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The Best Electronic Albums of 2012 by User Score
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1
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Burial - Kindred
February 12th, 2012
Future Garage
USER SCORE
84
450 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
2
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Silva - Claridão
October 9th, 2012
Indietronica
,
Synthpop
,
Indie Pop
,
MPB
USER SCORE
82
56 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
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James Ferraro - Live at Primavera Sound 2012
July 30th, 2012
Progressive Trance
,
Ambient Trance
USER SCORE
82
105 ratings
Amazon
4
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Voices From the Lake - Voices From the Lake
March 13th, 2012
Ambient Techno
USER SCORE
82
60 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
5
.
The Rockwood Escape Plan - DREAMCAST SUMMER SONGS
February 27th, 2012
Instrumental Hip Hop
,
Plunderphonics
,
Trip Hop
USER SCORE
82
636 ratings
Amazon
6
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Car Seat Headrest - Monomania
August 1st, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slacker Rock
,
Indietronica
USER SCORE
81
618 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
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Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper
December 17th, 2012
Future Garage
,
Dubstep
USER SCORE
81
182 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
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Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
October 29th, 2012
Dub Techno
,
Ambient Dub
USER SCORE
80
358 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28th, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
USER SCORE
80
1,600 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Igorrr - Hallelujah
December 21st, 2012
Experimental
,
Avant-Garde Metal
,
Breakcore
USER SCORE
79
76 ratings
Amazon
11
.
John Talabot - ƒIN
February 14th, 2012
Deep House
,
Balearic Beat
,
Downtempo
USER SCORE
79
240 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Chromatics - Kill for Love
March 26th, 2012
Synthpop
,
Dream Pop
,
Synthwave
USER SCORE
79
426 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
October 2nd, 2012
IDM
USER SCORE
79
644 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Hot Chip - In Our Heads
June 11th, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
USER SCORE
78
238 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Lone - Galaxy Garden
May 1st, 2012
UK Funky
,
Footwork
USER SCORE
77
134 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
C418 - one
December 23rd, 2012
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
USER SCORE
77
58 ratings
Amazon
17
.
Surfing - Deep Fantasy
April 3rd, 2012
Chillwave
,
Vaporwave
USER SCORE
77
65 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Passion Pit - Gossamer
July 24th, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
USER SCORE
76
330 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe
May 1st, 2012
Electropop
,
Indietronica
USER SCORE
76
120 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Dan Deacon - America
August 28th, 2012
Indietronica
,
Electronic
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
76
118 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Car Seat Headrest - Starving While Living
November 22nd, 2012
Lo-Fi
,
Noise Pop
,
Slacker Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Indietronica
USER SCORE
75
355 ratings
Amazon
22
.
Flume - Flume
November 9th, 2012
Wonky
,
Electronic
,
Future Bass
USER SCORE
75
376 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
January 31st, 2012
Alt-Pop
,
Trip Hop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Baroque Pop
USER SCORE
75
3,994 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Crystal Castles - (III)
November 12th, 2012
Synthpop
,
Witch House
,
Ethereal Wave
,
Dream Pop
,
Experimental
USER SCORE
75
696 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Jam City - Classical Curves
June 5th, 2012
Deconstructed Club
,
UK Bass
USER SCORE
75
57 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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