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Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 6, 2009
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
92
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - I Speak Fula
September 14, 2009
Mande Music
Critic Score
89
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Shackleton - Three EPs
October 13, 2009
UK Bass
,
Dubstep
,
Minimal Techno
Critic Score
87
5
reviews
Amazon
4
.
Baroness - Blue Record
October 13, 2009
Sludge Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
87
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
June 30, 2009
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
86
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Martyn - Great Lengths
April 20, 2009
Dubstep
,
Future Garage
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
September 8, 2009
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
8
.
Owen - New Leaves
September 22, 2009
Acoustic Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
86
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Math Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
86
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
,
Indie Folk
,
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
86
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions
May 26, 2009
Drone Metal
,
Drone
Critic Score
85
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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God Forbid - Earthsblood
February 24, 2009
Critic Score
85
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem
August 18, 2009
Avant-Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The xx - xx
August 17, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Dream Pop
,
Alt-Pop
Critic Score
84
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Mungolian Jet Set - We Gave It All Away... Now We Are Taking It Back
August 25, 2009
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
16
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Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi
April 21, 2009
Jazz
,
Dixieland
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Evangelista - Prince of Truth
October 5, 2009
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
83
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Céu - Vagarosa
July 7, 2009
MPB
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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That Fucking Tank - Tanknology
July 13, 2009
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Fever Ray - Fever Ray
January 12, 2009
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
82
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
King Midas Sound - Waiting For You
December 8, 2009
Dubstep
,
Trip Hop
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Elegi - Varde
January 20, 2009
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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King Creosote - Flick the Vs
April 20, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
82
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Antlers - Hospice
March 3, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Post-Rock
Critic Score
82
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity
October 13, 2009
Post-Bop
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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