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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
92
28
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2.
Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
April 12, 2019
Post-Punk
Critic Score
91
19
reviews
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3.
Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion
May 10, 2019
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
90
6
reviews
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4.
FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
88
22
reviews
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5.
Indoor Pets - Be Content
March 8, 2019
Power Pop
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
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6.
Dave - Psychodrama
March 8, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
88
10
reviews
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Spotify
7.
Richard Dawson - 2020
October 11, 2019
Art Rock
Critic Score
88
11
reviews
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8.
Lingua Ignota - Caligula
July 19, 2019
Death Industrial
Critic Score
88
7
reviews
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9.
Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
November 1, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
86
18
reviews
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10.
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
30
reviews
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Spotify
11.
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
April 5, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
26
reviews
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12.
JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
September 13, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
14
reviews
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13.
Rapsody - Eve
August 23, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
7
reviews
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14.
Kano - Hoodies All Summer
August 30, 2019
Grime
Critic Score
86
12
reviews
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iTunes
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15.
Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
Critic Score
86
19
reviews
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16.
Little Simz - GREY Area
March 1, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
16
reviews
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Spotify
17.
Whitechapel - The Valley
March 29, 2019
Deathcore
Critic Score
86
6
reviews
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18.
The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
August 16, 2019
Post-Punk
Critic Score
86
14
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
19.
Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
July 12, 2019
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
16
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
20.
Queen Zee - Queen Zee
February 8, 2019
Garage Punk
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
21.
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
August 30, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
29
reviews
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22.
Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
85
17
reviews
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23.
Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
May 17, 2019
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
85
21
reviews
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24.
Baroness - Gold & Grey
June 14, 2019
Stoner Metal
Critic Score
85
14
reviews
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iTunes
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25.
Vanishing Twin - The Age Of Immunology
June 7, 2019
Dream Pop
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
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