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Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
May 24, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
94
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2
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Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5, 2005
Chamber Pop
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Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
94
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3
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Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
September 27, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Score
92
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4
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Tiger Bear Wolf - Tiger Bear Wolf
April 26, 2005
Score
91
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5
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Spoon - Gimme Fiction
May 10, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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The Decemberists - Picaresque
March 22, 2005
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
June 7, 2005
Blues Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Ryan Adams - 29
December 19, 2005
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alt-Country
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Deerhoof - The Runners Four
October 11, 2005
Experimental Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
April 26, 2005
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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DJ Muggs vs GZA - Grandmasters
October 25, 2005
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Hip Hop
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
12
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Pläns Pläns - Plays Herman Melville's Moby Dick
January 1, 2005
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
13
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Iron & Wine - Woman King
February 22, 2005
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Broadcast - Tender Buttons
August 19, 2005
Indietronica
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Castanets - First Light's Freeze
October 11, 2005
Folk
,
Americana
,
Psychedelic Folk
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Darren Hanlon - Little Chills
April 5, 2005
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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M.I.A. - Arular
March 22, 2005
UK Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers
October 18, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Alt-Country
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Wilderness - Wilderness
July 5, 2005
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Animal Collective - Feels
October 18, 2005
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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The National - Alligator
April 12, 2005
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
January 25, 2005
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Devin Davis - Lonely People of the World, Unite!
March 15, 2005
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
24
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Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees
March 1, 2005
Ambient
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
August 23, 2005
Power Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Coke Machine Glow awarded albums throughout 2005.
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