 2012
Score
73
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Amazon
383
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Tiga - Tiga Non Stop
November 12, 2012
Score
73
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384
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Father Yod & The Source Family - The Thought Adjusters
May 22, 2012
Score
73
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Amazon
Music
385
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Gary War - Jared's Lot
July 24, 2012
Score
73
Source →
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Music
Spotify
386
.
Felix - Oh Holy Molar
April 23, 2012
Chamber Pop
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Singer-Songwriter
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
387
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Idjut Boys - Cellar Door
July 24, 2012
Score
73
Source →
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Music
Spotify
388
.
Addison Groove - Transistor Rhythm
March 30, 2012
UK Bass
,
Future Garage
,
Footwork
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
389
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Hilary Hahn & Hauschka - Silfra
May 22, 2012
Modern Classical
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
390
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Blank Realm - Go Easy
October 16, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
391
.
Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang - En Yay Sah
August 7, 2012
Afrobeat
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
392
.
Ava Luna - Ice Level
February 28, 2012
Art Pop
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
393
.
Oren Ambarchi - Sagittarian Domain
August 28, 2012
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
394
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Robert Hood - Motor: Nighttime World 3
September 25, 2012
Techno
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
395
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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Trouble
June 12, 2012
Electronic
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
396
.
Jam City - Classical Curves
June 5, 2012
Deconstructed Club
,
UK Bass
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
397
.
Guided by Voices - The Bears for Lunch
November 13, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
398
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Dirty Projectors - About To Die
November 6, 2012
Experimental Rock
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
399
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Sun Airway - Soft Fall
October 8, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
400
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat and Bone
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2012.
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