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Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
August 29, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
89
9
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PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
February 14, 2011
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
89
38
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Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest
June 28, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
88
20
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iTunes
Music
4
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Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather
November 8, 2011
Soul
Critic Score
87
6
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5
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Tom Waits - Bad as Me
October 25, 2011
Blues
Critic Score
87
37
reviews
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Spotify
6
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St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 13, 2011
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
35
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
7
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Destroyer - Kaputt
January 25, 2011
Sophisti-Pop
Critic Score
86
26
reviews
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8
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Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
June 28, 2011
Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
26
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
9
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Randy Newman - The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
May 10, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
6
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10
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Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
November 21, 2011
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
34
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
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tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
April 19, 2011
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
30
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
12
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Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
June 21, 2011
Indie Folk
Critic Score
85
37
reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
13
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Nils Frahm - Felt
October 11, 2011
Ambient
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
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Spotify
14
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Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
February 14, 2011
Drone
Critic Score
85
16
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
15
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Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Blood Lust
December 5, 2011
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
16
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen
September 13, 2011
Ambient
Critic Score
84
9
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
17
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Tristen - Charlatans at the Garden Gate
February 15, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
83
5
reviews
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iTunes
Music
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18
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Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libre
May 10, 2011
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
19
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Danny Brown - XXX
August 15, 2011
Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
20
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Rustie - Glass Swords
October 11, 2011
Electronic
Critic Score
83
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
21
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The Roots - Undun
December 6, 2011
Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
25
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
22
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Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
September 13, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
82
25
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
23
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King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
May 23, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
May 3, 2011
Indie Folk
Critic Score
82
37
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Russian Circles - Empros
October 25, 2011
Post-Rock
Critic Score
82
10
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
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