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The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016
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Stein Urheim - Strandebarm
March 18, 2016
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
99
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Melt Yourself Down - Last Evenings On Earth
In
2
Lists
April 29, 2016
Afrobeat
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
72
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
98
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Ahrkh Wagner - Ahrkh Wagner
March 23, 2016
Amazon
97
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Cat's Eyes - Treasure House
In
4
Lists
June 3, 2016
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
78
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
96
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The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Bes
In
2
Lists
April 29, 2016
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
70
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
95
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Jackie Lynn - Jackie Lynn
In
3
Lists
June 10, 2016
Art Pop
,
Minimal Wave
Critic Score
71
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
94
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Wire - Nocturnal Koreans
In
2
Lists
April 22, 2016
Post-Punk
Critic Score
76
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
93
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The Invisible - Patience
In
2
Lists
June 10, 2016
Downtempo
Critic Score
73
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
92
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John Cale - M:FANS
In
2
Lists
January 22, 2016
Art Rock
Critic Score
77
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
91
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Gnaw Their Tongues - Hymns for the Broken, Swollen And Silent
December 9, 2016
Black Metal
,
Experimental
Critic Score
65
2 reviews
Amazon
90
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Knifeworld - Bottled Out of Eden
April 22, 2016
Critic Score
73
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
89
.
Omar S - The Best
In
7
Lists
March 31, 2016
House
,
Detroit Techno
Critic Score
81
3 reviews
Amazon
88
.
Bon Iver - 22, A Million
In
64
Lists
September 30, 2016
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
87
48
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
87
.
Swans - The Glowing Man
In
12
Lists
June 17, 2016
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
80
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
86
.
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
85
.
FIS - From Patterns To Details
In
2
Lists
September 23, 2016
Critic Score
72
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
84
.
Ghold - Pyr
May 6, 2016
Doom Metal
,
Sludge Metal
Critic Score
73
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
83
.
Pangaea - In Drum Play
In
5
Lists
October 14, 2016
UK Bass
,
House
,
Techno
Critic Score
82
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
82
.
Sam Shalabi - Isis and Osiris
July 29, 2016
Amazon
81
.
Hannah Peel - Awake But Always Dreaming
September 23, 2016
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
80
.
Kristoffer Lo - The Black Meat
February 24, 2016
Drone
,
Dark Ambient
,
Ambient
Amazon
Music
Spotify
79
.
Kassem Mosse - Disclosure
October 14, 2016
Minimal Techno
,
Outsider House
Critic Score
77
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
78
.
Hen Ogledd - Bronze
October 6, 2016
Experimental
Amazon
77
.
Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - Remain Calm
In
4
Lists
November 25, 2016
Electroacoustic
,
Post-Minimalism
Critic Score
73
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
76
.
Noura Mint Seymali - Arbina
In
5
Lists
September 16, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
75
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
75
.
Gyða Valtýsdóttir - Epicycle
July 7, 2016
Amazon
74
.
Billy Bao - Lagos Sessions
March 8, 2016
Amazon
Music
Spotify
73
.
Julien Marchal - Insight II
May 6, 2016
Modern Classical
Amazon
Music
Spotify
72
.
Pattern Man - Pattern Man
November 1, 2016
Amazon
71
.
Marie Davidson - Adieux Au Dancefloor
In
2
Lists
October 14, 2016
Electronic
,
Minimal Synth
Critic Score
78
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
70
.
SHXCXCHCXSH - SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs
June 6, 2016
Ambient Techno
,
Industrial Techno
Critic Score
82
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
69
.
Atlantikwall - Atlantikwall
May 23, 2016
Amazon
68
.
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book
In
64
Lists
May 13, 2016
Pop Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
67
.
Roly Porter - Third Law
In
2
Lists
January 22, 2016
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
66
.
Wacław Zimpel - Lines
February 5, 2016
Post-Minimalism
Amazon
Music
Spotify
65
.
Laniakea - A Pot of Powdered Nettles
April 29, 2016
Drone
,
Ambient
Amazon
Music
Spotify
64
.
Darren Hayman - Thankful Villages Vol. 1
June 10, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
4
reviews
Amazon
63
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G.H. - Housebound Demigod
September 16, 2016
Amazon
Music
62
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The Body - No One Deserves Happiness
In
5
Lists
March 18, 2016
Drone Metal
,
Avant-Garde Metal
,
Sludge Metal
Critic Score
76
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
61
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Babyfather - BBF Hosted by DJ Escrow
In
10
Lists
April 1, 2016
Experimental Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
73
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
60
.
The Comet Is Coming - Channel the Spirits
In
6
Lists
April 1, 2016
Jazz Fusion
,
Space Rock
,
Nu Jazz
Critic Score
73
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
59
.
Oren Ambarchi - Hubris
In
6
Lists
October 28, 2016
Krautrock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
58
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Skee Mask - Shred
In
4
Lists
February 1, 2016
Ambient Techno
Critic Score
79
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
57
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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
In
48
Lists
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
56
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Grumbling Fur - Furfour
In
3
Lists
September 16, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
75
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
55
.
Bruxa Maria - Human Condition
May 29, 2016
Noise Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Amazon
Music
Spotify
54
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Kano - Made in the Manor
In
10
Lists
March 4, 2016
UK Hip Hop
,
Grime
Critic Score
70
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
53
.
Beyoncé - Lemonade
In
84
Lists
April 23, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Critic Score
90
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
52
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Bully Fae - Defy a Thing to Be
October 14, 2016
Critic Score
65
1 review
Amazon
51
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Tim Hecker - Love Streams
In
12
Lists
April 8, 2016
Ambient
,
Glitch
Critic Score
80
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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