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Guided by Voices - The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates
October 4, 2003
Indie Rock
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Menomena - I Am the Fun Blame Monster!
June 20, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
88
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Café Tacvba - Cuatro Caminos
July 1, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
86
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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The Strokes - Room on Fire
October 28, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
85
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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The Wrens - The Meadowlands
September 9, 2003
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Jim Guthrie - Now, More Than Ever
November 18, 2003
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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British Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea Power
June 2, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
83
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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The Fall - The Real New Fall LP (formerly "Country on the Click")
October 27, 2003
Post-Punk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
Amazon
9
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Super Furry Animals - Phantom Power
July 21, 2003
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Progressive Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
The White Stripes - Elephant
April 1, 2003
Garage Rock Revival
,
Alternative Rock
,
Blues Rock
Critic Score
80
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
October 7, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Midwest Emo
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
February 11, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Power Pop
Critic Score
80
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Matt Elliott - The Mess We Made
April 21, 2003
Slowcore
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves
September 9, 2003
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
October 21, 2003
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
The Fiery Furnaces - Gallowsbird's Bark
September 23, 2003
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers
June 30, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
April 29, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Critic Score
78
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
The Kills - Keep on Your Mean Side
April 1, 2003
Garage Rock Revival
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Deerhoof - Apple O'
March 18, 2003
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Pig Lib
March 18, 2003
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Elbow - Cast of Thousands
August 18, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Post-Britpop
Critic Score
77
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Clearlake - Cedars
February 3, 2003
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance
September 9, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Cursive - The Ugly Organ
March 4, 2003
Emo
,
Post-Hardcore
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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