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1.

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
June 19, 2012
Score
90
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2.

Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21, 2012
Score
84
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3.

Mac DeMarco - 2
October 16, 2012
Score
82
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4.

Matthew E. White - Big Inner
August 21, 2012
Score
81
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5.

Angel Olsen - Half Way Home
September 4, 2012
Score
80
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6.

Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Score
79
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7.

Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
February 7, 2012
Score
79
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8.

Chelsea Wolfe - Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs
October 16, 2012
Score
77
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9.

Beth Orton - Sugaring Season
October 2, 2012
Score
77
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10.

Sinéad O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
February 21, 2012
Score
76
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11.

Cate Le Bon - CYRK
January 17, 2012
Score
76
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12.

Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
March 6, 2012
Score
75
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13.

Jessica Pratt - Jessica Pratt
November 6, 2012
Score
75
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14.

Julie Doiron - So Many Days
October 23, 2012
Score
74
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15.

Mark Eitzel - Don't Be a Stranger
October 2, 2012
Score
74
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16.

Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
January 31, 2012
Score
74
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17.

Father John Misty - Fear Fun
May 1, 2012
Score
73
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18.

Felix - Oh Holy Molar
April 23, 2012
Score
73
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19.

Willis Earl Beal - Acousmatic Sorcery
April 3, 2012
Score
72
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20.

Mac DeMarco - Rock and Roll Night Club
March 27, 2012
Score
72
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21.

Neil Halstead - Palindrome Hunches
September 11, 2012
Score
71
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22.

Marissa Nadler - The Sister
May 29, 2012
Score
70
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23.

Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves
May 29, 2012
Score
68
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24.

Bob Dylan - Tempest
September 11, 2012
Score
68
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25.

Dent May - Do Things
June 12, 2012
Score
66
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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