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1. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
September 30, 2013
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
90
6 reviews
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2. Deafheaven - Sunbather

Deafheaven - Sunbather
June 11, 2013
Blackgaze
Critic Score
90
20 reviews
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3. Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa

Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa
January 8, 2013
World
Critic Score
89
6 reviews
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4. Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net

Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net
February 5, 2013
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon

5. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

My Bloody Valentine - m b v
February 3, 2013
Shoegaze
Critic Score
88
37 reviews
Amazon

6. Future of the Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident

Future of the Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
October 21, 2013
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
87
12 reviews
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7. Gorguts - Colored Sands

Gorguts - Colored Sands
August 6, 2013
Death Metal
Critic Score
87
7 reviews
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8. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Jama Ko

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Jama Ko
April 2, 2013
Critic Score
86
5 reviews
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9. Teeth of the Sea - Master

Teeth of the Sea - Master
October 7, 2013
Post-Rock
Critic Score
85
8 reviews
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10. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle

Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
May 27, 2013
Folk
Critic Score
85
35 reviews
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11. Julia Holter - Loud City Song

Julia Holter - Loud City Song
August 19, 2013
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
25 reviews
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12. Bilal - A Love Surreal

Bilal - A Love Surreal
February 26, 2013
R&B
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
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13. Carcass - Surgical Steel

Carcass - Surgical Steel
September 17, 2013
Melodic Death Metal
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
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14. Danny Brown - OLD

Danny Brown - OLD
October 8, 2013
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
26 reviews
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15. Jason Isbell - Southeastern

Jason Isbell - Southeastern
June 11, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
11 reviews
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16. Nils Frahm - Spaces

Nils Frahm - Spaces
November 18, 2013
Ambient
Critic Score
85
14 reviews
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17. Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky

Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky
May 14, 2013
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
11 reviews
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18. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park

Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
March 19, 2013
Country
Critic Score
85
8 reviews
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19. Clutch - Earth Rocker

Clutch - Earth Rocker
March 19, 2013
Hard Rock
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
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20. Patty Griffin - American Kid

Patty Griffin - American Kid
May 7, 2013
Folk
Critic Score
85
10 reviews
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21. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
June 26, 2013
Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
24 reviews
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22. Special Request - Soul Music

Special Request - Soul Music
October 7, 2013
Techno
Critic Score
84
9 reviews
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23. TORRES - Torres

TORRES - Torres
January 22, 2013
Folk
Critic Score
84
10 reviews
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24. Martin Simpson - Vagrant Stanzas

Martin Simpson - Vagrant Stanzas
July 28, 2013
Folk
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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25. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
February 18, 2013
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
84
36 reviews
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