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Run the Jewels - RTJ4
June 3rd, 2020
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
84
2861 reviews
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2
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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17th, 2020
Art Pop
USER SCORE
84
3429 reviews
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3
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Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II
April 21st, 2021
USER SCORE
83
55 reviews
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4
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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18th, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
83
2694 reviews
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5
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The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
August 7th, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
83
956 reviews
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Music
6
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Ichiko Aoba - アダンの風 (Windswept Adan)
December 2nd, 2020
Chamber Folk
USER SCORE
83
905 reviews
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7
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Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
June 26th, 2020
Dance Pop
USER SCORE
82
1989 reviews
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8
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Black Country, New Road - For the first time
February 5th, 2021
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
82
1776 reviews
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9
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Rina Sawayama - SAWAYAMA
April 17th, 2020
R&B
USER SCORE
82
2911 reviews
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10
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clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
October 23rd, 2020
Horrorcore
USER SCORE
81
1320 reviews
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11
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파란노을 [Parannoul] - To See the Next Part of the Dream
February 23rd, 2021
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
81
355 reviews
Amazon
12
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Blu & Exile - Miles
July 17th, 2020
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
81
634 reviews
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13
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Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
May 15th, 2020
Art Pop
USER SCORE
81
1840 reviews
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14
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The Strokes - The New Abnormal
April 10th, 2020
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
81
2530 reviews
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15
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Nick Cave - Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
November 20th, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
81
95 reviews
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16
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Mac Miller - Circles
January 17th, 2020
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
80
2734 reviews
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17
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Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo
May 29th, 2020
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
80
1996 reviews
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18
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Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2
August 7th, 2020
Pop Rap
USER SCORE
80
844 reviews
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19
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Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
March 5th, 2021
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
80
919 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
20
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Ichiko Aoba - "Gift" at Sogetsu Hall
April 3rd, 2020
Folk
USER SCORE
80
196 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
21
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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26th, 2021
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
80
635 reviews
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22
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Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
July 17th, 2020
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
80
1041 reviews
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23
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Taylor Swift - folklore: the long pond studio sessions (from the Disney+ special)
November 25th, 2020
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
80
137 reviews
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24
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Moses Sumney - græ
May 15th, 2020
Art Pop
USER SCORE
80
1253 reviews
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25
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Klô Pelgag - Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
June 26th, 2020
Baroque Pop
USER SCORE
80
486 reviews
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