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1
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Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
May 24, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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My Morning Jacket - Z
October 4, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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The Spinto Band - Nice and Nicely Done
June 7, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
September 27, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
81
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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The Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart
May 3, 2005
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
May 3, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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The Fiery Furnaces - EP
January 11, 2005
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
August 23, 2005
Power Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Spoon - Gimme Fiction
May 10, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Deerhoof - The Runners Four
October 11, 2005
Experimental Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
November 15, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
80
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll
May 30, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
80
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
April 26, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Malcolm Middleton - Into the Woods
June 15, 2005
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Stars - Set Yourself on Fire
March 8, 2005
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
October 3, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
79
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
March 22, 2005
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
April 5, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy Appendix
November 22, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Serena-Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh
August 29, 2005
Shoegaze
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
June 28, 2005
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
The National - Alligator
April 12, 2005
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers
October 18, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Alt-Country
Critic Score
78
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Hood - Outside Closer
January 17, 2005
Post-Rock
,
Slowcore
Critic Score
78
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Brakes - Give Blood
July 4, 2005
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
78
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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