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Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
In
49
Lists
June 22, 2018
Spiritual Jazz
Critic Score
84
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
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U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
In
38
Lists
February 16, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
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Lucrecia Dalt - Anticlines
In
3
Lists
May 4, 2018
Electroacoustic
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
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Electric Indigo - 5 1 1 5 9 3
March 13, 2018
Critic Score
78
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
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Farao - Pure-O
In
2
Lists
October 19, 2018
Electropop
,
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
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Eartheater - Irisiri
In
7
Lists
June 8, 2018
Experimental
,
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
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Low Jack - Riddims du Lieu-dit
April 13, 2018
Techno
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
43
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Kamaal Williams - The Return
In
11
Lists
May 25, 2018
Jazz Fusion
,
Jazz-Funk
Critic Score
74
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
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Shinichi Atobe - Heat
In
3
Lists
September 14, 2018
House
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
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Arp - Zebra
In
3
Lists
June 22, 2018
Ambient
,
Electronic
,
Berlin School
Critic Score
72
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
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BCUC - Emakhosini
March 16, 2018
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
.
Tentenko - Tentenko
In
2
Lists
September 21, 2018
Amazon
38
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Eleanor Friedberger - Rebound
In
6
Lists
May 4, 2018
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Gazelle Twin - Pastoral
In
11
Lists
September 21, 2018
Post-Industrial
,
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Experimental
Critic Score
84
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
.
Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still
In
8
Lists
June 15, 2018
Downtempo
,
Ambient
,
Ambient House
Critic Score
78
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Brigid Mae Power - The Two Worlds
February 9, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
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DJ Taye - Still Trippin'
In
5
Lists
March 2, 2018
Footwork
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
serpentwithfeet - soil
In
24
Lists
June 8, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
Children of Zeus - Travel Light
In
5
Lists
July 13, 2018
Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
.
Exael - Collex
October 26, 2018
Ambient Techno
,
IDM
Amazon
30
.
Aïsha Devi - DNA Feelings
In
4
Lists
May 11, 2018
Post-Industrial
,
UK Bass
Critic Score
72
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
Neneh Cherry - Broken Politics
In
12
Lists
October 19, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo
In
23
Lists
January 26, 2018
Funk Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
.
Demdike Stare - Passion
In
3
Lists
October 26, 2018
Deconstructed Club
Critic Score
78
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Tenderlonious - The Shakedown
June 15, 2018
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
25
.
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
In
33
Lists
November 30, 2018
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
RAMZi - Phobiza "Amor Fati" Vol. 3
August 17, 2018
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
23
.
Martyn - Voids
In
4
Lists
June 22, 2018
UK Garage
Critic Score
76
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Insólito UniVerso - La Candela del Río
November 16, 2018
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
North Sea Dialect - Local Guide
November 9, 2018
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Laurel Halo - Raw Silk Uncut Wood
In
6
Lists
July 13, 2018
Ambient
,
Electroacoustic
Critic Score
81
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
石橋英子 [Eiko Ishibashi] - The Dream My Bones Dream
In
2
Lists
July 4, 2018
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
78
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
18
.
Blood Orange - Negro Swan
In
43
Lists
August 24, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
83
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Kikagaku Moyo - Masana Temples
In
4
Lists
October 5, 2018
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
69
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Ben LaMar Gay - Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun
In
2
Lists
May 4, 2018
Electronic
,
Experimental
,
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Electroacoustic
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Blawan - Wet Will Always Dry
In
4
Lists
June 22, 2018
Industrial Techno
,
Minimal Techno
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love
In
31
Lists
September 5, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
83
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Sons of Kemet - Your Queen is a Reptile
In
24
Lists
March 30, 2018
Jazz
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Bruce - Sonder Somatic
In
7
Lists
October 26, 2018
UK Bass
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Low - Double Negative
In
48
Lists
September 14, 2018
Glitch Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
85
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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ROSALÍA - EL MAL QUERER
In
28
Lists
November 2, 2018
Flamenco nuevo
,
Flamenco Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Park Jiha - Communion
In
3
Lists
March 2, 2018
Post-Minimalism
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Lotic - Power
In
7
Lists
July 13, 2018
Deconstructed Club
,
Electronic
Critic Score
77
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Skee Mask - Compro
In
15
Lists
May 15, 2018
Ambient Techno
,
Breakbeat
Critic Score
84
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Deena Abdelwahed - Khonnar
In
5
Lists
November 16, 2018
UK Bass
Critic Score
78
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Various Artists - We Out Here
In
2
Lists
February 9, 2018
Jazz
,
Nu Jazz
,
Jazz-Funk
,
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Fatima - And Yet It's All Love
In
3
Lists
September 28, 2018
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
78
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Lonnie Holley - MITH
In
10
Lists
September 21, 2018
Soul
,
Experimental
,
Free Jazz
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
In
45
Lists
June 15, 2018
Bubblegum Bass
,
Deconstructed Club
Critic Score
82
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
.
Tirzah - Devotion
In
29
Lists
August 10, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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