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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22nd, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
91
4193 reviews
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Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21st, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
88
3084 reviews
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Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17th, 2012
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
87
3196 reviews
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Swans - The Seer
August 28th, 2012
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
87
1020 reviews
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
June 19th, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
87
1305 reviews
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Beach House - Bloom
May 15th, 2012
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
86
1589 reviews
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Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
October 28th, 2012
Experimental Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
303 reviews
Amazon
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Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 9th, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
85
2209 reviews
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Miracle Musical - Hawaii: Part II
December 12th, 2012
USER SCORE
85
83 reviews
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Burial - Kindred
February 12th, 2012
Future Garage
USER SCORE
84
266 reviews
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16th, 2012
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
84
651 reviews
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Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
February 11th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
83
600 reviews
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BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2
April 3rd, 2012
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
83
209 reviews
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Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13th, 2012
Alternative Metal
USER SCORE
83
335 reviews
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Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
June 26th, 2012
Death Metal
USER SCORE
83
167 reviews
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Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
October 9th, 2012
Metalcore
USER SCORE
82
260 reviews
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Joey Bada$$ - 1999
June 12th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
749 reviews
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Solange - True
November 27th, 2012
R&B
USER SCORE
82
191 reviews
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Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
May 15th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
474 reviews
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Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21st, 2012
Chamber Pop
USER SCORE
82
418 reviews
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Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
January 24th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
415 reviews
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Céu - Caravana Sereia Bloom
February 7th, 2012
MPB
USER SCORE
82
52 reviews
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Billy Woods - History Will Absolve Me
April 10th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
193 reviews
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Grizzly Bear - Shields
September 18th, 2012
Indie Folk
USER SCORE
81
584 reviews
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Azealia Banks - 1991
May 29th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
81
223 reviews
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