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Delicate Steve - Positive Force
July 10, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
76
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
252
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Murder by Death - Bitter Drink Bitter Moon
September 25, 2012
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
253
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Twin Shadow - Confess
July 10, 2012
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
76
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
254
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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Trouble
June 12, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
76
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
255
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Deerhoof - Breakup Song
September 4, 2012
Art Pop
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
76
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
256
.
Lorn - Ask the Dust
June 26, 2012
IDM
Critic Score
76
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
257
.
Richard Hawley - Standing at the Sky's Edge
May 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
76
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
258
.
Dark Dark Dark - Who Needs Who
October 2, 2012
Folk
Critic Score
76
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
259
.
Brother Ali - Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
September 18, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
76
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
260
.
Serengeti - C.A.R.
July 31, 2012
Hip Hop
Critic Score
75
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
261
.
Saint Etienne - Words and Music by Saint Etienne
May 21, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
262
.
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
January 24, 2012
Folk Pop
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
263
.
Niki & The Dove - Instinct
May 14, 2012
Electropop
Critic Score
75
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
264
.
Anaal Nathrakh - Vanitas
November 6, 2012
Black Metal
,
Grindcore
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
265
.
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
August 28, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
75
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
266
.
O Children - Apnea
May 28, 2012
Post-Punk
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
267
.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Trembling Bells - The Marble Downs
April 10, 2012
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
268
.
NZCA Lines - NZCA/LINES
February 27, 2012
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
269
.
Loops of Your Heart - And Never Ending Nights
February 13, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
270
.
Mark Eitzel - Don't Be a Stranger
October 2, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
271
.
John K. Samson - Provincial
January 24, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
272
.
Chairlift - Something
January 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
273
.
Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet
November 13, 2012
Jazz
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
274
.
This Many Boyfriends - This Many Boyfriends
October 8, 2012
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
275
.
Kid Koala - 12 Bit Blues
September 18, 2012
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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