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FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
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94
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Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
August 30, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
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94
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Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
May 3, 2019
Indie Folk
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92
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Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
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90
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Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
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89
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
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88
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Bon Iver - i,i
August 9, 2019
Art Pop
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88
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Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love
September 13, 2019
Art Pop
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86
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Brittany Howard - Jaime
September 20, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
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86
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Alex G - House of Sugar
September 13, 2019
Indie Folk
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86
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Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
July 12, 2019
Indie Rock
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85
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Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
June 14, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
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85
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Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
April 5, 2019
Art Pop
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85
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Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Alternative R&B
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85
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Fennesz - Agora
March 29, 2019
Ambient
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85
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Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile
March 8, 2019
Art Pop
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85
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Earl Sweatshirt - FEET OF CLAY
November 1, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
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84
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Laurie Anderson / Tenzin Choegyal / Jesse Paris Smith - Songs From the Bardo
September 27, 2019
Spoken Word
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84
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Kim Gordon - No Home Record
October 11, 2019
Noise Rock
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84
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John Coltrane - Blue World
September 27, 2019
Jazz
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84
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Young Thug - So Much Fun
August 16, 2019
Trap Rap
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84
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Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks
July 19, 2019
Trap Rap
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84
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Moodymann - SINNER
June 21, 2019
Deep House
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84
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Florist - Emily Alone
July 26, 2019
Indie Folk
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84
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Mannequin Pussy - Patience
June 21, 2019
Punk Rock
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84
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2019.
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