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Under the Radar's Year End List
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1
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Yeasayer - Fragrant World
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
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Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Django Django - Django Django
January 30, 2012
Psychedelia
,
Indie Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
85
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Menomena - Moms
September 18, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Grizzly Bear - Shields
September 18, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
September 4, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Noise Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Dan Deacon - America
August 28, 2012
Indietronica
,
Electronic
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
January 31, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Patti Smith - Banga
June 5, 2012
Punk Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
December 4, 2012
Post-Industrial
,
Experimental
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
The Invisible - Rispah
June 12, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
October 30, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
,
Country Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Paul Banks - Banks
October 23, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Efterklang - Piramida
September 25, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Ultraísta - Ultraísta
October 2, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 5, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
John Cale - Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
October 2, 2012
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Taken By Trees - Other Worlds
October 2, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
21
.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
August 28, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
August 28, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Niki & The Dove - Instinct
May 14, 2012
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under the Radar awarded albums throughout 2012.
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