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TV on the Radio - Dear Science
September 22, 2008
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
86
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Deerhunter - Microcastle
August 19, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
83
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
January 14, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
July 14, 2008
Heartland Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
January 29, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances
April 14, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Slacker Rock
Critic Score
82
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
March 17, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Post-Britpop
Critic Score
82
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
April 14, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
81
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Los Campesinos! - We are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
October 27, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Primary Colours
May 5, 2008
Garage Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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WHY? - Alopecia
March 11, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
June 17, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
The Coral - Singles Collection
September 15, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Twilight Sad - Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
June 9, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
No Age - Nouns
May 8, 2008
Noise Pop
,
Noise Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Slacker Rock
Critic Score
80
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Times New Viking - Rip It Off
January 22, 2008
Noise Pop
,
Slacker Rock
,
Shitgaze
Critic Score
80
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Black Mountain - In The Future
January 21, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Stoner Rock
Critic Score
79
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
The Dodos - Visiter
March 18, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
October 7, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
79
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
September 9, 2008
Folk Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Shearwater - Rook
June 3, 2008
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
79
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Abe Vigoda - Skeleton
July 8, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
DeVotchKa - A Mad & Faithful Telling
March 18, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster...
February 22, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Pete and the Pirates - Little Death
February 18, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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