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1
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HAIM - Forever
July 2, 2012
Score
100
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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
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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3
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Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
August 18, 2012
Garage Punk
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Post-Punk
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Bo Ningen - Line The Wall
October 8, 2012
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
5
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...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Lost Songs
October 23, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Trash Talk - 119
October 9, 2012
Hardcore Punk
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
7
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Graham Coxon - A+E
April 2, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
8
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Woods - Bend Beyond
September 18, 2012
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
9
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Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Mission of Burma - Unsound
July 9, 2012
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Deerhoof - Breakup Song
September 4, 2012
Art Pop
,
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Purity Ring - Shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Chairlift - Something
January 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Field Music - Plumb
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
The Invisible - Rispah
June 12, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Allah-Las - Allah-Las
September 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
A Place To Bury Strangers - Worship
June 26, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Moonface - With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery
April 17, 2012
Art Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Holograms - Holograms
July 10, 2012
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Niki & The Dove - Instinct
May 14, 2012
Electropop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Beat Connection - Palace Garden
August 14, 2012
Chillwave
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Maccabees - Given to the Wild
January 9, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Liars - WIXIW
June 5, 2012
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Fly awarded albums throughout 2012.
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