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1
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Nirvana - Live at Reading
November 3, 2009
Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
89
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Owen - New Leaves
September 22, 2009
Acoustic Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
86
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Math Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
86
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Evangelista - Prince of Truth
October 5, 2009
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
83
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Blur - Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur
July 28, 2009
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
83
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
King Creosote - Flick the Vs
April 20, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
82
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
The Antlers - Hospice
March 3, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Post-Rock
Critic Score
82
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
September 8, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
May 26, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Grammatics - Grammatics
March 23, 2009
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
March 31, 2009
New Rave
,
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
80
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
November 3, 2009
Post-Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
,
Grunge
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Destroyer - Bay of Pigs
August 18, 2009
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band - Between My Head and the Sky
September 21, 2009
Art Pop
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
80
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
15
.
Girls - Album
September 22, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Super Furry Animals - Dark Days / Light Years
March 16, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Progressive Pop
Critic Score
80
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
St. Vincent - Actor
May 5, 2009
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
September 8, 2009
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
May 19, 2009
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
80
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Japandroids - Post-Nothing
April 28, 2009
Noise Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
80
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
September 1, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
A Place To Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
October 6, 2009
Noise Rock
Critic Score
79
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Megafaun - Gather, Form & Fly
July 21, 2009
Folk Rock
Critic Score
79
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Vic Chesnutt - At The Cut
September 22, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Slowcore
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Zu - Carboniferous
February 17, 2009
Avant-Garde Metal
,
Brutal Prog
,
Math Rock
,
Noise Rock
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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