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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 16, 2015
Hip Hop
Critic Score
95
43
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
2
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Sam Lee & Friends - The Fade In Time
June 16, 2015
Folk
Critic Score
92
6
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Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Indie Folk
Critic Score
90
44
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
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Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa
May 19, 2015
World
Critic Score
89
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
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Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
January 20, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
41
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
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Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
40
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
7
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Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
September 25, 2015
Art Pop
Critic Score
88
33
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
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Elza Soares - A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
October 3, 2015
MPB
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
9
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Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
March 3, 2015
Art Rock
Critic Score
87
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
10
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Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
87
41
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
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Kamasi Washington - The Epic
May 5, 2015
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
87
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
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Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
February 16, 2015
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
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Björk - Vulnicura
January 20, 2015
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
37
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
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James McMurtry - Complicated Game
February 24, 2015
Americana
Critic Score
86
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
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John Howard & The Night Mail - John Howard & The Night Mail
August 21, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
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Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
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Vince Staples - Summertime '06
June 30, 2015
Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
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Dave Rawlings Machine - Nashville Obsolete
September 18, 2015
Americana
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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Neck Deep - Life's Not Out To Get You
August 14, 2015
Pop Punk
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Jamie xx - In Colour
June 1, 2015
UK Bass
Critic Score
84
42
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
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The Weather Station - Loyalty
May 12, 2015
Indie Folk
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
March 24, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
40
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart
April 14, 2015
Country
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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VHÖL - Deeper Than Sky
October 23, 2015
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Ba Power
April 24, 2015
World
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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