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Norman Records Albums of the Year 2016
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Thor & Friends - Thor & Friends
October 7, 2016
Post-Minimalism
Amazon
Music
49
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Sarah Neufeld - The Ridge
In
3
Lists
February 26, 2016
Post-Minimalism
Critic Score
70
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
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Anxiety - Anxiety
In
2
Lists
June 29, 2016
Hardcore Punk
Amazon
47
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Shirley Collins - Lodestar
In
6
Lists
November 4, 2016
Folk
Critic Score
80
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
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Loscil - Monument Builders
November 11, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
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clipping. - Splendor & Misery
In
5
Lists
September 9, 2016
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Industrial Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
72
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
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Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN
In
76
Lists
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
86
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
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Resina - Resina
September 30, 2016
Modern Classical
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
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Helen Money - Become Zero
September 16, 2016
Chamber Music
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
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The Hecks - The Hecks
September 2, 2016
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
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Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits
In
11
Lists
August 12, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
,
Garage Rock
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
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Matt Elliott - The Calm Before
February 5, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Progressive Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
71
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
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Botany - Deepak Verbera
In
2
Lists
October 14, 2016
Ambient
,
Electronic
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
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Omni - Deluxe
In
2
Lists
July 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
76
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
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Gnod & Anthony Child - Behind The Lids
September 30, 2016
Drone
Amazon
35
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Mary Lattimore - At the Dam
March 4, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
76
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
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Steve Hauschildt - Strands
In
4
Lists
October 28, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
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Mark Pritchard - Under the Sun
In
8
Lists
May 13, 2016
Ambient
,
Electronic
Critic Score
74
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
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Sarah Davachi - Dominions
April 15, 2016
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
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Mitski - Puberty 2
In
56
Lists
June 17, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
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Pye Corner Audio - Stasis
In
2
Lists
August 26, 2016
Electronic
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
76
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
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Thomas Köner - Tiento de la luz
February 1, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
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ANOHNI - Hopelessness
In
58
Lists
May 6, 2016
Art Pop
,
Electropop
Critic Score
81
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
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Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
In
53
Lists
September 27, 2016
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
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Ólafur Arnalds - Island Songs
August 12, 2016
Modern Classical
Critic Score
65
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée
In
3
Lists
September 16, 2016
Modern Classical
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Ian William Craig - Centres
In
8
Lists
July 8, 2016
Ambient
,
Tape Music
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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eagle/deer - Summer of Sepia
June 6, 2011
Amazon
22
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Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex
In
8
Lists
February 2, 2016
Krautrock
Critic Score
73
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Tim Hecker - Love Streams
In
12
Lists
April 8, 2016
Ambient
,
Glitch
Critic Score
80
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
In
61
Lists
September 9, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
91
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Ulrika Spacek - The Album Paranoia
In
3
Lists
February 5, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Hintermass - The Apple Tree
March 18, 2016
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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C. Diab - No Perfect Wave
October 7, 2016
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Carla dal Forno - You Know What It's Like
In
7
Lists
October 28, 2016
Minimal Wave
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
In
82
Lists
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
87
49
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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MJ Guider - Precious Systems
July 15, 2016
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
74
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things: Volume One
In
6
Lists
August 12, 2016
Synthwave
,
Ambient
,
Cinematic Classical
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar]
In
95
Lists
January 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
86
45
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani - FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy
In
7
Lists
September 16, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
71
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Jason Sharp - A Boat Upon its Blood
September 30, 2016
Experimental
,
EAI
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Huerco S. - For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
In
13
Lists
June 10, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
81
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Gold Panda - Good Luck and Do Your Best
In
6
Lists
May 27, 2016
Microhouse
,
IDM
Critic Score
78
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Western Skies Motel - Settlers
April 22, 2016
Ambient
,
Folk
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Bayonne - Primitives
In
2
Lists
March 25, 2016
Art Pop
Critic Score
69
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Oliver Coates - Upstepping
In
3
Lists
May 13, 2016
Electronic
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Bracken - High Passes
June 10, 2016
Ambient Pop
,
Indietronica
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Beak> - Couple in a Hole
April 15, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
73
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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The Veldt - The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur: The Drake Equation
April 8, 2016
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
1
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - EARS
In
13
Lists
April 1, 2016
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
,
Folktronica
,
Electronic
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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