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The Futureheads - Rant
April 3, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
100
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Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21, 2012
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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3
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Metá Metá - MetaL MetaL
November 7, 2012
Jazz-Rock
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Afrobeat
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Vanguarda paulista
Score
100
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4
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Cody ChesnuTT - Landing On a Hundred
October 30, 2012
Contemporary R&B
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Neo-Soul
Score
100
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5
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Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
February 6, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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6
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Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
April 10, 2012
Blues Rock
Score
100
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7
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The Darkness - Hot Cakes
August 21, 2012
Rock
Score
100
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8
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Delilah - From the Roots Up
July 30, 2012
Alternative R&B
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Trip Hop
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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9
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Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
January 31, 2012
Alt-Pop
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Chamber Pop
,
Trip Hop
Score
100
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10
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Bill Fay - Life Is People
August 21, 2012
Folk
Score
100
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11
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The Ting Tings - Sounds From Nowheresville
February 27, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
100
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12
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Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
March 5, 2012
Heartland Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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13
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The xx - Coexist
September 11, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
100
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14
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Saint Etienne - Words and Music by Saint Etienne
May 21, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
100
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15
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Father John Misty - Fear Fun
May 1, 2012
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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16
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Sweet Sweet Lies - The Hare, The Hound & The Tortoise
February 20, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
17
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Anaïs Mitchell - Young Man in America
February 28, 2012
Folk
,
Americana
Score
100
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18
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The Little Willies - For the Good Times
January 10, 2012
Score
80
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19
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The Irrepressibles - Nude
October 21, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
20
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The North Sea Scrolls - The North Sea Scrolls
November 19, 2012
Score
80
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Amazon
Spotify
21
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VCMG - Ssss
March 13, 2012
Techno
Score
80
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22
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The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
April 21, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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23
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Kindness - World, You Need a Change of Mind
March 20, 2012
Nu-Disco
Score
80
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24
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Reverend and the Makers - @Reverend_Makers
June 18, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Lisa Marie Presley - Storm & Grace
May 15, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Independent awarded albums throughout 2012.
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