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1
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Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
,
Indie Folk
,
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
86
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
October 6, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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The Swell Season - Strict Joy
October 27, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Fanfarlo - Reservoir
October 13, 2009
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Jesca Hoop - Hunting My Dress
November 16, 2009
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk
September 22, 2009
Folk Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Various Artists - Dark Was The Night
February 17, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
75
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Tara Jane O'Neil - A Ways Away
May 5, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones
October 6, 2009
Indie Folk
,
Freak Folk
,
Indie Pop
,
Psychedelic Folk
Critic Score
74
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Bowerbirds - Upper Air
July 7, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
74
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Bon Iver - Blood Bank EP
January 20, 2009
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
74
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
March 24, 2009
Rock Opera
,
Progressive Folk
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
72
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
October 2, 2009
Folk Pop
,
Indie Folk
,
Bluegrass
Critic Score
72
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Emmy the Great - First Love
February 9, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
72
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire
June 2, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
72
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Fruit Bats - The Ruminant Band
August 4, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
71
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
March 31, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
70
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Port O'Brien - Threadbare
October 19, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
70
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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The Wave Pictures - If You Leave It Alone
May 4, 2009
Folk Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
68
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Beirut - March of the Zapotec/Holland
February 17, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
68
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
21
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Broken Records - Until the Earth Begins to Part
July 7, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
68
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Cate Le Bon - Me Oh My
October 27, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
68
12
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
23
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Devendra Banhart - What Will We Be
October 27, 2009
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
66
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Choir of Young Believers - This Is for the White in Your Eyes
August 18, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
66
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Joker's Daughter - The Last Laugh
April 7, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
66
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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