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Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
January 25th, 2008
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
90
894 reviews
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Portishead - Third
April 28th, 2008
Electronic
USER SCORE
87
518 reviews
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3
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Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
August 12th, 2008
USER SCORE
85
32 reviews
Amazon
4
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Midori - Hello Everyone. Nice to Meet you. We are Midori
May 14th, 2008
Art Punk
USER SCORE
85
167 reviews
Amazon
5
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Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
June 3rd, 2008
Indie Folk
USER SCORE
85
879 reviews
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6
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Deerhunter - Microcastle
August 19th, 2008
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
84
452 reviews
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Mount Eerie - Dawn
November 1st, 2008
Indie Folk
USER SCORE
84
125 reviews
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DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
August 9th, 2008
Deep House
USER SCORE
84
85 reviews
Amazon
9
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Underøath - Lost in the Sound of Separation
August 30th, 2008
Metalcore
USER SCORE
83
30 reviews
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10
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This Will Destroy You - This Will Destroy You
January 29th, 2008
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
83
53 reviews
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11
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白水 [Bai Shui] - Time
Neofolk
USER SCORE
83
40 reviews
Amazon
12
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Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
October 13th, 2008
Death Metal
USER SCORE
82
95 reviews
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13
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Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
June 10th, 2008
Ambient
USER SCORE
82
227 reviews
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14
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TV on the Radio - Dear Science
September 22nd, 2008
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
82
269 reviews
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15
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Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
June 10th, 2008
Wonky
USER SCORE
82
300 reviews
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16
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Meshuggah - obZen
March 7th, 2008
Progressive Metal
USER SCORE
82
68 reviews
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17
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Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
April 14th, 2008
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
90 reviews
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18
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Tigers Jaw - Tigers Jaw
September 10th, 2008
Emo
USER SCORE
82
53 reviews
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19
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Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
January 29th, 2008
Indie Pop
USER SCORE
82
1035 reviews
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20
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Protest The Hero - Fortress
January 29th, 2008
Progressive Metal
USER SCORE
82
39 reviews
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21
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Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
April 8th, 2008
Electropop
USER SCORE
82
165 reviews
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22
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La Dispute - Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair
November 11th, 2008
Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
81
74 reviews
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23
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Q-Tip - The Renaissance
November 4th, 2008
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
81
89 reviews
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24
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Born Ruffians - Red Yellow & Blue
March 4th, 2008
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
81
26 reviews
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25
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Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull
February 26th, 2008
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
81
73 reviews
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