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1.

Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race
November 22, 2019
Death Metal
Critic Score
94
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
93
34 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion
May 10, 2019
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
90
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
April 12, 2019
Post-Punk
Critic Score
90
22 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Lankum - The Livelong Day
October 25, 2019
Folk
Critic Score
89
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Dave - Psychodrama
March 8, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
89
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Allison Moorer - Blood
October 25, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
88
32 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Indoor Pets - Be Content
March 8, 2019
Power Pop
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Matana Roberts - COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis
October 18, 2019
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Lingua Ignota - Caligula
July 19, 2019
Death Industrial
Critic Score
88
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
April 5, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
30 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Little Simz - GREY Area
March 1, 2019
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
18 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
November 1, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
86
28 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
36 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Whitechapel - The Valley
March 29, 2019
Deathcore
Critic Score
86
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
August 30, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
33 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
July 12, 2019
Indie Rock
Critic Score
86
20 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Kano - Hoodies All Summer
August 30, 2019
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
Critic Score
85
22 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Mike Patton & Jean-Claude Vannier - Corpse Flower
September 13, 2019
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
85
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
85
20 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Queen Zee - Queen Zee
February 8, 2019
Garage Punk
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
May 17, 2019
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
85
21 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Rapsody - Eve
August 23, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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