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This is an ordered list of Under the Radar's highest rated albums of 2011. Check out
Under the Radar's Year End List
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Okkervil River - I Am Very Far
May 10, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
90
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2
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M83. - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.
October 18, 2011
Synthpop
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Dream Pop
Score
90
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3
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St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 12, 2011
Art Rock
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Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
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4
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Neon Indian - Era Extraña
September 7, 2011
Chillwave
Score
80
Amazon
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Spotify
5
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Marissa Nadler - Marissa Nadler
June 14, 2011
Contemporary Folk
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Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Iceage - New Brigade
January 7, 2011
Post-Punk
Score
80
Amazon
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Spotify
7
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Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin'
May 10, 2011
Soul
Score
80
Amazon
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Spotify
8
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Low - C'mon
April 12, 2011
Slowcore
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Indie Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!
April 12, 2011
Indie Rock
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Post-Britpop
Score
80
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10
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The Soft Moon - Total Decay
November 7, 2011
Score
80
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11
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AM & Shawn Lee - Celestial Electric
September 6, 2011
Score
80
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12
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Treefight For Sunlight - A Collection of Vibrations for Your Skull
February 14, 2011
Score
80
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Music
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13
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Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation
September 27, 2011
Bedroom Pop
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Dream Pop
Score
80
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Spotify
14
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Slow Club - Paradise
September 13, 2011
Folk Pop
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Indie Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
October 28, 2011
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
16
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Wild Flag - Wild Flag
September 13, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Spotify
17
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The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
August 16, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
18
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Cut Copy - Zonoscope
February 4, 2011
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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The Black Keys - El Camino
December 6, 2011
Blues Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
80
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Spotify
20
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R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now
March 8, 2011
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
21
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Hooray for Earth - True Loves
June 7, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Spotify
22
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The Rosebuds - Loud Planes Fly Low
June 7, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
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Spotify
23
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The Antlers - Burst Apart
May 10, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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S.C.U.M. - Again Into Eyes
October 4, 2011
Shoegaze
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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I Break Horses - Hearts
August 23, 2011
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under the Radar awarded albums throughout 2011.
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