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Ehnes Quartet - Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 'Death and the Maiden'; Sibelius: String Quartet Op. 56 'Intimate Voices'
November 18, 2016
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A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11, 2016
Hip Hop
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100
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Miranda Lambert - The Weight of These Wings
November 18, 2016
Country
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100
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Solange - A Seat at the Table
September 30, 2016
Alternative R&B
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100
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Kae Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
October 7, 2016
Hip Hop
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100
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
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100
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Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
May 13, 2016
Pop Rap
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100
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Maren Morris - Hero
June 3, 2016
Country
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100
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
April 29, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
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100
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Mitski - Puberty 2
June 17, 2016
Indie Rock
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100
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Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter
March 25, 2016
Country
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100
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Anderson .Paak - Malibu
January 15, 2016
Neo-Soul
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100
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King - We Are King
February 5, 2016
R&B
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100
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Rihanna - ANTI
January 27, 2016
R&B
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100
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David Bowie - Blackstar
January 8, 2016
Art Rock
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100
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Seong-Jin Cho - Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Ballades
December 23, 2016
Score
90
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Larry Young - In Paris: The ORTF Recordings
March 11, 2016
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90
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Stan Getz - Moments in Time
February 19, 2016
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90
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Eraldo Bernocchi & Prakash Sontakke - Invisible Strings
November 18, 2016
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90
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Bobby Previte - Mass
November 18, 2016
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90
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Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn - Echo In The Valley
October 6, 2016
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90
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Lara Downes - America Again
October 28, 2016
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90
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Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 25, 2016
Hip Hop
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90
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Daniil Trifonov - Transcendental: Daniil Trifonov Plays Franz Liszt
October 7, 2016
Score
90
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Charlie Haden & Liberation Music Orchestra - Time/Life
September 16, 2016
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90
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