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The Soft Pink Truth - Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
May 1, 2020
Critic Score
87
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The Bug - Fire
August 27, 2021
Critic Score
86
12
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3
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Nala Sinephro - Space 1.8
September 3, 2021
Critic Score
86
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4
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Gazelle Twin & NYX - Deep England
March 19, 2021
Critic Score
85
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5
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Ólafur Arnalds - some kind of peace
November 6, 2020
Critic Score
85
7
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6
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Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Pigments
October 21, 2022
Critic Score
83
5
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7
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Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas
March 27, 2020
Critic Score
83
8
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8
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12
January 17, 2023
Critic Score
82
7
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9
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Burial - Antidawn
January 6, 2022
Critic Score
82
10
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10
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Pauline Anna Strom - Angel Tears in Sunlight
February 19, 2021
Critic Score
82
10
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11
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Mary Lattimore - Silver Ladders
October 9, 2020
Critic Score
82
10
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12
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Adrianne Lenker - instrumentals
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
82
18
reviews
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13
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Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts V: Together
March 26, 2020
Critic Score
80
11
reviews
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14
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William Basinski - Lamentations
November 13, 2020
Critic Score
80
9
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15
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Ian William Craig - Red Sun Through Smoke
March 20, 2020
Critic Score
80
6
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16
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Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts VI: Locusts
March 26, 2020
Critic Score
80
11
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17
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Whatever The Weather - Whatever the Weather
April 8, 2022
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
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18
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Loscil - Clara
May 28, 2021
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
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19
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Karima Walker - Waking the Dreaming Body
February 26, 2021
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
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20
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Grouper - Shade
October 22, 2021
Critic Score
79
16
reviews
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21
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claire rousay - A Softer Focus
April 9, 2021
Critic Score
79
6
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22
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青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] - アダンの風 (Windswept Adan)
December 2, 2020
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
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23
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Szun Waves - Earth Patterns
August 19, 2022
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
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24
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Arca - kiCK iiiii
December 3, 2021
Critic Score
79
16
reviews
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25
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Gia Margaret - Mia Gargaret
June 12, 2020
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
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