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50.
Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology
In
18
Lists
May 19, 2017
Dream Pop
Critic Score
82
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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49.
Idles - Brutalism
In
17
Lists
March 10, 2017
Post-Punk
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
48.
Snapped Ankles - Come Play The Trees
In
3
Lists
September 29, 2017
Dance Punk
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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47.
Fis & Rob Thorne - Clear Stones
May 12, 2017
Dark Ambient
Amazon
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46.
The Last Dinosaur - The Nothing
July 7, 2017
Indie Folk
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
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45.
Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now
In
2
Lists
February 10, 2017
Indie Folk
Critic Score
82
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
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44.
Thet Liturgiske Owäsendet - Catalina
December 16, 2016
Drone
Amazon
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Apple Music
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43.
Waveform Transmission - V 2.0-2.9
October 29, 2017
Ambient
Amazon
42.
Downtown Boys - Cost of Living
In
4
Lists
August 11, 2017
Hardcore Punk
Critic Score
78
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
41.
Dmitry Evgrafov - Comprehension of Light
October 6, 2017
Modern Classical
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
40.
Pharmakon - Contact
In
2
Lists
March 31, 2017
Noise
Critic Score
77
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
39.
Happyness - Write In
In
3
Lists
April 7, 2017
Pop Rock
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
38.
James Elkington - Wintres Woma
June 30, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
37.
Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex
In
13
Lists
June 9, 2017
Dream Pop
Critic Score
73
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
36.
Ulrika Spacek - Modern English Decoration
In
4
Lists
June 2, 2017
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
70
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
35.
Oneohtrix Point Never - Good Time
In
4
Lists
August 11, 2017
Electronic
Critic Score
77
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
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34.
Memory Drawings - The Nearest Exit
September 22, 2017
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
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33.
The Bug vs Earth - Concrete Desert
In
6
Lists
March 24, 2017
Electronic
Critic Score
76
9
reviews
Amazon
32.
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
In
28
Lists
June 16, 2017
Folk
Critic Score
80
32
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
31.
Drew McDowall - Unnatural Channel
May 26, 2017
Industrial
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
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30.
Actress - AZD
In
11
Lists
April 14, 2017
Microhouse
Critic Score
77
16
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
29.
Craven Faults - Netherfield Works
November 10, 2017
Amazon
iTunes
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28.
Ex Eye - Ex Eye
In
3
Lists
June 23, 2017
Avant-Garde Metal
Critic Score
81
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
27.
Jen Cloher - Jen Cloher
In
6
Lists
August 11, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
26.
(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket
In
19
Lists
May 19, 2017
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
25.
Laurel Halo - Dust
In
16
Lists
June 23, 2017
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
83
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
24.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
In
23
Lists
October 6, 2017
Art Pop
Critic Score
77
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
23.
Aaron Dilloway - The Gag File
In
3
Lists
April 28, 2017
Noise
Critic Score
74
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
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22.
Porter Ricks - Anguilla Electrica
In
3
Lists
June 30, 2017
Dub Techno
Critic Score
79
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
21.
Mark Van Hoen - Electronic Music (1982 - 1987)
March 11, 2017
Amazon
20.
Esmerine - Mechanics of Dominion
October 20, 2017
Post-Rock
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
19.
NHK yx Koyxen - Exit Entrance
October 6, 2017
Tech House
Critic Score
77
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
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18.
Justin Walter - Unseen Forces
In
2
Lists
April 21, 2017
Ambient
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
17.
Lee Gamble - Mnestic Pressure
In
8
Lists
October 20, 2017
IDM
Critic Score
81
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
16.
Ekin Fil - Ghosts Inside
June 30, 2017
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
15.
Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions
In
5
Lists
May 19, 2017
Post-Rock
Critic Score
84
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
14.
Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
In
22
Lists
September 22, 2017
Indie Folk
Critic Score
81
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
13.
Daniel Brandt - Eternal Something
March 24, 2017
Critic Score
78
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
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12.
The Green Kingdom - The North Wind and the Sun
August 4, 2017
Ambient
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
11.
Mahatma X - A Mobtown Suite Vol. 1
February 10, 2017
Hip Hop
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10.
Richard Dawson - Peasant
In
15
Lists
June 2, 2017
Avant-Folk
Critic Score
85
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
9.
Piano Magic - Closure
January 20, 2017
Slowcore
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
8.
Penguin Cafe - The Imperfect Sea
In
3
Lists
May 5, 2017
Modern Classical
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
7.
Mario Batkovic - Mario Batkovic
In
2
Lists
March 17, 2017
Post-Minimalism
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
6.
Colin Stetson - All This I Do For Glory
In
5
Lists
April 28, 2017
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
81
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
5.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Luciferian Towers
In
5
Lists
September 22, 2017
Post-Rock
Critic Score
76
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
4.
Kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts
In
5
Lists
April 28, 2017
Ambient
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
3.
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
In
19
Lists
August 18, 2017
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
27
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
2.
James Holden & The Animal Spirits - The Animal Spirits
In
7
Lists
November 3, 2017
Electronic
Critic Score
78
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
1.
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
In
39
Lists
March 24, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
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