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Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People
April 13, 2018
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
87
9
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2.
Black Foxxes - REIðI
March 16, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
3.
Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
April 27, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
31
reviews
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4.
The Xcerts - Hold on to Your Heart
January 19, 2018
Power Pop
Critic Score
85
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
5.
Sleep - The Sciences
April 20, 2018
Stoner Metal
Critic Score
85
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
6.
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
Critic Score
85
27
reviews
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7.
Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
85
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
8.
Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
June 22, 2018
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
85
17
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
9.
Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
85
18
reviews
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iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
10.
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
February 9, 2018
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
11.
Hot Snakes - Jericho Sirens
March 16, 2018
Garage Punk
Critic Score
84
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
12.
SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
June 15, 2018
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
84
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
13.
Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
March 9, 2018
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
84
24
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
14.
Saba - Care for Me
April 5, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
15.
U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
February 16, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
84
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
16.
Mount Eerie - Now Only
March 16, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
17.
YOB - Our Raw Heart
June 8, 2018
Doom Metal
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
18.
Pusha-T - Daytona
May 25, 2018
Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
19.
Virginia Wing - Ecstatic Arrow
June 8, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
20.
Rival Consoles - Persona
April 13, 2018
Microhouse
Critic Score
83
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
21.
Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
22.
Tribulation - Down Below
January 26, 2018
Gothic Metal
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
23.
DJ Koze - Knock Knock
May 4, 2018
Deep House
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
24.
Rolo Tomassi - Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
March 2, 2018
Mathcore
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
25.
Rae Morris - Someone Out There
February 2, 2018
Electropop
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Apple Music
Spotify
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