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Altar of Plagues - Teethed Glory and Injury
April 30, 2013
Atmospheric Black Metal
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90
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Melt-Banana - Fetch
October 1, 2013
Noise Rock
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90
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Tim Hecker - Virgins
October 14, 2013
Drone
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90
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Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
June 4, 2013
Alternative Rock
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90
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The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
April 8, 2013
Electronic
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90
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Stone Titan - Scratch 'n Sniff
June 25, 2013
Score
80
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Da Mafia 6ix - 6ix Commandments
November 12, 2013
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80
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This Routine Is Hell - Howl
April 10, 2013
Hardcore Punk
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80
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Cakes da Killa - The Eulogy
January 29, 2013
Score
80
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Comadre - Comadre
January 8, 2013
Screamo
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80
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Armand Hammer - Race Music
October 22, 2013
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
80
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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - なんだこれくしょん (Nanda Collection)
June 26, 2013
Electropop
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80
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Mariam the Believer - Blood Donation
November 4, 2013
Art Pop
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80
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Black Milk - No Poison No Paradise
October 15, 2013
Hip Hop
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80
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Daniel Avery - Drone Logic
October 8, 2013
Tech House
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80
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Future of the Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
October 21, 2013
Post-Hardcore
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80
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Cage the Elephant - Melophobia
October 8, 2013
Indie Rock
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80
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Touché Amoré - Is Survived By
September 24, 2013
Post-Hardcore
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80
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YC The Cynic - GNK
August 26, 2013
Hip Hop
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80
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Flatbush Zombies - BetterOffDEAD
September 11, 2013
Hip Hop
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80
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Darkside - Psychic
October 8, 2013
Art Pop
Score
80
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Gorguts - Colored Sands
August 6, 2013
Death Metal
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80
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KA - The Night's Gambit
July 13, 2013
Hip Hop
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80
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of Montreal - Lousy With Sylvianbriar
October 8, 2013
Indie Rock
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80
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Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
June 26, 2013
Hip Hop
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Needle Drop awarded albums throughout 2013.
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