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Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
October 2, 2012
IDM
Score
85
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27
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
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Hypnagogic Pop
Score
85
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28
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Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
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Alternative R&B
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Pop Soul
Score
85
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
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TNGHT - TNGHT
July 24, 2012
Trap [EDM]
Score
85
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Music
Spotify
30
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Baroness - Yellow & Green
July 17, 2012
Sludge Metal
Score
85
Source →
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Music
Spotify
31
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El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
May 22, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
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Abstract Hip Hop
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East Coast Hip Hop
Score
85
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
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Actress - R.I.P.
April 24, 2012
IDM
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
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Azusa Plane - Where The Sands Turn to Gold
January 30, 2012
Ambient
Score
85
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Spotify
34
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The Men - Open Your Heart
March 6, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
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Grimes - Visions
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
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John Talabot - ƒIN
February 14, 2012
Deep House
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Balearic Beat
,
Downtempo
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
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Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper
December 17, 2012
Future Garage
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Dubstep
Score
84
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
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Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Score
84
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
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Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
September 25, 2012
Alternative R&B
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Contemporary R&B
Score
84
Source →
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Music
Spotify
40
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How to Dress Well - Total Loss
September 18, 2012
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
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Contemporary R&B
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
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Purity Ring - Shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
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Electropop
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
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Passion Pit - Gossamer
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
Score
84
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43
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Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action at a Distance
April 2, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
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Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
Score
84
Source →
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Music
Spotify
44
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The Shins - Port of Morrow
March 20, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
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Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
February 21, 2012
Doom Metal
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
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Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21, 2012
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
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Frankie Rose - Interstellar
February 21, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
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ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
January 14, 2012
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
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Dum Dum Girls - End of Daze
September 25, 2012
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
50
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Wild Nothing - Nocturne
August 28, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
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Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2012.
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