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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22nd, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
USER SCORE
93
12,173 ratings
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2
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Swans - The Seer
August 28th, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Noise Rock
,
Drone
USER SCORE
89
2,539 ratings
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3
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Canserbero - Muerte
March 22nd, 2012
Latin Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
140 ratings
Amazon
4
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Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
October 28th, 2012
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Memphis Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
,
Noise
,
Boom Bap
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Horrorcore
USER SCORE
89
1,033 ratings
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5
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Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21st, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Industrial Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Glitch Hop
USER SCORE
88
8,663 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19th, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
87
2,437 ratings
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7
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Beach House - Bloom
May 15th, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
USER SCORE
87
3,452 ratings
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8
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10th, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
87
7,624 ratings
Amazon
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9
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きのこ帝国 [Kinoko Teikoku] - 渦になる [Uzu ni Naru]
May 9th, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
85
79 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
10
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Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13th, 2012
Alternative Metal
,
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
85
1,844 ratings
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11
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Ne Obliviscaris - Portal of I
May 7th, 2012
Progressive Metal
,
Avant-Garde Metal
,
Melodic Black Metal
USER SCORE
85
161 ratings
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12
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16th, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Drone
,
Noise Rock
USER SCORE
85
1,353 ratings
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13
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Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 5th, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
85
4,080 ratings
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14
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Joey Bada$$ - 1999
June 12th, 2012
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
USER SCORE
84
2,624 ratings
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15
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Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
October 9th, 2012
Metalcore
USER SCORE
84
501 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
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Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
February 11th, 2012
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
,
Memphis Rap
,
Horrorcore
USER SCORE
84
1,550 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
17
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Burial - Kindred
February 12th, 2012
Future Garage
USER SCORE
84
427 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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18
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Metá Metá - MetaL MetaL
November 7th, 2012
Jazz-Rock
,
Afrobeat
USER SCORE
84
88 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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19
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Lana Del Rey - Lana Del Rey EP
January 10th, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
USER SCORE
84
93 ratings
Amazon
20
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Capital Steez - AmeriKKKan Korruption
April 7th, 2012
Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
84
297 ratings
Amazon
21
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BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2
April 3rd, 2012
Jazz Fusion
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
USER SCORE
83
367 ratings
Amazon
22
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Dying Fetus - Reign Supreme
June 19th, 2012
Brutal Death Metal
,
Technical Death Metal
USER SCORE
83
88 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
23
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Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
June 26th, 2012
Death Metal
,
Progressive Metal
,
Groove Metal
USER SCORE
83
425 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
24
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Roc Marciano - Reloaded
November 13th, 2012
Gangsta Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Drumless
USER SCORE
83
156 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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25
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Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity
May 8th, 2012
Deathgrind
,
Brutal Death Metal
,
Technical Death Metal
USER SCORE
83
143 ratings
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iTunes
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