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TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
September 12, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
87
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
February 21, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
85
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
October 3, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Heartland Rock
Critic Score
84
27
reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Howling Bells - Howling Bells
May 8, 2006
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
January 23, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Critic Score
83
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
September 12, 2006
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Cat Power - The Greatest
January 24, 2006
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Centro-matic - Fort Recovery
March 7, 2006
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
9
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The Veils - Nux Vomica
September 18, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
79
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Annuals - Be He Me
October 17, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
November 20, 2006
Emo
,
Post-Hardcore
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
August 22, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Pop Punk
Critic Score
79
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Ole! Tarantula
October 3, 2006
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
14
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Love Is All - Nine Times That Same Song
January 24, 2006
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
July 25, 2006
Folk Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Americana
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
September 26, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
May 2, 2006
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Graham Coxon - Love Travels at Illegal Speeds
March 13, 2006
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
The Long Blondes - Someone to Drive You Home
November 6, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
,
Britpop
Critic Score
78
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Guillemots - Through the Windowpane
July 10, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
78
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Simple Kid - 2
October 16, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Sound Team - Movie Monster
June 6, 2006
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
My Morning Jacket - Okonokos
September 26, 2006
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men
August 21, 2006
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
77
12
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
25
.
Shearwater - Palo Santo
May 9, 2006
Folk Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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