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1
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The Voidz - Virtue
March 30, 2018
Art Rock
Score
96
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2
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Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
February 9, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
96
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3
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Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
94
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4
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The Orielles - Silver Dollar Moment
February 16, 2018
Dream Pop
Score
93
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5
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Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
June 22, 2018
Jazz Fusion
Score
90
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6
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
July 13, 2018
Blackgaze
Score
89
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7
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Underøath - Erase Me
April 6, 2018
Post-Hardcore
Score
89
Source →
8
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JPEGMAFIA - Veteran
January 19, 2018
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
89
Source →
9
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James - Living in Extraordinary Times
August 3, 2018
Alternative Rock
Score
88
Source →
10
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Wild Pink - Yolk in the Fur
July 20, 2018
Indie Pop
Score
88
Source →
11
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Lord Huron - Vide Noir
April 20, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
88
Source →
12
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Mimicking Birds - Layers of Us
January 26, 2018
Indie Folk
Score
88
Source →
13
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BROCKHAMPTON - iridescence
September 21, 2018
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
87
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14
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Neko Case - Hell-On
June 1, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
87
Source →
15
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Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Score
87
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16
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Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
May 18, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
87
Source →
17
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Field Music - Open Here
February 2, 2018
Progressive Pop
Score
87
Source →
18
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Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.
June 23, 2018
Contemporary R&B
Score
86
Source →
19
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SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
June 15, 2018
Bubblegum Bass
Score
86
Source →
20
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Sleep - The Sciences
April 20, 2018
Stoner Metal
Score
86
Source →
21
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Waterparks - Entertainment
January 26, 2018
Pop Rock
Score
86
Source →
22
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Typhoon - Offerings
January 12, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
86
Source →
23
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Lucy Dacus - Historian
March 2, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Score
86
Source →
24
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Turbowolf - The Free Life
March 9, 2018
Stoner Rock
Score
86
Source →
25
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Kero Kero Bonito - Time 'n' Place
October 1, 2018
Twee Pop
Score
85
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