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Hawk Eyes - Ideas
March 16, 2012
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100
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Fantastimo - Fantastimo Journey
April 30, 2012
Score
100
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Bersarin Quartett - II
April 20, 2012
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100
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Swans - The Seer
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
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100
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Grizzly Bear - Shields
September 18, 2012
Indie Folk
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100
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Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
May 29, 2012
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100
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Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
May 15, 2012
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100
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Drudkh - Eternal Turn of the Wheel
March 13, 2012
Black Metal
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100
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El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
May 22, 2012
Hip Hop
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100
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Thank You Scientist - Maps of Non-Existent Places
August 10, 2012
Score
96
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Seiko Oomori - Pink
April 15, 2012
Score
94
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The Brave Little Abacus - Okumay
January 27, 2012
Score
94
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The Sky Life - Caves
October 17, 2012
Score
94
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Beardfish - The Void
August 28, 2012
Score
94
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Lazer Kitty - Ruins
June 8, 2012
Score
90
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Shinsei Kamattechan - Tanoshīne
November 14, 2012
Score
90
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AtomA - Skylight
March 30, 2012
Progressive Metal
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90
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Lana Del Rey - Lana Del Rey EP
January 10, 2012
Art Pop
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90
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State Faults - Desolate Peaks
Screamo
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90
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Twelve Foot Ninja - Silent Machine
November 13, 2012
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90
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Claro Intelecto - Reform Club
April 24, 2012
Score
90
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Dodecahedron - Dodecahedron
January 20, 2012
Score
90
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Hands Like Houses - Ground Dweller
March 13, 2012
Post-Hardcore
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90
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Christian Mistress - Possession
February 28, 2012
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90
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Therapy? - A Brief Crack of Light
February 6, 2012
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90
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