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1.

Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance
August 31, 2018
Post-Punk
Critic Score
89
28 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Black Peaks - All That Divides
October 5, 2018
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Macy Gray - Ruby
September 21, 2018
Soul
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Robyn - Honey
October 26, 2018
Electropop
Critic Score
88
26 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Sigh - Heir To Despair
November 16, 2018
Avant-Garde Metal
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
June 29, 2018
Jazz
Critic Score
88
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People
April 13, 2018
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
87
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want
October 26, 2018
Noise Rock
Critic Score
86
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Christine and the Queens - Chris
September 21, 2018
Synthpop
Critic Score
86
31 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Low - Double Negative
September 14, 2018
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
86
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6
March 23, 2018
Critic Score
86
5 reviews
Amazon

12.

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
April 27, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
36 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24, 2018
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
85
28 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Various Artists - Brainfeeder X
November 16, 2018
Wonky
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Noname - Room 25
September 14, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
35 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

ROSALÍA - EL MAL QUERER
November 2, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere
March 30, 2018
Country
Critic Score
85
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Sleep - The Sciences
April 20, 2018
Stoner Metal
Critic Score
85
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Pusha T - Daytona
May 25, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
23 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Critic Score
85
30 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Bahamas - Earthtones
January 19, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Black Foxxes - REIðI
March 16, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
85
21 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
85
19 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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