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Westelaken - Westelaken
January 20, 2018
Score
100
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Allelic - The Smoke of Atavistic Fires
October 12, 2018
Folk Metal
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100
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mewithoutYou - [Untitled]
October 5, 2018
Indie Rock
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100
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Night Verses - From the Gallery of Sleep
June 29, 2018
Post-Hardcore
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100
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5
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Foxing - Nearer My God
August 10, 2018
Indie Rock
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100
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Florence + The Machine - High as Hope
June 29, 2018
Art Pop
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100
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DJ Healer - Nothing 2 Loose
April 1, 2018
Deep House
Score
100
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
July 13, 2018
Blackgaze
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100
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Our Place Of Worship Is Silence - With Inexorable Suffering
April 13, 2018
Death Metal
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100
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Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz
March 23, 2018
Emo
Score
100
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Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog
April 6, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
98
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12
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Alva Noto - Unieqav
March 16, 2018
Glitch
Score
96
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Leeched - You Took The Sun When You Left
August 24, 2018
Score
94
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Lupe Fiasco - DROGAS Wave
September 21, 2018
Hip Hop
Score
94
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Pusha T - Daytona
May 25, 2018
Hip Hop
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94
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The Republic of Wolves - Shrine
March 27, 2018
Alternative Rock
Score
94
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17
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Shakey Graves - Can't Wake Up
May 4, 2018
Americana
Score
94
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18
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Shannen Moser - I'll Sing
September 7, 2018
Score
92
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Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want
October 26, 2018
Noise Rock
Score
92
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Alkaline Trio - Is This Thing Cursed?
August 31, 2018
Pop Punk
Score
92
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William Ryan Key - Thirteen
May 25, 2018
Score
92
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Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology
March 2, 2018
Death Metal
Score
92
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23
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Keiji Haino & Sumac - American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On
February 23, 2018
Noise Rock
Score
92
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Spaceslug - Eye the Tide
July 20, 2018
Stoner Metal
Score
90
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El Búho - Camino de Flores
December 14, 2018
Score
90
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Sputnikmusic awarded albums throughout 2018.
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