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Cody ChesnuTT - Landing On a Hundred
October 30, 2012
Contemporary R&B
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Neo-Soul
Score
69
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527
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Lushlife - Plateau Vision
December 17, 2012
Score
69
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528
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Ex-Cult - Ex-Cult
November 13, 2012
Score
69
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529
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Pro Era - PEEP: The aPROcalypse
December 21, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
69
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530
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Terry Malts - Killing Time
February 21, 2012
Score
69
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Amazon
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531
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Alcest - Les Voyages de l'Âme
January 6, 2012
Shoegaze
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Blackgaze
,
Post-Black Metal
Score
69
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
532
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Legowelt - The Paranormal Soul
November 6, 2012
Electronic
Score
69
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Amazon
Spotify
533
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Allah-Las - Allah-Las
September 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
69
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
534
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King Dude - Burning Daylight
October 16, 2012
Score
69
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
535
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Times New Viking - Over & Over
October 16, 2012
Noise Pop
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Slacker Rock
Score
69
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Amazon
536
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Maria Minerva - Will Happiness Find Me?
September 4, 2012
Synthpop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Score
69
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Amazon
Music
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537
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Fang Island - Major
July 24, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
69
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
538
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Violens - True
May 15, 2012
Indie Pop
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Jangle Pop
Score
69
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
539
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The Wedding Present - Valentina
March 20, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
69
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
540
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School of Seven Bells - Ghostory
February 28, 2012
Dream Pop
Score
69
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
541
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Shearwater - Animal Joy
February 14, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
69
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
542
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Machinedrum - SXLND
January 17, 2012
IDM
Score
69
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
543
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Guided by Voices - Let's Go Eat the Factory
January 1, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
69
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
544
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Starred - Prison to Prison
November 20, 2012
Score
68
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545
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Cut Hands - Black Mamba
October 22, 2012
Score
68
Source →
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546
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Blu & Exile - Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them
September 4, 2012
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
68
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Music
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547
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Oddisee - Odd Renditions Vol. 001
May 12, 2012
Score
68
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548
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Cid Rim - Cid Rim
August 7, 2012
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
549
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One Little Plane - Into the Trees
May 14, 2012
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
550
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Fergus & Geronimo - Funky Was the State of Affairs
August 7, 2012
Score
68
Source →
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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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