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The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
July 24, 2012
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90
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Bob Mould - Silver Age
September 4, 2012
Score
80
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Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
May 8, 2012
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80
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Billy Talent - Dead Silence
September 11, 2012
Score
80
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The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
April 21, 2012
Score
70
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Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks
March 27, 2012
Score
70
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Soundgarden - King Animal
November 13, 2012
Score
70
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Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theatre Is Evil
September 11, 2012
Score
70
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We Are The Ocean - Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
September 17, 2012
Score
70
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Keane - Strangeland
May 8, 2012
Score
60
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Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
February 7, 2012
Score
60
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The Dandy Warhols - This Machine
April 24, 2012
Score
60
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Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy
January 24, 2012
Score
60
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Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
September 18, 2012
Score
60
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Archive - With Us Until You're Dead
August 27, 2012
Score
50
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Lostprophets - Weapons
April 2, 2012
Score
50
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The Stranglers - Giants
March 5, 2012
Score
40
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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