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Highest Rated Alternative Rock Albums of 2012
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Echo Lake - Wild Peace
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
90
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2
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DIIV - Oshin
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
,
Post-Punk
Score
85
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3
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Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
February 6, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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4
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat and Bone
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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5
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The Invisible - Rispah
June 12, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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6
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Archive - With Us Until You're Dead
August 27, 2012
Alternative Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Score
80
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7
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Crocodiles - Endless Flowers
June 5, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Noise Pop
,
Post-Punk Revival
Score
80
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8
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Chromatics - Kill for Love
March 26, 2012
Synthpop
,
Dream Pop
,
Synthwave
Score
80
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Amazon
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9
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Frankie Rose - Interstellar
February 21, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Errors - New Relics
October 1, 2012
Dream Pop
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Rachel Zeffira - The Deserters
December 10, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
75
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Crystal Castles - (III)
November 12, 2012
Synthpop
,
Witch House
,
Ethereal Wave
,
Dream Pop
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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TOY - Toy
September 10, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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The xx - Coexist
September 11, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
August 28, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Garbage - Not Your Kind of People
May 15, 2012
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Tamaryn - Tender New Signs
October 16, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Bob Mould - Silver Age
September 4, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Kyla La Grange - Ashes
July 30, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Stagnant Pools - Temporary Room
August 7, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
50
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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