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Jonah Tolchin - Clover Lane
July 1, 2014
Folk
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Blues
Score
90
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2
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Mimicking Birds - Eons
May 13, 2014
Indie Folk
Score
90
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3
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Nicholas Krgovich - On Sunset
October 6, 2014
Score
90
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4
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D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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5
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Saint Saviour - In The Seams
November 3, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
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Chamber Folk
Score
90
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6
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Big K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica
November 11, 2014
Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
90
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7
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Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
October 28, 2014
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
90
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8
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Taylor Swift - 1989
October 27, 2014
Pop
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Electropop
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Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
90
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9
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Allo Darlin' - We Come From The Same Place
October 7, 2014
Indie Pop
Score
90
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10
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The Acacia Strain - Coma Witch
October 14, 2014
Deathcore
Score
90
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11
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Gazelle Twin - UNFLESH
September 22, 2014
Art Pop
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Post-Industrial
,
Electro-Industrial
,
Glitch Pop
,
EBM
Score
90
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12
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Field Report - Marigolden
October 7, 2014
Indie Folk
Score
90
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13
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Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
October 7, 2014
Jazz Fusion
,
Wonky
,
Nu Jazz
Score
90
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14
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Perfume Genius - Too Bright
September 23, 2014
Art Pop
Score
90
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15
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Steph Cameron - Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
September 23, 2014
Score
90
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16
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Sondre Lerche - Please
September 23, 2014
Indie Pop
Score
90
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17
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Pere Ubu - Carnival of Souls
September 8, 2014
Experimental Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
90
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18
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Shovels & Rope - Swimmin' Time
August 26, 2014
Indie Folk
,
Americana
Score
90
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19
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Todd Snider - Cheatham Street Warehouse
August 25, 2014
Score
90
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20
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Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint
March 11, 2014
Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
90
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21
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Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas - Secret Evil
August 19, 2014
Score
90
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22
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Somi - The Lagos Music Salon
June 16, 2014
Score
90
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23
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PRISM Quartet - People's Emergency Center
May 27, 2014
Score
90
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24
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Nerina Pallot - Grand Union
May 1, 2014
Score
90
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25
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Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls
July 8, 2014
Heavy Metal
Score
90
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2014.
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