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1.
Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance
August 31, 2018
Post-Punk
Critic Score
88
23
reviews
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2.
John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
June 29, 2018
Jazz
Critic Score
88
7
reviews
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Spotify
3.
Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People
April 13, 2018
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
87
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
4.
Black Foxxes - REIðI
March 16, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5.
Christine and the Queens - Chris
September 21, 2018
Synthpop
Critic Score
86
26
reviews
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Spotify
6.
Noname - Room 25
September 14, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
7.
The Xcerts - Hold on to Your Heart
January 19, 2018
Power Pop
Critic Score
85
5
reviews
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Spotify
8.
Gazelle Twin - Pastoral
September 21, 2018
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
9.
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Critic Score
85
27
reviews
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Spotify
10.
Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
April 27, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
33
reviews
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Spotify
11.
Sleep - The Sciences
April 20, 2018
Stoner Metal
Critic Score
85
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
12.
Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
85
18
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
13.
Years & Years - Palo Santo
July 6, 2018
Electropop
Critic Score
85
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
14.
Low - Double Negative
September 14, 2018
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
85
21
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15.
Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24, 2018
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
85
26
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
16.
Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
32
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17.
SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
June 15, 2018
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
84
21
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
18.
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
February 9, 2018
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19.
Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
84
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20.
Hot Snakes - Jericho Sirens
March 16, 2018
Garage Punk
Critic Score
84
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21.
Pusha-T - Daytona
May 25, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
21
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22.
Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
March 9, 2018
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
84
24
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23.
Szun Waves - New Hymn to Freedom
August 31, 2018
Nu Jazz
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24.
Saba - Care for Me
April 5, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25.
U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
February 16, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
84
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
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