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Samuel Yirga - Guzo
July 9, 2012
Score
100
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2
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Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Christine Tobin - Sailing to Byzantium
June 0, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
4
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Yeti Lane - The Echo Show
March 5, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Two Fingers - Stunt Rhythms
October 16, 2012
Dubstep
,
Electronic
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Franz Nicolay - Do the Struggle
August 4, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Nanci Griffith - Intersection
February 20, 2012
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
February 6, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Gregory Porter - Be Good
February 14, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Bob Dylan - Tempest
September 10, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
May 21, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Titus Andronicus - Local Business
October 23, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Ondatrópica - Ondatrópica
July 16, 2012
Cumbia
,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
,
Dub
,
Latin Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
October 2, 2012
IDM
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Graham Coxon - A+E
April 2, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
17
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...and The Native Hipsters - Original Copy
May 1, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Lou Doillon - Places
September 3, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Sarah Blasko - I Awake
October 26, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
John Fullbright - From the Ground Up
May 8, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Tigercats - Isle of Dogs
April 10, 2012
Twee Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Cerys Matthews - Baby It's Cold Outside
November 7, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra - The Golden Age Of Song
November 29, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Steve Adey - The Tower of Silence
November 28, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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David Cronenberg's Wife - Don't Wait to be Hunted to Hide
December 1, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Arts Desk awarded albums throughout 2012.
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