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Angel Olsen - Half Way Home
September 4, 2012
Indie Folk
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Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
127
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Cult of Youth - Love Will Prevail
September 4, 2012
Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
128
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Glacial - On Jones Beach
July 24, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
129
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Ash Borer - Cold of Ages
August 14, 2012
Black Metal
,
Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
130
.
Bill Fay - Life Is People
August 21, 2012
Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
131
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Dead Can Dance - Anastasis
August 14, 2012
Neoclassical Darkwave
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
132
.
Angel Haze - Reservation
July 18, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
133
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Nachtmystium - Silencing Machine
July 31, 2012
Black Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
134
.
White Lung - Sorry
May 29, 2012
Punk Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
135
.
Cooly G - Playin' Me
July 24, 2012
Dubstep
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
136
.
Joey Bada$$ - 1999
June 12, 2012
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
137
.
SpvcxGhxztPvrrp - Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp
June 11, 2012
Memphis Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
,
Trap
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
138
.
Hot Chip - In Our Heads
June 11, 2012
Indietronica
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
139
.
Laurel Halo - Quarantine
May 29, 2012
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
140
.
Royal Headache - Royal Headache
May 8, 2012
Garage Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
141
.
CFCF - Exercises
April 24, 2012
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
142
.
Screaming Females - Ugly
April 3, 2012
Punk Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
143
.
Zammuto - Zammuto
April 3, 2012
Folktronica
,
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
144
.
Revenge - Scum.Collapse.Eradication
February 20, 2012
Black Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
145
.
Lil B "The BasedGod" - God's Father
March 7, 2012
Cloud Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
146
.
Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour / Golden Mile
March 20, 2012
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
147
.
Ital - Hive Mind
March 6, 2012
House
,
Deep House
,
Electronic
,
Outsider House
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
148
.
Chairlift - Something
January 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
149
.
Winterfylleth - The Threnody of Triumph
November 10, 2012
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
79
Source →
Amazon
150
.
Rangda - Formerly Extinct
September 18, 2012
Score
79
Source →
Amazon
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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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