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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down in the Light
May 20, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
2
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Micah P. Hinson - Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra
February 3, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Gothic Country
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
3
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Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
June 24, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
77
11
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
4
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Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
January 22, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Southern Rock
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
77
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Gary Louris - Vagabonds
February 19, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
76
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Emmylou Harris - All I Intended To Be
June 10, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Critic Score
74
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Jason Collett - Here's to Being Here
February 5, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Calexico - Carried to Dust
September 9, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
74
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Castanets - City of Refuge
October 7, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
73
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Old 97's - Blame It On Gravity
May 13, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
73
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
March 4, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
September 23, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
72
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Lambchop - OH (Ohio)
October 7, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
71
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology
October 28, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
71
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
15
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My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
June 10, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
71
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Langhorne Slim - Langhorne Slim
April 29, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
71
7
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
17
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Tift Merritt - Another Country
February 26, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
71
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Giant Sand - proVISIONS
September 2, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Critic Score
70
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
October 14, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
69
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Murder by Death - Red of Tooth and Claw
March 4, 2008
Gothic Country
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
68
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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The Watson Twins - Fire Songs
June 24, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
65
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Marah - Angels of Destruction!
January 8, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
64
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
O'Death - Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin
August 22, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
63
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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