So you seek to escape the hivemind of opinion. It can be hard to accomplish, even people whose recommendations I trust are never truly sound when they dislike something. I like a LOT of things that various people hate, for various reasons, and like things they like too. I think sometimes you just have to skip recommendations and look at what's been released in x year by category you're interested in, and look for what interests you instead. The gems are indeed, the ones less talked about.