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Electrik Red - How To Be A Lady: Volume 1
May 26, 2009
Score
100
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2
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Courtney Pine - Transition in Tradition (En hommage à Sidney Bechet)
February 23, 2009
Score
100
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3
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Céu - Vagarosa
July 7, 2009
MPB
Score
100
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4
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The Hidden Cameras - Origin: Orphan
September 22, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
100
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5
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Girls - Album
September 22, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
100
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6
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Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions
May 26, 2009
Drone Metal
Score
100
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7
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Fever Ray - Fever Ray
January 12, 2009
Synthpop
Score
100
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8
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Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
January 20, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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9
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Cara Dillon - Hill of Thieves
January 26, 2009
Score
80
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10
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Ojos De Brujo - Aocaná
March 17, 2009
Score
80
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11
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Julie Fowlis - Uam (From Me)
October 26, 2009
Score
80
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12
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Gabby Young & Other Animals - We're All In This Together
November 2, 2009
Score
80
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13
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The Lightning Seeds - Four Winds
May 18, 2009
Score
80
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14
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Gwilym Simcock - Blues Vignette
November 16, 2009
Score
80
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15
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John McCusker - Under One Sky
January 12, 2009
Score
80
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16
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The Mummers - Tale to Tell
April 16, 2009
Baroque Pop
Score
80
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17
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Get The Blessing - Bugs in Amber
April 22, 2009
Score
80
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18
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Harper Simon - Harper Simon
October 13, 2009
Score
80
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19
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Oumou Sangaré - Seya
February 26, 2009
Score
80
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20
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Prefab Sprout - Let's Change the World with Music
September 7, 2009
Sophisti-Pop
Score
80
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21
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Jon Hassell - Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In the Street
February 10, 2009
Score
80
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22
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Robert Glasper - Double Booked
August 25, 2009
Score
80
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23
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Terence Blanchard - Choices
August 18, 2009
Score
80
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24
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Rickie Lee Jones - Balm in Gilead
November 3, 2009
Score
80
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25
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AGF/Delay - Symptoms
February 1, 2009
Score
80
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