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1.

Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
August 29, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
89
9 reviews
Amazon
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2.

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
February 14, 2011
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
89
38 reviews
Amazon
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3.

Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest
June 28, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
88
20 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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4.

Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather
November 8, 2011
Soul
Critic Score
87
6 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify

5.

Tom Waits - Bad as Me
October 25, 2011
Blues
Critic Score
87
37 reviews
Amazon
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6.

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 13, 2011
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
35 reviews
Amazon
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7.

Destroyer - Kaputt
January 25, 2011
Sophisti-Pop
Critic Score
86
26 reviews
Amazon
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8.

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
June 28, 2011
Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
26 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

9.

Randy Newman - The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
May 10, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
November 21, 2011
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
34 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
April 19, 2011
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
30 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
June 21, 2011
Indie Folk
Critic Score
85
37 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Nils Frahm - Felt
October 11, 2011
Ambient
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

14.

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
February 14, 2011
Drone
Critic Score
85
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

15.

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Blood Lust
December 5, 2011
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen
September 13, 2011
Ambient
Critic Score
84
9 reviews
Amazon
Spotify

17.

Tristen - Charlatans at the Garden Gate
February 15, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
83
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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18.

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libre
May 10, 2011
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
83
7 reviews
Amazon

19.

Danny Brown - XXX
August 15, 2011
Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

20.

Rustie - Glass Swords
October 11, 2011
Electronic
Critic Score
83
17 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

21.

The Roots - Undun
December 6, 2011
Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
25 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
September 13, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
82
25 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
May 23, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
82
11 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
May 3, 2011
Indie Folk
Critic Score
82
37 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Russian Circles - Empros
October 25, 2011
Post-Rock
Critic Score
82
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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