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Speech Debelle - Freedom of Speech
February 13, 2012
Hip Hop
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100
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Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper
December 17, 2012
Future Garage
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100
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16, 2012
Post-Rock
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100
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Mala - Mala in Cuba
September 11, 2012
Dubstep
Score
100
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The Gaslamp Killer - Breakthrough
September 18, 2012
Experimental
Score
100
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Holy Other - Held
August 28, 2012
Witch House
Score
100
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Matthew Dear - Beams
August 28, 2012
Electronic
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100
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Twin Shadow - Confess
July 10, 2012
New Wave
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100
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Quakers - Quakers
March 26, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
May 22, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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12
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Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic
January 31, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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13
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Machinedrum - SXLND
January 17, 2012
IDM
Score
100
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14
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The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know
February 7, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
100
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15
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Steve Adey - The Tower of Silence
November 28, 2012
Score
80
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Paul Heaton - The 8th
July 2, 2012
Score
80
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Umberto - Night Has a Thousand Screams
October 20, 2012
Score
80
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Dam Mantle - Brothers Fowl
October 8, 2012
Score
80
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Monokle - Saints
November 5, 2012
Score
80
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Lapalux - Some Other Time
October 16, 2012
Score
80
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21
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DFRNT - Fading
September 3, 2012
Score
80
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22
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Venetian Snares - Fool the Detector
March 5, 2012
Score
80
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23
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Hidden Orchestra - Archipelago
October 1, 2012
Score
80
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Human Don't Be Angry - Human Don't Be Angry
April 24, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Christian Löffler - A Forest
June 15, 2012
Score
80
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