Top Albums of 2018
1 |
406 |
IDLES |
Joy as an Act of Resistance |
Post-Hardcore,
Post-Punk
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2 |
453 |
Kacey Musgraves |
Golden Hour |
Country Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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3 |
546 |
Janelle Monáe |
Dirty Computer |
Art Pop,
Contemporary R&B
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4 |
602 |
Low |
Double Negative |
Ambient Pop,
Glitch Pop,
Noise Pop
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5 |
624 |
Mitski |
Be the Cowboy |
Art Pop,
Indie Rock
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6 |
626 |
Pusha T |
Daytona |
Hardcore Hip Hop,
Southern Hip Hop
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7 |
635 |
Rosalía |
El mal querer |
Art Pop,
Flamenco Nuevo,
Flamenco Pop
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8 |
778 |
SOPHIE |
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides |
Bubblegum Bass,
Deconstructed Club
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9 |
835 |
Cardi B |
Invasion of Privacy |
Trap
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10 |
962 |
Robyn |
Honey |
Dance-Pop,
Electropop
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11 |
1114 |
Noname |
Room 25 |
Conscious Hip Hop,
Jazz Rap
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12 |
1354 |
U.S. Girls |
In a Poem Unlimited |
Art Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia,
Psychedelic Pop
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13 |
1489 |
Daughters |
You Won't Get What You Want |
Industrial Rock,
Noise Rock
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14 |
1500 |
Kali Uchis |
Isolation |
Contemporary R&B,
Neo-Soul
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15 |
1518 |
Kamasi Washington |
Heaven & Earth |
Spiritual Jazz
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16 |
1668 |
Jon Hopkins |
Singularity |
Microhouse,
Tech House
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17 |
1694 |
Blood Orange |
Negro Swan |
Alternative R&B,
Sophisti-Pop
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18 |
1721 |
Arctic Monkeys |
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino |
Art Rock,
Psychedelic Pop
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19 |
1726 |
Beach House |
7 |
Dream Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia
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20 |
1736 |
Earl Sweatshirt |
Some Rap Songs |
Abstract Hip Hop,
Experimental Hip Hop
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21 |
1856 |
Parquet Courts |
Wide Awake! |
Art Punk,
Indie Rock
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22 |
1879 |
Christine and The Queens |
Chris |
Art Pop,
Synthpop
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23 |
2006 |
Courtney Barnett |
Tell Me How You Really Feel |
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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24 |
2053 |
Snail Mail |
Lush |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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25 |
2069 |
Shame |
Songs of Praise |
Indie Rock,
Post-Punk
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26 |
2092 |
Tirzah |
Devotion |
Alternative R&B,
Art Pop
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27 |
2115 |
DJ Koze |
Knock Knock |
House
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28 |
2175 |
Yves Tumor |
Safe in the Hands of Love |
Art Pop,
Industrial,
Neo-Psychedelia
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29 |
2225 |
Spiritualized |
And Nothing Hurt |
Art Rock,
Neo-Psychedelia
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30 |
2268 |
Sons of Kemet |
Your Queen is a Reptile |
Afro-Jazz
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31 |
2294 |
Julia Holter |
Aviary |
Ambient Pop,
Art Pop,
Experimental,
Progressive Pop |
32 |
2513 |
Amen Dunes |
Freedom |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Singer/Songwriter
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33 |
2525 |
Ariana Grande |
Sweetener |
Contemporary R&B,
Electropop
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34 |
2736 |
Travis Scott |
Astroworld |
Pop Rap,
Southern Hip Hop,
Trap
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35 |
2765 |
Iceage |
Beyondless |
Art Punk,
Post-Punk
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36 |
2769 |
Young Fathers |
Cocoa Sugar |
Indietronica,
Neo-Soul
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37 |
2852 |
The 1975 |
A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships |
Art Pop
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38 |
2916 |
The Internet |
Hive Mind |
Neo-Soul
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39 |
2961 |
Father John Misty |
God's Favorite Customer |
Chamber Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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40 |
2963 |
Tierra Whack |
Whack World |
Alternative R&B,
Pop Rap
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Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Car Seat Headrest |
Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) |
Indie Rock
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever |
Hope Downs |
Indie Rock,
Jangle Pop
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Kids See Ghosts |
Kids See Ghosts |
Alternative R&B,
Experimental Hip Hop,
Pop Rap
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Cat Power |
Wanderer |
Americana,
Singer/Songwriter
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Lucy Dacus |
Historian |
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Let's Eat Grandma |
I'm All Ears |
Art Pop,
Electropop,
Synthpop
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J Balvin |
Vibras |
Latin Pop,
Reggaeton
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Khruangbin |
Con Todo El Mundo |
Psychedelic Rock
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MGMT |
Little Dark Age |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Psychedelic Pop,
Synthpop
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Deafheaven |
Ordinary Corrupt Human Love |
Blackgaze,
Post-Metal
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Anna Calvi |
Hunter |
Art Rock
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serpentwithfeet |
soil |
Alternative R&B,
Art Pop
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Neko Case |
Hell-On |
Alt-Country,
Singer/Songwriter
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Saba |
Care for Me |
Conscious Hip Hop
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Nils Frahm |
All Melody |
Electronic,
Post-Minimalism
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Kurt Vile |
Bottle It In |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Tim Hecker |
Konoyo |
Ambient,
Drone,
Electroacoustic
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Oneohtrix Point Never |
Age Of |
Progressive Electronic
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Ghost |
Prequelle |
Hard Rock
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Soccer Mommy |
Clean |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Brandi Carlile |
By the Way, I Forgive You |
Americana,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Bad Bunny |
X 100pre |
Pop Rap,
Trap
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Sleep |
The Sciences |
Doom Metal,
Stoner Metal
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Against All Logic |
2012-2017 |
Deep House
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters |
Look Now |
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter,
Sophisti-Pop
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Skee Mask |
Compro |
Ambient Techno,
Breakbeat
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Neneh Cherry |
Broken Politics |
Art Pop
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Tocotronic |
Die Unendlichkeit |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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Anna von Hausswolff |
Dead Magic |
Neoclassical Darkwave
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Mount Eerie |
Now Only |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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boygenius |
boygenius EP |
Indie Folk,
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Brockhampton |
Iridescence |
Experimental Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop
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Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks |
Sparkle Hard |
Indie Rock
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Nine Inch Nails |
Bad Witch |
Experimental Rock,
Industrial Rock
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Mac Miller |
Swimming |
Alternative R&B,
Pop Rap
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Vince Staples |
FM! |
Trap
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JPEGMAFIA |
Veteran |
Glitch Hop,
Industrial Hip Hop
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Jorja Smith |
Lost & Found |
Contemporary R&B,
Neo-Soul
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Denzel Curry |
TA13OO |
Southern Hip Hop,
Trap
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Thou |
Magus |
Doom Metal,
Sludge Metal
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Marianne Faithfull |
Negative Capability |
Chamber Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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International Music |
Die besten Jahre |
Indie Rock
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Beak> |
>>> |
Electronic,
Experimental Rock
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The Good, the Bad & the Queen |
Merrie Land |
Art Rock
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Suede |
The Blue Hour |
Art Rock,
Britpop
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Pistol Annies |
Interstate Gospel |
Contemporary Country
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Ezra Furman |
Transangelic Exodus |
Indie Rock
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Hop Along |
Bark Your Head Off, Dog |
Indie Rock
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Troye Sivan |
Bloom |
Electropop
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The Beths |
Future Me Hates Me |
Indie Rock,
Power Pop
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Viagra Boys |
Street Worms |
Post-Punk
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Marie Davidson |
Working Class Woman |
Minimal Synth,
Tech House
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Ty Segall |
Freedom's Goblin |
Garage Rock,
Glam Rock
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Jeff Rosenstock |
POST- |
Indie Rock,
Power Pop
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Superorganism |
Superorganism |
Glitch Pop,
Indietronica,
Neo-Psychedelia
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Flavien Berger |
Contre-Temps |
French Pop,
Synthpop
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Superchunk |
What a Time to Be Alive |
Indie Rock
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Various Artists |
Black Panther: The Album [OST] |
Film Soundtrack,
Hip Hop
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Oh Sees |
Smote Reverser |
Psychedelic Rock
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Fucked Up |
Dose Your Dreams |
Art Punk,
Post-Hardcore
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David Byrne |
American Utopia |
Art Pop
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Marlon Williams |
Make Way for Love |
Chamber Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Haley Heynderickx |
I Need to Start a Garden |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Natalie Prass |
The Future and the Past |
Pop Soul,
Sophisti-Pop
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Deena Abdelwahed |
Khonnar |
UK Bass
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The Breeders |
All Nerve |
Indie Rock
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The Carters |
Everything is Love |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop Rap
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Tropical Fuck Storm |
A Laughing Death in Meatspace |
Art Punk,
Noise Rock,
Punk Blues
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Autechre |
NTS Sessions 1-4 |
IDM
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John Prine |
The Tree of Forgiveness |
Americana,
Singer/Songwriter
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Judas Priest |
Firepower |
Heavy Metal
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Yo La Tengo |
There's a Riot Going On |
Ambient Pop,
Indie Rock
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CupcakKe |
Ephorize |
Trap
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Camp Cope |
How to Socialise & Make Friends |
Indie Rock
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Tracey Thorn |
Record |
Alternative Dance,
New Wave,
Synthpop
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Daniel Blumberg |
Minus |
Indie Rock
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Playboi Carti |
Die Lit |
Cloud Rap,
Southern Hip Hop,
Trap
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Phosphorescent |
C'Est La Vie |
Americana
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Lonnie Holley |
MITH |
Soul Jazz
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Jeff Tweedy |
Warm |
Alt-Country,
Singer/Songwriter
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Thom Yorke |
Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) |
Ambient,
Film Score
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Helena Hauff |
Qualm |
Electro,
Industrial Techno
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Turnstile |
Time & Space |
Hardcore Punk
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Grouper |
Grid of Points |
Ambient Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Ought |
Room Inside the World |
Post-Punk
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Fatouma Tadiawara |
Fenfo |
Wassoulou
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Florence + The Machine |
High as Hope |
Art Pop
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra |
Sex & Food |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Psychedelic Pop
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Melody's Echo Chamber |
Bon Voyage |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Progressive Pop
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Mariah Carey |
Caution |
Contemporary R&B
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Adrianne Lenker |
Abysskiss |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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YOB |
Our Raw Heart |
Doom Metal
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Gwenno |
Le Kov |
Art Pop,
Indie Pop,
Indietronica
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Jack White |
Boarding House Reach |
Blues Rock,
Experimental Rock
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Amnesia Scanner |
Another Life |
Deconstructed Club,
Electro-Industrial
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Damien Jurado |
The Horizon Just Laughed |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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The Goon Sax |
We're Not Talking |
Indie Pop
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Makaya McCraven |
Universal Beings |
Nu Jazz
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Kikagaku Moyo |
Masana Temples |
Psychedelic Rock
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Parcels |
Parcels |
Nu-Disco
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Caroline Rose |
Loner |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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Villagers |
The Art of Pretending to Swim |
Indie Folk,
Indie Pop
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Tribulation |
Down Below |
Gothic Metal,
Heavy Metal
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Amanda Shires |
To the Sunset |
Alt-Country,
Americana,
Singer/Songwriter
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Architects |
Holy Hell |
Metalcore
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Interpol |
Marauder |
Post-Punk Revival
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Kanye West |
Ye |
Pop Rap
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Lykke Li |
So Sad So Sexy |
Alternative R&B,
Art Pop
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Hookworms |
Microshift |
Neo-Psychedelia
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Courtney Marie Andrews |
May Your Kindness Remain |
Americana,
Singer/Songwriter
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Ry Cooder |
The Prodigal Son |
Americana
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Field Music |
Open Here |
Chamber Pop,
Progressive Pop
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Gruff Rhys |
Babelsberg |
Baroque Pop,
Indie Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Objekt |
Cocoon Crush |
IDM,
UK Bass
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Dream Wife |
Dream Wife |
Alternative Rock,
Riot Grrrl
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Lotic |
Power |
Deconstructed Club
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Anderson .Paak |
Oxnard |
Contemporary R&B,
Funk,
Hip Hop,
Neo-Soul |
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Leon Vynehall |
Nothing is Still |
Ambient,
Ambient House
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Screaming Females |
All at Once |
Garage Rock,
Indie Rock
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Drake |
Scorpion |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop Rap
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Goat Girl |
Goat Girl |
Punk Blues
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Daniel Avery |
Song For Alpha |
Ambient Techno
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Gaz Coombes |
World's Strongest Man |
Art Rock,
Indie Rock
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A Perfect Circle |
Eat the Elephant |
Alternative Rock
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Nipsey Hussle |
Victory Lap |
Gangsta Rap
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Kelly Moran |
Ultraviolet |
Post-Minimalism
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Kadhja Bonet |
Childqueen |
Neo-Soul,
Psychedelic Soul
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Nao |
Saturn |
Alternative R&B
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Rolo Tomassi |
Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It |
Mathcore,
Post-Hardcore
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DJ Healer |
Nothing 2 Loose |
Ambient House,
Deep House
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Gazelle Twin |
Pastoral |
Art Pop,
Industrial
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Hot Snakes |
Jericho Sirens |
Garage Punk,
Post-Hardcore
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Jean Grae & Quelle Chris |
Everything's Fine |
Abstract Hip Hop,
Conscious Hip Hop
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Confidence Man |
Confident Music for Confident People |
Alternative Dance,
Nu-Disco
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Teyana Taylor |
K.T.S.E. |
Contemporary R&B,
Neo-Soul
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Behemoth |
I Loved You at Your Darkest |
Black Metal,
Death Metal
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Paul Weller |
True Meanings |
Chamber Folk,
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Connan Mockasin |
Jassbusters |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Soft Rock
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Paul McCartney |
Egypt Station |
Pop Rock
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Zeal and Ardor |
Stranger Fruit |
Avant-Garde Metal,
Spirituals
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Niño de Elche |
Antologia del cante flamenco heterodoxo |
Avant-Folk,
Flamenco Nuevo
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Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet |
Landfall |
Chamber Music,
Modern Classical
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LUMP |
LUMP |
Art Pop,
Folktronica,
Indie Folk
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Death Grips |
Year of the Snitch |
Abstract Hip Hop,
Experimental Hip Hop
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Jay Rock |
Redemption |
Trap
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Gas |
Rausch |
Ambient,
Ambient Techno
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Aphex Twin |
Collapse EP |
IDM
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Rico Nasty |
Nasty |
Trap
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Dirty Projectors |
Lamp Lit Prose |
Art Pop,
Indie Pop
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Vein |
Errorzone |
Mathcore
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First Aid Kit |
Ruins |
Americana,
Indie Folk
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La Estrella de David |
Consagracion |
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Post Malone |
Beerbongs & Bentleys |
Alternative R&B,
Pop Rap
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tUnE-yArDs |
I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life |
Alternative Dance,
Art Pop
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J. Cole |
KOD |
Conscious Hip Hop
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Greta Van Fleet |
Anthem of the Peaceful Army |
Blues Rock,
Hard Rock
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Lil Wayne |
Tha Carter V |
Pop Rap,
Southern Hip Hop,
Trap
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Voivod |
The Wake |
Progressive Metal
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