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Sigha - Living With Ghosts
November 19, 2012
Techno
Score
68
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552
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Grouper - Violet Replacement Pt. I: Rolling Gate
March 1, 2012
Ambient
,
Drone
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
553
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Shigeto - Lineage
January 31, 2012
Glitch Hop
,
Electronic
Score
68
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
554
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Mykki Blanco - Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince/ss
November 9, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
68
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Amazon
555
.
The Orb - The Orbserver In The Star House
August 28, 2012
Dub Techno
,
Ambient Dub
Score
68
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Amazon
Music
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556
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Prince Rama - Top Ten Hits of the End of the World
November 6, 2012
Experimental
Score
68
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Music
Spotify
557
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Peter Buck - Peter Buck
October 5, 2012
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
558
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Pinback - Information Retrieved
October 16, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
68
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
559
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A.C. Newman - Shut Down the Streets
October 9, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
68
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Music
Spotify
560
.
Slugabed - Time Team
May 15, 2012
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
561
.
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
September 25, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
562
.
The Soft Pack - Strapped
September 25, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
563
.
Bob Dylan - Tempest
September 10, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
564
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The Helio Sequence - Negotiations
September 11, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
565
.
Stagnant Pools - Temporary Room
August 7, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
566
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Lorelei - Enterprising Sidewalks
August 14, 2012
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
567
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Jeremiah Jae - Raw Money Raps
July 24, 2012
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
568
.
Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
July 31, 2012
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
68
Source →
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Music
Spotify
569
.
Lætitia Sadier - Silencio
July 24, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
570
.
The Alchemist - Russian Roulette
July 17, 2012
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
571
.
Nguzunguzu - Warm Pulse
July 3, 2012
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
572
.
Milk Maid - Mostly No
June 26, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
573
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Dog in the Fog: 'Replica' Collaborations & Remixes
June 12, 2012
Drone
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
574
.
Jaill - Traps
June 12, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
68
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
575
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Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves
May 29, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
68
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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