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Brian Wilson - SMiLE
September 28, 2004
Baroque Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
92
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Arcade Fire - Funeral
September 14, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
90
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Madvillain - Madvillainy
March 23, 2004
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Critic Score
89
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks
February 26, 2004
Modern Classical
Critic Score
89
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
April 27, 2004
Alt-Country
Critic Score
88
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
May 18, 2004
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
88
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
June 21, 2004
Psychedelic Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
87
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Coachwhips - Bangers vs. Fuckers
January 27, 2004
Garage Punk
Critic Score
86
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Laura Veirs - Carbon Glacier
August 24, 2004
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
February 9, 2004
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
,
Dance-Punk
Critic Score
85
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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DJ /rupture - Special Gunpowder
October 5, 2004
Electronic
Critic Score
85
5
reviews
Amazon
12
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus
September 20, 2004
Art Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Annie - Anniemal
September 28, 2004
Electropop
,
Dance-Pop
Critic Score
85
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South
August 24, 2004
Southern Rock
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
October 19, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - The Royal Society
October 25, 2004
Garage Rock
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
17
.
Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
March 23, 2004
Freak Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
84
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
18
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Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
June 1, 2004
Freak Folk
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Avant-Folk
Critic Score
84
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Junior Boys - Last Exit
September 21, 2004
Synthpop
Critic Score
84
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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ISIS - Panopticon
October 19, 2004
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
,
Post-Metal
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Blanche - If We Can't Trust the Doctors
March 23, 2004
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Critic Score
84
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy
August 3, 2004
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Punk
,
Emo-Pop
Critic Score
83
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
The Futureheads - The Futureheads
October 26, 2004
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Cee-Lo Green - Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine
March 2, 2004
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Autolux - Future Perfect
November 26, 2004
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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