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jaimie branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
August 25, 2023
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
92
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Corinne Bailey Rae - Black Rainbows
September 15, 2023
Art Pop
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
91
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Allison Russell - The Returner
September 8, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
89
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Creeper - Sanguivore
October 13, 2023
Rock Opera
,
Gothic Rock
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
89
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
October 6, 2023
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
89
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
September 15, 2023
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
88
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant for Us
April 28, 2023
Melodic Death Metal
,
Death Doom Metal
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Gabriels - Angels & Queens
July 7, 2023
Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
88
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
boygenius - the record
March 31, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Arthur Russell - Picture of Bunny Rabbit
June 23, 2023
Ambient Pop
,
Avant-Folk
Critic Score
88
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers
February 3, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
88
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
February 14, 2023
Art Pop
,
Alt-Pop
,
Electronic
Critic Score
88
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
May 12, 2023
Deathgrind
,
Death Metal
Critic Score
88
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Cécile McLorin Salvant - Mélusine
March 24, 2023
Vocal Jazz
Critic Score
87
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Sampha - Lahai
October 20, 2023
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
87
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Durand Jones - Wait Til I Get Over
May 5, 2023
Soul
,
Southern Soul
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current
April 14, 2023
Avant-Garde Metal
,
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
87
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Susanne Sundfør - blómi
April 28, 2023
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
87
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps
May 5, 2023
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium
August 18, 2023
Progressive Metal
,
Death Metal
Critic Score
86
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Mork - Dypet
March 24, 2023
Melodic Black Metal
Critic Score
86
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
September 29, 2023
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Incantation - Unholy Deification
August 25, 2023
Death Metal
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Frozen Soul - Glacial Domination
May 19, 2023
Death Metal
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
March 24, 2023
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Glitch Hop
Critic Score
86
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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