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This is an ordered list of Consequence of Sound's highest rated albums of 2012. Check out
Consequence of Sound's Year End List
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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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Music
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2
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
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Contemporary R&B
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Neo-Soul
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
October 9, 2012
Metalcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Grizzly Bear - Shields
September 18, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Swans - The Seer
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
August 28, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Matthew E. White - Big Inner
August 21, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Angel Haze - Reservation
July 18, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
10
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Stagnant Pools - Temporary Room
August 7, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
11
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The Henry Clay People - Twenty-Five For The Rest of Our Lives
June 26, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Liars - WIXIW
June 5, 2012
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
May 15, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Beach House - Bloom
May 15, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Spiritualized? - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
April 17, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Chromatics - Kill for Love
March 26, 2012
Synthpop
,
Dream Pop
,
Synthwave
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Lambchop - Mr. M
February 21, 2012
Alt-Country
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror
February 21, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
January 24, 2012
Post-Hardcore
,
Emo
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang - An Letah
March 16, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
23
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Dam Mantle - Brothers Fowl
October 8, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Menahan Street Band - The Crossing
October 30, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Nachtmystium - Silencing Machine
July 31, 2012
Black Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Consequence of Sound awarded albums throughout 2012.
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