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1.

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 15, 2015
Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
95
45 reviews
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2.

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
91
45 reviews
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3.

Sam Lee & Friends - The Fade In Time
June 16, 2015
Folk, Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
8 reviews
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4.

Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
January 20, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
45 reviews
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5.

Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk
Critic Score
89
43 reviews
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6.

Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
September 25, 2015
Art Pop, Chamber Pop
Critic Score
89
36 reviews
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7.

Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
March 3, 2015
Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Critic Score
88
10 reviews
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8.

The Icarus Line - All Things Under Heaven
October 2, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
87
5 reviews
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9.

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk
Critic Score
87
42 reviews
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10.

Elza Soares - A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
October 3, 2015
Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
Critic Score
87
6 reviews
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11.

Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa
May 19, 2015
Critic Score
87
14 reviews
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12.

Kamasi Washington - The Epic
May 5, 2015
Jazz Fusion, Spiritual Jazz, Jazz
Critic Score
87
10 reviews
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13.

Israel Nash Gripka - Israel Nash's Silver Season
October 9, 2015
Critic Score
86
5 reviews
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14.

Thy Art Is Murder - Holy War
June 29, 2015
Deathcore
Critic Score
86
5 reviews
Amazon
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15.

Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
February 16, 2015
Art Pop, Synthpop
Critic Score
86
7 reviews
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16.

Björk - Vulnicura
January 20, 2015
Art Pop, Glitch Pop
Critic Score
86
39 reviews
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17.

James McMurtry - Complicated Game
February 24, 2015
Americana
Critic Score
85
8 reviews
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18.

Neck Deep - Life's Not Out To Get You
August 14, 2015
Pop Punk
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
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19.

John Howard & The Night Mail - John Howard & The Night Mail
August 21, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
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20.

Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction
August 7, 2015
Grindcore, Deathgrind
Critic Score
84
8 reviews
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21.

Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter, Slowcore, Indie Folk
Critic Score
84
13 reviews
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22.

Vince Staples - Summertime '06
June 30, 2015
West Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
23 reviews
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23.

Jamie xx - In Colour
June 1, 2015
UK Bass
Critic Score
84
44 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

24.

Napalm Death - Apex Predator - Easy Meat
January 27, 2015
Grindcore
Critic Score
84
15 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

25.

Grimes - Art Angels
November 6, 2015
Synthpop, Electropop, Dance Pop
Critic Score
84
36 reviews
Amazon
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