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1. Deafheaven - Sunbather

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

Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa
January 8, 2013
World
Critic Score
89
6 reviews
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3. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
September 30, 2013
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
88
5 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
36 reviews
Amazon

6. Gorguts - Colored Sands

Gorguts - Colored Sands
August 6, 2013
Death Metal
Critic Score
87
5 reviews
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7. 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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8. Julia Holter - Loud City Song

Julia Holter - Loud City Song
August 19, 2013
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
24 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. Bilal - A Love Surreal

Bilal - A Love Surreal
February 26, 2013
R&B
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
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11. Nils Frahm - Spaces

Nils Frahm - Spaces
November 18, 2013
Ambient
Critic Score
85
13 reviews
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12. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle

Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
May 27, 2013
Folk
Critic Score
85
33 reviews
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13. Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky

Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky
May 14, 2013
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
11 reviews
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14. 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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15. Danny Brown - OLD

Danny Brown - OLD
October 8, 2013
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
25 reviews
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16. Patty Griffin - American Kid

Patty Griffin - American Kid
May 7, 2013
Folk
Critic Score
85
10 reviews
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17. 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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18. TORRES - Torres

TORRES - Torres
January 22, 2013
Folk
Critic Score
84
10 reviews
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19. Josephine Foster - I'm A Dreamer

Josephine Foster - I'm A Dreamer
November 12, 2013
Freak Folk
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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20. The Ocean - Pelagial

The Ocean - Pelagial
April 30, 2013
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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21. Clutch - Earth Rocker

Clutch - Earth Rocker
March 19, 2013
Hard Rock
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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22. Carcass - Surgical Steel

Carcass - Surgical Steel
September 17, 2013
Melodic Death Metal
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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23. MONEY - The Shadow of Heaven

MONEY - The Shadow of Heaven
August 26, 2013
Dream Pop
Critic Score
84
14 reviews
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24. 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
34 reviews
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25. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation

The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
April 15, 2013
Drone
Critic Score
84
16 reviews
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