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Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
84
22
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2
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Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24, 2018
Critic Score
84
31
reviews
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Spotify
3
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serpentwithfeet - soil
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
83
17
reviews
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Spotify
4
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Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD
August 3, 2018
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
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Spotify
5
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Tirzah - Devotion
August 10, 2018
Critic Score
80
16
reviews
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Spotify
6
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Nao - Saturn
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
80
13
reviews
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7
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Gaika - Basic Volume
July 27, 2018
Critic Score
74
11
reviews
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8
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Mac Miller - Swimming
August 3, 2018
Critic Score
74
20
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
9
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Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell
February 16, 2018
Critic Score
74
13
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
10
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SiR - November
January 19, 2018
Critic Score
74
5
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
11
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Rhye - Blood
February 2, 2018
Critic Score
72
18
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Spotify
12
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How to Dress Well - The Anteroom
October 19, 2018
Critic Score
71
12
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
13
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Mike Shinoda - Post Traumatic
June 15, 2018
Critic Score
71
6
reviews
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iTunes
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14
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6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter
September 14, 2018
Critic Score
70
6
reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
15
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Ben Khan - Ben Khan
August 10, 2018
Critic Score
69
6
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
16
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Lykke Li - so sad so sexy
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
69
30
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
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Tinashe - Joyride
April 13, 2018
Critic Score
65
12
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
18
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The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy,
March 30, 2018
Critic Score
63
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
19
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Joji - BALLADS 1
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
63
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Princess Nokia - A Girl Cried Red
April 13, 2018
Critic Score
58
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
21
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Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys
April 27, 2018
Critic Score
56
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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Tory Lanez - Memories Don't Die
March 2, 2018
Critic Score
47
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
1
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