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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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1.

The Unwinding Hours - Afterlives
August 24, 2012
Score
100
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Speech Debelle - Freedom of Speech
February 13, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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Spotify

3.

Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper
December 17, 2012
Future Garage
Score
100
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4.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16, 2012
Post-Rock
Score
100
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5.

Mala - Mala in Cuba
September 11, 2012
Dubstep
Score
100
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6.

The Gaslamp Killer - Breakthrough
September 18, 2012
Experimental
Score
100
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7.

Holy Other - Held
August 28, 2012
Witch House
Score
100
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8.

Matthew Dear - Beams
August 28, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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9.

Twin Shadow - Confess
July 10, 2012
New Wave
Score
100
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10.

Quakers - Quakers
March 26, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
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iTunes
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Spotify

12.

El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
May 22, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic
January 31, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Machinedrum - SXLND
January 17, 2012
IDM
Score
100
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iTunes
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Spotify

15.

The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know
February 7, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
100
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iTunes
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Spotify

16.

Steve Adey - The Tower of Silence
November 28, 2012
Score
80
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Spotify

17.

Paul Heaton - The 8th
July 2, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

18.

Umberto - Night Has a Thousand Screams
October 20, 2012
Score
80
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19.

Dam Mantle - Brothers Fowl
October 8, 2012
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify

20.

Monokle - Saints
November 5, 2012
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Lapalux - Some Other Time
October 16, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

DFRNT - Fading
September 3, 2012
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Venetian Snares - Fool the Detector
March 5, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Seirom - 1973
August 29, 2012
Ambient
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Hidden Orchestra - Archipelago
October 1, 2012
Score
80
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Skinny awarded albums throughout 2012.
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