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Ben Frost - A U R O R A
May 26, 2014
Electronic
Score
85
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27
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Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
April 1, 2014
Psychedelic Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
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Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers
November 18, 2014
Deconstructed Club
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Dub Techno
,
UK Bass
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
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Arca - Xen
November 4, 2014
Wonky
,
Glitch Hop
,
Experimental
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
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Pharmakon - Bestial Burden
October 14, 2014
Death Industrial
,
Experimental
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Noise
,
Power Electronics
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
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Ex Hex - Rips
October 7, 2014
Indie Rock
,
Power Pop
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
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Lykke Li - I Never Learn
May 5, 2014
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
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Ought - More Than Any Other Day
April 29, 2014
Post-Punk
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Art Punk
,
Indie Rock
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
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Thou - Heathen
March 25, 2014
Sludge Metal
,
Doom Metal
Score
84
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
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Theo Parrish - American Intelligence
November 17, 2014
Deep House
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
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Clark - Clark
November 3, 2014
IDM
,
Techno
,
Electronic
,
Ambient Techno
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
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Inter Arma - The Cavern
October 14, 2014
Progressive Metal
,
Sludge Metal
,
Metal
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
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Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
October 7, 2014
Wonky
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Nu Jazz
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
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Tombs - Savage Gold
June 10, 2014
Sludge Metal
,
Metal
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
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Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell
May 27, 2014
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
,
Downtempo
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
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Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere
May 13, 2014
Atmospheric Black Metal
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Post-Metal
,
Post-Black Metal
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
42
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Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness
February 18, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
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Raspberry Bulbs - Privacy
November 17, 2014
Hardcore Punk
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
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Blut aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III – Saturnian Poetry
October 10, 2014
Atmospheric Black Metal
,
Metal
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
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DJ Quik - The Midnight Life
October 14, 2014
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
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YOB - Clearing The Path To Ascend
September 2, 2014
Doom Metal
,
Sludge Metal
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
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Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE
August 26, 2014
Indie Rock
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
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Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
July 29, 2014
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
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The Soft Pink Truth - Why Do The Heathen Rage?
June 16, 2014
Electronic
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
50
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Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
May 27, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2014.
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