Top Albums of 2011
1 |
214 |
PJ Harvey |
Let England Shake |
Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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2 |
281 |
Bon Iver |
Bon Iver, Bon Iver |
Art Pop,
Indie Folk
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3 |
438 |
James Blake |
James Blake |
Alternative R&B,
Art Pop,
Electronic
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4 |
564 |
St. Vincent |
Strange Mercy |
Art Pop,
Indie Pop
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5 |
566 |
Drake |
Take Care |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop Rap
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6 |
592 |
Destroyer |
Kaputt |
Art Pop,
Sophisti-Pop
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7 |
645 |
Adele |
21 |
Pop Soul
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8 |
764 |
M83 |
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |
Dream Pop,
Synthpop
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9 |
871 |
Oneohtrix Point Never |
Replica |
Plunderphonics
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10 |
887 |
The Weeknd |
House of Balloons/Trilogy |
Alternative R&B
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11 |
994 |
Shabazz Palaces |
Black Up |
Abstract Hip Hop,
Experimental Hip Hop
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12 |
1067 |
Fleet Foxes |
Helplessness Blues |
Chamber Folk,
Indie Folk
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13 |
1081 |
tUnE-yArDs |
w h o k i l l |
Art Pop,
Indie Pop
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14 |
1119 |
Jay Z & Kanye West |
Watch the Throne |
Hip Hop
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15 |
1416 |
Girls |
Father, Son, Holy Ghost |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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16 |
1520 |
Danny Brown |
XXX |
Hardcore Hip Hop
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17 |
1553 |
Nicolas Jaar |
Space Is Only Noise |
Microhouse
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18 |
1579 |
The Black Keys |
El Camino |
Blues Rock,
Garage Rock
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19 |
1596 |
Kurt Vile |
Smoke Ring for My Halo |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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20 |
1720 |
Fucked Up |
David Comes to Life |
Post-Hardcore,
Rock Opera
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21 |
1762 |
Tim Hecker |
Ravedeath, 1972 |
Ambient,
Drone
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22 |
1825 |
Metronomy |
The English Riviera |
Indie Pop,
Indietronica
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23 |
1860 |
Lykke Li |
Wounded Rhymes |
Indie Pop
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24 |
1898 |
Real Estate |
Days |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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25 |
1918 |
Tom Waits |
Bad As Me |
Experimental Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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26 |
1975 |
The Caretaker |
An Empty Bliss Beyond This World |
Ambient,
Turntable Music
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27 |
2003 |
Frank Ocean |
Nostalgia, Ultra |
Alternative R&B
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28 |
2016 |
Wild Beasts |
Smother |
Art Pop,
Indie Pop
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29 |
2106 |
Radiohead |
The King of Limbs |
Electronic,
Experimental Rock
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30 |
2235 |
Foo Fighters |
Wasting Light |
Alternative Rock,
Hard Rock
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31 |
2327 |
WU LYF |
Go Tell Fire to the Mountain |
Art Rock,
Indie Rock
|
32 |
2329 |
Panda Bear |
Tomboy |
Psychedelic Pop
|
33 |
2339 |
Bill Callahan |
Apocalypse |
Americana,
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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34 |
2358 |
Lady Gaga |
Born This Way |
Dance-Pop,
Electropop
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35 |
2462 |
Wilco |
The Whole Love |
Indie Rock
|
36 |
2499 |
The Horrors |
Skying |
Neo-Psychedelia
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37 |
2511 |
Florence + The Machine |
Ceremonials |
Art Pop
|
38 |
2567 |
EMA |
Past Life Martyred Saints |
Alternative Singer/Songwriter,
Indie Rock
|
39 |
2575 |
Feist |
Metals |
Art Pop,
Indie Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
40 |
2727 |
John Maus |
We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves |
Hypnagogic Pop,
Synthpop
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41 |
2795 |
SBTRKT |
SBTRKT |
Future Garage
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42 |
2930 |
Rustie |
Glass Swords |
Purple Sound,
Wonky
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Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Pistol Annies |
Hell on Heels |
Contemporary Country
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Beyoncé |
4 |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop
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Colin Stetson |
New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges |
Experimental,
Post-Minimalism
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Kate Bush |
50 Words for Snow |
Ambient Pop,
Art Pop
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Clams Casino |
Instrumentals |
Cloud Rap,
Instrumental Hip Hop
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Ja, Panik |
DMD KIU LIDT |
Indie Rock
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Julianna Barwick |
The Magic Place |
Ambient,
Ambient Pop,
Dream Pop
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The Decemberists |
The King Is Dead |
Country Rock,
Indie Folk
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Mastodon |
The Hunter |
Progressive Metal
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The War on Drugs |
Slave Ambient |
Indie Rock
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A$AP Rocky |
LiveLoveA$AP |
Cloud Rap
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Wild Flag |
Wild Flag |
Indie Rock
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Yuck |
Yuck |
Indie Rock,
Noise Pop
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Gang Gang Dance |
Eye Contact |
Neo-Psychedelia
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Arctic Monkeys |
Suck It and See |
Indie Rock
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Anna Calvi |
Anna Calvi |
Alternative Singer/Songwriter,
Art Rock
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Washed Out |
Within and Without |
Chillwave
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Grouper |
A I A: Alien Observer |
Ambient
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Battles |
Gloss Drop |
Math Rock
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The Antlers |
Burst Apart |
Indie Rock
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Gillian Welch |
The Harrow and the Harvest |
Americana,
Contemporary Folk
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Paul Simon |
So Beautiful or So What |
Folk Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Elbow |
Build a Rocket Boys! |
Indie Rock
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Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx |
We're New Here |
Future Garage,
UK Bass
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Katy B |
On a Mission |
Dance-Pop,
UK Funky
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The Roots |
Undun |
Conscious Hip Hop
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Atlas Sound |
Parallax |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Psychedelic Pop
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Tyler, the Creator |
Goblin |
Hardcore Hip Hop
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TV on the Radio |
Nine Types of Light |
Art Rock,
Indie Rock
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The Field |
Looping State of Mind |
Minimal Techno
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Laura Marling |
A Creature I Don't Know |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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James Ferraro |
Far Side Virtual |
Sequencer & Tracker,
Vaporwave
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Matana Roberts |
Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de couleur Libres |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Zomby |
Dedication |
Dubstep,
Future Garage
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Iceage |
New Brigade |
Art Punk,
Post-Punk
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Peaking Lights |
936 |
Hypnagogic Pop
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Lisabö |
Animalia lotsatuen putzua |
Post-Hardcore
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Beirut |
The Rip Tide |
Indie Folk
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Björk |
Biophilia |
Art Pop,
Electronic,
Progressive Pop
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The Vaccines |
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? |
Post-Punk Revival
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The Beach Boys |
The SMiLE Sessions |
Baroque Pop,
Psychedelic Pop
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Connan Mockasin |
Forever Dolphin Love |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Psychedelic Pop
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Kendrick Lamar |
Section.80 |
Conscious Hip Hop
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Casper |
XOXO |
Hip Hop
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Álex Anwandter |
Rebeldes |
Electropop,
Singer/Songwriter,
Synthpop
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Beastie Boys |
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
Hip Hop
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Wye Oak |
Civilian |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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Kuedo |
Severant |
Footwork,
Progressive Electronic
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Austra |
Feel It Break |
Electropop
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Noel Gallager's High Flying Birds |
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
Britpop
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Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks |
Mirror Traffic |
Indie Rock
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Miles Kane |
Colour of the Trap |
Indie Rock,
Mod Revival
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Low |
C'mon |
Slowcore
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The Strokes |
Angles |
Indie Rock
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Josh T. Pearson |
Last of the Country Gentlemen |
Americana,
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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My Morning Jacket |
Circuital |
Alt-Country,
Indie Rock
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Zola Jesus |
Conatus |
Art Pop,
Darkwave
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Little Dragon |
Ritual Union |
Art Pop,
Electropop
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra |
Unknown Mortal Orchestra |
Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock,
Psychedelic Pop
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Eric Church |
Chief |
Contemporary Country
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Mogwai |
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will |
Post-Rock
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Smith Westerns |
Dye It Blonde |
Indie Rock
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Black Lips |
Arabia Mountain |
Garage Rock
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Dirty Beaches |
Badlands |
Experimental Rock,
Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
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Veronica Falls |
Veronica Falls |
Twee Pop
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Ghostpoet |
Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam |
UK Hip Hop
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Toro y Moi |
Underneath the Pine |
Indie Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia
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Wolves in the Throne Room |
Celestial Lineage |
Atmospheric Black Metal
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Youth Lagoon |
The Year of Hibernation |
Bedroom Pop,
Dream Pop
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Liturgy |
Aesthetica |
Black Metal
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La Dispute |
Wildlife |
Post-Hardcore
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Cults |
Cults |
Twee Pop
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Graveyard |
Hisingen Blues |
Hard Rock
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Andy Stott |
Passed Me By |
Dub Techno
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Gotye |
Making Mirrors |
Art Pop
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Cut Copy |
Zonoscope |
Indie Pop,
Synthpop
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Raphael Saadiq |
Stone Rollin' |
Rhythm & Blues,
Soul
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Machinedrum |
Room(s) |
Footwork,
UK Bass
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El Columpio Asesino |
Diamantes |
Indie Rock
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Baxter Dury |
Happy Soup |
Indie Rock
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Fernando Alfaro |
La vida es extraña y rara |
Singer/Songwriter
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Cass McCombs |
Wit's End |
Chamber Folk,
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Pinch & Shackleton |
Pinch & Shackleton |
Dubstep
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The Rapture |
In the Grace of Your Love |
Alternative Dance
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The Kills |
Blood Pressures |
Garage Rock Revival,
Indie Rock
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Ry Cooder |
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down |
Americana,
Contemporary Folk
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Iron & Wine |
Kiss Each Other Clean |
Art Pop,
Indie Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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White Denim |
D |
Indie Rock
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King Creosote & Jon Hopkins |
Diamond Mine |
Indie Folk
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart |
Belong |
Indie Pop
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Ryan Adams |
Ashes & Fire |
Alt-Country,
Singer/Songwriter
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Thee Oh Sees |
Carrion Crawler / The Dream EP |
Garage Punk,
Psychedelic Rock
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Balam Acab |
Wander/Wonder |
Chillstep,
Downtempo
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Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi |
Rome |
Progressive Pop
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Tinariwen |
Tassili |
Tishoumaren
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Jonathan Wilson |
Gentle Spirit |
Chamber Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Kasabian |
Velociraptor! |
Indie Rock,
Neo-Psychedelia
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Big K.R.I.T. |
ReturnOf4Eva |
Conscious Hip Hop,
Dirty South,
Southern Hip Hop
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Charles Bradley |
No Time for Dreaming |
Deep Soul
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Gruff Rhys |
Hotel Shampoo |
Indie Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia,
Singer/Songwriter
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Sepalcure |
Sepalcure |
Future Garage,
UK Funky
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Chelsea Wolfe |
Apokalypsis |
Ethereal Wave
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Russian Red |
Fuerteventura |
Indie Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Foster the People |
Torches |
Alternative Dance,
Dance-Pop,
Indie Pop
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Machine Head |
Unto the Locust |
Groove Metal
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen |
A Winged Victory for the Sullen |
Ambient,
Modern Classical
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Thee Oh Sees |
Castlemania |
Garage Rock
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Britney Spears |
Femme Fatale |
Dance-Pop,
Electropop
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Friendly Fires |
Pala |
Alternative Dance,
Indietronica
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Modeselektor |
Monkeytown |
IDM,
UK Bass
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Coldplay |
Mylo Xyloto |
Pop Rock
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Nils Frahm |
Felt |
Ambient,
Modern Classical
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G-Side |
The One…Cohesive |
Southern Hip Hop
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Future Islands |
On the Water |
Indietronica,
Synthpop
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Holy Ghost! |
Holy Ghost! |
Dance-Pop,
Electropop
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The Joy Formidable |
The Big Roar |
Indie Rock,
Noise Pop,
Shoegaze
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Other Lives |
Tamer Animals |
Chamber Folk,
Chamber Pop,
Indie Rock
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Jamie Woon |
Mirrorwriting |
Alternative R&B,
Future Garage
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Dum Dum Girls |
Only in Dreams |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock,
Noise Pop
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Bright Eyes |
The People's Key |
Indie Rock
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Azari & III |
Azari & III |
Chicago House,
Nu-Disco
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Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat |
Everything's Getting Older |
Chamber Jazz,
Singer/Songwriter,
Spoken Word
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Eleanor Friedberger |
Last Summer |
Indie Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
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Opeth |
Heritage |
Progressive Rock
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Cat's Eyes |
Cat's Eyes |
Dream Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia
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DJ Quik |
The Book of David |
Hip Hop
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Thurston Moore |
Demolished Thoughts |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Crystal Stilts |
In Love with Oblivion |
Psychedelic Rock
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Timber Timbre |
Creep On Creepin' On |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Christina Rosenvinge |
La joven Dolores |
Folk Pop,
Indie Pop
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Ty Segall |
Goodbye Bread |
Garage Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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Death Grips |
Exmilitary |
Abstract Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop,
Industrial Hip Hop
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Braids |
Native Speaker |
Indie Pop,
Neo-Psychedelia
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Slow Club |
Paradise |
Folk Pop,
Indie Pop
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Of Monsters and Men |
My Head is an Animal |
Indie Pop
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Patrick Wolf |
Lupercalia |
Art Pop,
Indie Pop
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Drive-By Truckers |
Go-Go Boots |
Alt-Country
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Chad VanGaalen |
Diaper Island |
Bedroom Pop,
Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
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The Mountain Goats |
All Eternals Deck |
Indie Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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Bombay Bicycle Club |
A Different Kind of Fix |
Indie Pop,
Indie Rock
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Mirel Wagner |
Mirel Wagner |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
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R.E.M. |
Collapse Into Now |
Alternative Rock
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I Break Horses |
Hearts |
Dream Pop,
Shoegaze
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My Brightest Diamond |
All Things Will Unwind |
Art Pop,
Baroque Pop
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Okkervil River |
I Am Very Far |
Indie Rock
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Explosions in the Sky |
Take Care, Take Care, Take Care |
Post-Rock
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Hanni El Khatib |
Will the Guns Come Out |
Garage Rock Revival
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Justice |
Audio, Video, Disco |
Electro House
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Wooden Shjips |
West |
Neo-Psychedelia
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J Mascis |
Several Shades of Why |
Acoustic Rock,
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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Trap Them |
Darker Handcraft |
Crust Punk
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The Drums |
Portamento |
Indie Pop
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Amplifier |
The Octopus |
Alternative Rock,
Progressive Rock
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Cold Cave |
Cherish the Light Years |
Post-Punk,
Synthpop
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Cliff Martinez |
Drive [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] |
Ambient,
Film Score,
Synthwave
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