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Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power
January 1, 2023
Pop Punk
Score
94
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Mansion - Second Death
January 13, 2023
Doom Metal
Score
90
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Tujiko Noriko - Crépuscule I & II
January 13, 2023
Ambient
Score
86
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Complete Mountain Almanac - Complete Mountain Almanac
January 27, 2023
Indie Folk
Score
86
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Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars
January 20, 2023
Alternative Metal
Score
84
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파란노을 [Parannoul] - After the Magic
January 28, 2023
Shoegaze
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84
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Boldy James & RichGains - Indiana Jones
January 20, 2023
Gangsta Rap
Score
82
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Dryad - The Abyssal Plain
January 20, 2023
Score
82
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Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
January 13, 2023
Indie Pop
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82
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Esoctrilihum - Funeral
January 2, 2023
Black Metal
Score
80
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Oozing Wound - We Cater To Cowards
January 27, 2023
Noise Rock
Score
80
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12
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The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
January 20, 2023
Post-Punk Revival
Score
80
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13
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Nicole Dollanganger - Married in Mount Airy
January 6, 2023
Slowcore
Score
80
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14
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Nothingness - Supraliminal
January 20, 2023
Death Metal
Score
78
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15
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Mechina - Cenotaph
January 1, 2023
Score
78
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16
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WILDES - Other Words Fail Me
January 13, 2023
Indie Pop
Score
78
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17
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E_DEATH - Forgotten Realms
January 27, 2023
Score
76
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18
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Cicada - 棲居在溪源之上 (Seeking the Sources of Streams)
January 6, 2023
Chamber Music
Score
76
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Kinoteki - Dawn of the Final Hour
January 5, 2023
Footwork
Score
76
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20
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Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here.
January 27, 2023
Psychedelic Rock
Score
76
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21
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Spangle Call Lilli Line - Ampersand
January 25, 2023
Score
74
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22
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Conjureth - The Parasitic Chambers
January 23, 2023
Death Metal
Score
74
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23
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Kimbra - A Reckoning
January 27, 2023
Alt-Pop
Score
74
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Plastic Bombs - Untitled
January 2, 2023
Score
72
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25
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Ahab - The Coral Tombs
January 13, 2023
Funeral Doom Metal
Score
70
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