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50.
Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester
January 9, 2012
Shoegaze
Critic Score
71
14
reviews
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49.
Lucy Rose - Like I Used To
September 24, 2012
Indie Folk
Critic Score
73
7
reviews
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48.
Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action at a Distance
In
3
Lists
April 2, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
77
14
reviews
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47.
2:54 - 2:54
In
2
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May 29, 2012
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
71
12
reviews
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46.
Egyptian Hip Hop - Good Don't Sleep
In
2
Lists
October 23, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
69
9
reviews
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45.
Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic
In
2
Lists
January 31, 2012
Electronic
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
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iTunes
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44.
Stealing Sheep - Into The Diamond Sun
In
3
Lists
August 20, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
69
12
reviews
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43.
Pulled Apart By Horses - Tough Love
In
2
Lists
January 20, 2012
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
69
7
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
42.
Trash Talk - 119
October 9, 2012
Hardcore Punk
Critic Score
68
12
reviews
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iTunes
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41.
Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon
September 4, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
62
17
reviews
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iTunes
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40.
Allah-Las - Allah-Las
In
2
Lists
September 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Critic Score
70
8
reviews
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39.
Mystery Jets - Radlands
April 30, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
66
12
reviews
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iTunes
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38.
Best Coast - The Only Place
In
4
Lists
May 15, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
60
23
reviews
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iTunes
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37.
The Invisible - Rispah
In
4
Lists
June 12, 2012
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
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36.
Liars - WIXIW
In
16
Lists
June 5, 2012
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
82
28
reviews
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iTunes
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35.
Howler - America Give Up
In
3
Lists
January 17, 2012
Garage Rock
Critic Score
70
14
reviews
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34.
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
In
13
Lists
September 11, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
75
28
reviews
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33.
Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
In
8
Lists
September 4, 2012
Experimental
Critic Score
75
36
reviews
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32.
Beach House - Bloom
In
31
Lists
May 15, 2012
Dream Pop
Critic Score
76
33
reviews
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31.
Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship
In
2
Lists
May 8, 2012
Experimental
Critic Score
75
19
reviews
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30.
Graham Coxon - A+E
In
4
Lists
April 2, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
16
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
29.
Poliça - Give You The Ghost
In
10
Lists
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
19
reviews
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28.
Toy - Toy
In
10
Lists
September 10, 2012
Shoegaze
Critic Score
77
17
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
27.
Chairlift - Something
In
9
Lists
January 24, 2012
Electropop
Critic Score
76
22
reviews
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iTunes
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26.
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
In
22
Lists
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
78
33
reviews
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iTunes
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25.
Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber
In
4
Lists
September 25, 2012
Dream Pop
Critic Score
76
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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24.
Daughn Gibson - All Hell
In
3
Lists
March 26, 2012
Indietronica
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23.
Twin Shadow - Confess
In
10
Lists
July 10, 2012
New Wave
Critic Score
77
30
reviews
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iTunes
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22.
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
In
24
Lists
July 10, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
81
34
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21.
The Cribs - In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
In
5
Lists
May 7, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
67
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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20.
King Tuff - King Tuff
In
3
Lists
May 29, 2012
Garage Rock
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19.
DIIV - Oshin
In
14
Lists
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
Critic Score
78
21
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18.
Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
In
3
Lists
March 6, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
70
9
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
17.
The xx - Coexist
In
22
Lists
September 11, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
40
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16.
The Vaccines - Come of Age
In
4
Lists
September 4, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
63
16
reviews
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iTunes
Music
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15.
Purity Ring - Shrines
In
23
Lists
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
Critic Score
77
33
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes
In
12
Lists
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
70
31
reviews
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13.
Grizzly Bear - Shields
In
31
Lists
September 18, 2012
Indie Folk
Critic Score
81
31
reviews
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iTunes
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12.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
In
17
Lists
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
16
reviews
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iTunes
Music
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11.
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
In
9
Lists
January 31, 2012
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
61
33
reviews
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iTunes
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10.
Tame Impala - Lonerism
In
37
Lists
October 9, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
87
28
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9.
The Maccabees - Given to the Wild
In
6
Lists
January 6, 2012
Indie Rock
Critic Score
72
15
reviews
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8.
Kindness - World, You Need a Change of Mind
In
5
Lists
March 20, 2012
Nu-Disco
Critic Score
65
14
reviews
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7.
Field Music - Plumb
In
9
Lists
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
Critic Score
76
21
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
6.
Django Django - Django Django
In
15
Lists
January 30, 2012
Psychedelic
Critic Score
80
19
reviews
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5.
Jessie Ware - Devotion
In
27
Lists
August 20, 2012
Soul
Critic Score
81
30
reviews
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4.
Cat Power - Sun
In
22
Lists
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
79
35
reviews
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3.
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
In
45
Lists
July 17, 2012
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
91
33
reviews
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2.
Grimes - Visions
In
33
Lists
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Critic Score
79
34
reviews
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1.
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
In
23
Lists
February 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
79
27
reviews
Amazon
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