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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 15, 2015
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
95
45
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
91
47
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Sam Lee & Friends - The Fade In Time
June 16, 2015
Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
January 20, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
46
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
6
.
Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
September 25, 2015
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
88
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
March 3, 2015
Progressive Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
88
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
8
.
The Icarus Line - All Things Under Heaven
October 2, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
87
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
87
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Elza Soares - A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
October 3, 2015
Art Rock
,
Vanguarda paulista
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa
May 19, 2015
Critic Score
87
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
February 16, 2015
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
87
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Kamasi Washington - The Epic
May 5, 2015
Spiritual Jazz
Critic Score
87
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Israel Nash Gripka - Israel Nash's Silver Season
October 9, 2015
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
15
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Thy Art Is Murder - Holy War
June 29, 2015
Deathcore
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Björk - Vulnicura
January 20, 2015
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
James McMurtry - Complicated Game
February 24, 2015
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Neck Deep - Life's Not Out To Get You
August 14, 2015
Pop Punk
,
Skate Punk
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
John Howard & The Night Mail - John Howard & The Night Mail
August 21, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction
August 7, 2015
Grindcore
,
Deathgrind
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
84
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Vince Staples - Summertime '06
June 30, 2015
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
March 24, 2015
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slacker Rock
Critic Score
84
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Napalm Death - Apex Predator - Easy Meat
January 27, 2015
Grindcore
Critic Score
84
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Grimes - Art Angels
November 6, 2015
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
84
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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