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Wednesday - Twin Plagues
In
7
Lists
August 13, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
73
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
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Madi Diaz - History of a Feeling
In
2
Lists
August 27, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
78
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
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Audiobooks - Astro Tough
In
3
Lists
October 1, 2021
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
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Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
In
15
Lists
March 5, 2021
Slowcore
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
82
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
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King Woman - Celestial Blues
In
7
Lists
July 30, 2021
Doom Metal
,
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
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Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble - Now
In
5
Lists
April 9, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
74
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
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Fiddlehead - Between the Richness
In
4
Lists
May 21, 2021
Emo
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
79
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
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For Your Health - In Spite Of
February 12, 2021
Screamo
,
Metalcore
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
76
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
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Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take
In
18
Lists
August 27, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Bedroom Pop
,
Slacker Rock
Critic Score
82
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
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Lost Girls - Menneskekollektivet
In
7
Lists
March 26, 2021
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Spoken Word
,
Progressive Electronic
,
Minimal Techno
,
Minimal Synth
Critic Score
81
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
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Knocked Loose - A Tear in the Fabric of Life
In
2
Lists
October 13, 2021
Metalcore
Critic Score
81
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
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We Are The Union - Ordinary Life
June 4, 2021
Ska Punk
,
Pop Punk
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Grouper - Shade
In
22
Lists
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Folk
Critic Score
79
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Clairo - Sling
In
23
Lists
July 16, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
.
Frozen Soul - Crypt of Ice
In
3
Lists
January 8, 2021
Death Metal
Critic Score
79
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Lucy Dacus - Home Video
In
42
Lists
June 25, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti
In
19
Lists
May 21, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
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Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
In
57
Lists
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
,
Spoken Word
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
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Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
In
19
Lists
March 26, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
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Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
In
18
Lists
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Critic Score
87
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
Polo G - Hall of Fame
In
8
Lists
June 11, 2021
Trap
,
Pop Rap
Critic Score
70
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
SAULT - Nine
In
21
Lists
June 25, 2021
Neo-Soul
,
UK Hip Hop
,
R&B
Critic Score
86
14
reviews
Amazon
27
.
Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
In
12
Lists
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Baroque Pop
Critic Score
75
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
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Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
In
27
Lists
March 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
Critic Score
80
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
The Armed - Ultrapop
In
20
Lists
April 16, 2021
Noise Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
82
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
In
23
Lists
July 23, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
88
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
In
58
Lists
May 21, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Teen Pop
Critic Score
78
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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TORRES - Thirstier
In
11
Lists
July 30, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
79
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Vince Staples - Vince Staples
In
26
Lists
July 9, 2021
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Trap
Critic Score
79
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Home Is Where - I Became Birds
In
3
Lists
March 5, 2021
Midwest Emo
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
81
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
L'Rain - Fatigue
In
22
Lists
June 25, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Neo-Soul
,
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
One Step Closer - This Place You Know
In
3
Lists
September 24, 2021
Melodic Hardcore
,
Emocore
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince
In
15
Lists
April 23, 2021
Chamber Folk
,
Ghazal
Critic Score
84
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Wiki - Half God
In
7
Lists
October 1, 2021
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Critic Score
81
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Illusory Walls
In
6
Lists
October 8, 2021
Midwest Emo
,
Post-Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Portrayal of Guilt - CHRISTFUCKER
In
2
Lists
November 5, 2021
Screamo
,
Sludge Metal
Critic Score
74
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Portrayal of Guilt - We Are Always Alone
In
4
Lists
January 29, 2021
Screamo
,
Black Metal
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia of the Air
In
10
Lists
September 17, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Maxo Kream - WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
In
7
Lists
October 18, 2021
Trap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks Of God
In
7
Lists
April 30, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
In
58
Lists
March 26, 2021
Post-Minimalism
,
Third Stream
Critic Score
88
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
In
61
Lists
June 4, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
86
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
In
41
Lists
July 30, 2021
Alt-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Every Time I Die - Radical
In
8
Lists
October 22, 2021
Metalcore
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview On Phenomenal Nature
In
31
Lists
February 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
82
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
The Weather Station - Ignorance
In
42
Lists
February 5, 2021
Art Pop
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
85
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
In
72
Lists
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
90
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
In
73
Lists
June 25, 2021
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
86
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Low - HEY WHAT
In
55
Lists
September 10, 2021
Experimental Rock
,
Post-Industrial
,
Ambient Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Critic Score
82
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
In
38
Lists
January 8, 2021
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
.
Turnstile - GLOW ON
In
47
Lists
August 27, 2021
Post-Hardcore
,
Hardcore Punk
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
88
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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