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276
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Matmos - Supreme Balloon
May 6, 2008
Glitch
,
IDM
,
Electronic
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
277
.
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement
April 15, 2008
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
278
.
Frida Hyvönen - Silence Is Wild
November 4, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
73
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
279
.
Castanets - City of Refuge
October 7, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
73
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
280
.
Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer
September 16, 2008
Dark Cabaret
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
281
.
Hatchback - Colors of the Sun
September 8, 2008
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
282
.
Old 97's - Blame It On Gravity
May 13, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
73
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
283
.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
March 4, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
284
.
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
March 4, 2008
Alt-Country
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
285
.
Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You
October 20, 2008
Glitch Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
73
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
286
.
School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
October 28, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
73
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
287
.
Irma Thomas - Simply Grand
August 12, 2008
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
288
.
She & Him - Volume One
March 18, 2008
Indie Pop
Critic Score
73
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
289
.
Angel - Kalmukia
February 5, 2008
Drone
,
Ambient
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
290
.
The Rosebuds - Life Like
October 7, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
291
.
Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by Walking
October 14, 2008
Funk
Critic Score
73
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
292
.
John Mellencamp - Life, Death, Love and Freedom
April 15, 2008
Heartland Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
293
.
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
April 8, 2008
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
73
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
294
.
The Sight Below - Glider
November 11, 2008
Ambient
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
295
.
Morgan Geist - Double Night Time
September 8, 2008
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
296
.
Prodigy - H.N.I.C. Pt. 2
April 22, 2008
Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
297
.
Clark - Turning Dragon
January 28, 2008
Techno
,
IDM
,
Electronic
Critic Score
72
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
298
.
Duffy - Rockferry
March 3, 2008
Pop Soul
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
Critic Score
72
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
299
.
Lee Ann Womack - Call Me Crazy
October 21, 2008
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
300
.
The Futureheads - This Is Not The World
June 3, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
72
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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