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Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads
January 26, 2018
Americana
Critic Score
90
5
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2
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Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance
August 31, 2018
Post-Punk
Critic Score
89
30
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Black Peaks - All That Divides
October 5, 2018
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
88
5
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4
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Macy Gray - Ruby
September 21, 2018
Soul
Critic Score
88
5
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5
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Robyn - Honey
October 26, 2018
Electropop
Critic Score
88
27
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Spotify
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Sigh - Heir To Despair
November 16, 2018
Avant-Garde Metal
Critic Score
88
5
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Spotify
7
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Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want
October 26, 2018
Noise Rock
Critic Score
86
12
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8
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John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
June 29, 2018
Jazz
Critic Score
86
11
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9
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Christine and the Queens - Chris
September 21, 2018
Synthpop
Critic Score
86
33
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Spotify
10
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Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Indie Rock
Critic Score
86
37
reviews
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Spotify
11
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Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
March 23, 2018
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
12
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Noname - Room 25
September 14, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
16
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
13
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U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
February 16, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
85
26
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14
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Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
April 27, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
37
reviews
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Spotify
15
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Low - Double Negative
September 14, 2018
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
85
26
reviews
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16
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Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere
March 30, 2018
Country
Critic Score
85
5
reviews
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17
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Sleep - The Sciences
April 20, 2018
Stoner Metal
Critic Score
85
10
reviews
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18
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Pusha T - Daytona
May 25, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
24
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iTunes
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Spotify
19
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Various Artists - Brainfeeder X
November 16, 2018
Wonky
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
20
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Black Foxxes - REIðI
March 16, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
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21
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Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24, 2018
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
85
30
reviews
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Spotify
22
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Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
85
21
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
23
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Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Critic Score
85
32
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
24
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Saba - Care for Me
April 5, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
9
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
25
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Objekt - Cocoon Crush
November 9, 2018
IDM
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
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