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Metallica - Death Magnetic
September 12, 2008
Thrash Metal
Critic Score
77
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
127
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Blitzen Trapper - Furr
September 23, 2008
Folk Rock
Critic Score
77
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
128
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Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power, The Amorphous Strums - Dark Developments
October 14, 2008
Americana
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
77
9
reviews
Amazon
129
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Endless Boogie - Focus Level
June 17, 2008
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
130
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Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
September 23, 2008
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
131
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All The Saints - Fire on Corridor X
May 27, 2008
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
132
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Joan As Police Woman - To Survive
June 10, 2008
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
77
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
133
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Brightblack Morning Light - Motion to Rejoin
September 23, 2008
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Slowcore
Critic Score
77
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
134
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Metronomy - Nights Out
September 8, 2008
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
76
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
135
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American Music Club - The Golden Age
February 19, 2008
Slowcore
Critic Score
76
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
136
.
Aterciopelados - Rio
October 21, 2008
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
137
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Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
June 17, 2008
Noise Pop
Critic Score
76
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
138
.
The War on Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues
June 17, 2008
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
139
.
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
September 16, 2008
Soul
Critic Score
76
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
140
.
Inara George / Van Dyke Parks - An Invitation
August 12, 2008
Critic Score
76
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
141
.
Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Leucocyte
September 30, 2008
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Chamber Jazz
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
142
.
Enslaved - Vertebrae
September 29, 2008
Progressive Metal
,
Black Metal
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
143
.
Absentee - Victory Shorts
September 22, 2008
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
144
.
Joan Baez - Day After Tomorrow
September 9, 2008
Folk
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
145
.
Etran Finatawa - Desert Crossroads
April 22, 2008
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
146
.
DJ Dolores - 1 Real
March 25, 2008
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
147
.
Teitur - The Singer
February 19, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
148
.
Wild Beasts - Limbo, Panto
November 4, 2008
Indie Pop
Critic Score
76
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
149
.
David Holmes - The Holy Pictures
September 8, 2008
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
76
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
150
.
Errors - It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever
June 1, 2008
Electronic
,
Post-Rock
,
Math Rock
Critic Score
76
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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