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1
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Andy Partridge - Gonwards
November 12, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
2
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Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
October 9, 2012
Folk
,
Indie Folk
,
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Woods - Bend Beyond
September 18, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Beachwood Sparks - The Tarnished Gold
June 26, 2012
Alt-Country
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
March 5, 2012
Heartland Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Mark Stewart - The Politics of Envy
March 27, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
February 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny - Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
February 28, 2012
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Folk Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Bill Fay - Life Is People
August 21, 2012
Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Mary Epworth - Dream Life
June 18, 2012
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Janice Graham Band - It's Not Me
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
12
.
Mike Keneally - Wing Beat Fantastic: Songs Written by Mike Keneally & Andy Partridge
July 24, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
13
.
Bob Lind - Finding You Again
October 5, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
14
.
Bed Rugs - 8th Cloud
January 23, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Graham Parker & The Rumour - Three Chords Good
November 19, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Peter Hammill - Consequences
April 16, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
17
.
X-TG - Desertshore / The Final Report
December 11, 2012
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
18
.
The Curator - Inside the Whale
December 20, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
19
.
BMX Bandits - BMX Bandits in Space
November 27, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Dragged Into Sunlight - Widowmaker
November 6, 2012
Doom Metal
,
Sludge Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Clinic - Free Reign
November 12, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Howlround - The Ghosts Of Bush
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
23
.
James Iha - Look To The Sky
September 18, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Wanda Jackson - Unfinished Business
October 9, 2012
Rockabilly
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Ray Stinnett - A Fire Somewhere
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Record Collector awarded albums throughout 2012.
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