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D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
92
30
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2
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Swans - To Be Kind
May 13, 2014
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
88
35
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3
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Jason Moran - All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller
September 16, 2014
Critic Score
88
5
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Spotify
4
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Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
October 28, 2014
Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
31
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
5
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St. Vincent - St. Vincent
February 25, 2014
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
40
reviews
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Spotify
6
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Lee Ann Womack - The Way I'm Livin'
September 23, 2014
Country
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
7
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Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
May 13, 2014
Country
Critic Score
86
9
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
8
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FKA twigs - LP1
August 12, 2014
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
86
43
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iTunes
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Spotify
9
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The Gloaming - The Gloaming
January 20, 2014
Folk
Critic Score
86
6
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10
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Aphex Twin - Syro
September 23, 2014
IDM
Critic Score
86
41
reviews
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Spotify
11
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Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds
November 10, 2014
Groove Metal
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
Amazon
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Music
12
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Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
May 27, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
36
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
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Behemoth - The Satanist
February 3, 2014
Death Metal
Critic Score
85
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
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Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
October 7, 2014
Electronic
Critic Score
85
38
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
15
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Jane Weaver - The Silver Globe
October 20, 2014
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
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Spotify
16
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Perfume Genius - Too Bright
September 23, 2014
Art Pop
Critic Score
84
33
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
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The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
March 18, 2014
Heartland Rock
Critic Score
84
38
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
18
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Sun Kil Moon - Benji
February 11, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
25
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
19
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Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté - Toumani & Sidiki
May 5, 2014
World
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
20
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Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems
September 23, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
25
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
21
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Call Super - Suzi Ecto
September 15, 2014
IDM
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
22
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Jennifer Castle - Pink City
September 2, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
April 15, 2014
Doom Metal
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Angaleena Presley - American Middle Class
October 14, 2014
Country
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Christine and the Queens - Chaleur Humaine
May 19, 2014
Electropop
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
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