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Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race
November 22, 2019
Death Metal
Critic Score
94
7
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2.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
92
30
reviews
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3.
Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
April 12, 2019
Post-Punk
Critic Score
91
20
reviews
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4.
Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion
May 10, 2019
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
90
6
reviews
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5.
Dave - Psychodrama
March 8, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
89
11
reviews
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6.
FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
89
29
reviews
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7.
Indoor Pets - Be Content
March 8, 2019
Power Pop
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
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8.
Matana Roberts - COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis
October 18, 2019
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
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9.
Lingua Ignota - Caligula
July 19, 2019
Death Industrial
Critic Score
88
7
reviews
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10.
Kano - Hoodies All Summer
August 30, 2019
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
13
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
11.
Little Simz - GREY Area
March 1, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
17
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
12.
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
32
reviews
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13.
Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
July 12, 2019
Indie Rock
Critic Score
86
17
reviews
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14.
Richard Dawson - 2020
October 11, 2019
Art Rock
Critic Score
86
15
reviews
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iTunes
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15.
JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs
September 13, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
16
reviews
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16.
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
April 5, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
27
reviews
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17.
Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
November 1, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
Critic Score
86
25
reviews
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18.
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
August 30, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
86
32
reviews
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Spotify
19.
Whitechapel - The Valley
March 29, 2019
Deathcore
Critic Score
86
6
reviews
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Spotify
20.
Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
Critic Score
86
20
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
21.
Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
86
19
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
22.
Rapsody - Eve
August 23, 2019
Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
23.
Jordan Rakei - Origin
June 14, 2019
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
24.
Queen Zee - Queen Zee
February 8, 2019
Garage Punk
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
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iTunes
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25.
Tyler, the Creator - IGOR
May 17, 2019
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
85
21
reviews
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