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Highest Rated Art Pop Albums of 2012
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Field Music - Plumb
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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2
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Rachel Zeffira - The Deserters
December 10, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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3
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Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
July 10, 2012
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
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4
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Egyptian Hip Hop - Good Don't Sleep
October 23, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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5
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Yeasayer - Fragrant World
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
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6
.
Dan Deacon - America
August 28, 2012
Indietronica
,
Electronic
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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7
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alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Score
80
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8
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Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
iamamiwhoami - kin
June 12, 2012
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Deerhoof - Breakup Song
September 4, 2012
Art Pop
,
Experimental Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Paul Banks - Banks
October 23, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Efterklang - Piramida
September 25, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Martha Wainwright - Come Home To Mama
October 16, 2012
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
15
.
Delilah - From the Roots Up
July 30, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Trip Hop
,
Art Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Halls - Ark
October 15, 2012
Ambient
,
Art Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
17
.
Björk - Bastards
November 19, 2012
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
18
.
John Cale - Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
October 2, 2012
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Patrick Watson - Adventures in Your Own Backyard
May 1, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Xiu Xiu - Always
March 6, 2012
Art Pop
,
Synth Punk
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Cate Le Bon - Cyrk
January 17, 2012
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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