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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22nd, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
92
5,164 ratings
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Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21st, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
88
3,810 ratings
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
June 19th, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
87
1,515 ratings
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Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
October 28th, 2012
Experimental Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
387 ratings
Amazon
5
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10th, 2012
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
87
3,886 ratings
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Swans - The Seer
August 28th, 2012
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
87
1,154 ratings
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Beach House - Bloom
May 15th, 2012
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
86
1,896 ratings
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Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 9th, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
85
2,506 ratings
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Burial - Kindred
February 12th, 2012
Future Garage
USER SCORE
84
301 ratings
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16th, 2012
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
84
703 ratings
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Miracle Musical - Hawaii: Part II
December 12th, 2012
Hypnagogic Pop
USER SCORE
84
142 ratings
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12
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Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
February 11th, 2012
Horrorcore
USER SCORE
83
734 ratings
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13
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Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
October 9th, 2012
Metalcore
USER SCORE
83
296 ratings
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14
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BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2
April 3rd, 2012
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
83
243 ratings
Amazon
15
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Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13th, 2012
Alternative Metal
USER SCORE
82
437 ratings
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16
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Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
June 26th, 2012
Death Metal
USER SCORE
82
189 ratings
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17
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Joey Bada$$ - 1999
June 12th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
937 ratings
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18
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Capital Steez - AmeriKKKan Korruption
April 7th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
124 ratings
Amazon
19
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Solange - True
November 27th, 2012
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
82
215 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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20
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Lil B - God's Father
March 7th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
142 ratings
Amazon
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21
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Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21st, 2012
Chamber Pop
USER SCORE
82
464 ratings
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22
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Roc Marciano - Reloaded
November 13th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
72 ratings
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23
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Metá Metá - MetaL MetaL
November 7th, 2012
Jazz-Rock
USER SCORE
82
51 ratings
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24
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iamamiwhoami - kin
June 12th, 2012
Electropop
USER SCORE
82
220 ratings
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25
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Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
January 24th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
440 ratings
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