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Agalloch - Faustian Echoes
June 26, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Doom Metal
,
Atmospheric Black Metal
,
Dark Folk
Score
65
Source →
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Music
Spotify
627
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GRMLN - Explore
October 23, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
628
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Heathered Pearls - Loyal
December 11, 2012
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
629
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Wu-Block - Wu-Block
November 27, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
630
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How to destroy angels_ - An Omen
November 13, 2012
Downtempo
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
631
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The Corin Tucker Band - Kill My Blues
September 18, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
632
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The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
September 11, 2012
Folk
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
633
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Patterson Hood - Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance
September 11, 2012
Alt-Country
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
634
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Foals - Tapes
July 3, 2012
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
635
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J Dilla - Rebirth of Detroit
June 12, 2012
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
636
.
JJ - High Summer
June 22, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Balearic Beat
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
637
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R. Kelly - Write Me Back
June 26, 2012
Contemporary R&B
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
638
.
A Place To Bury Strangers - Worship
June 26, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
639
.
Crocodiles - Endless Flowers
June 5, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Noise Pop
,
Post-Punk Revival
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
640
.
Ramona Falls - Prophet
May 1, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
641
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Torche - Harmonicraft
April 24, 2012
Sludge Metal
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
642
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Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks
March 27, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
643
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VCMG - Ssss
March 13, 2012
Techno
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
644
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Heems - Nehru Jackets
January 17, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
65
Source →
Amazon
645
.
Kowloon Walled City - Container Ships
December 4, 2012
Sludge Metal
Score
64
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
646
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Matmos - The Ganzfeld EP
October 16, 2012
Score
64
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
647
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Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch - The Mystery of Heaven
November 13, 2012
Score
64
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
648
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Royal Baths - Better Luck Next Life
February 7, 2012
Score
64
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
649
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The Host - The Host
March 20, 2012
Score
64
Source →
Amazon
650
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Enslaved - RIITIIR
September 28, 2012
Black Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Score
64
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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