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The Best Alternative Rock Albums of 2016 by User Score
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1
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Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone
February 29th, 2016
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
,
Geek Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
82
962 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Grouper - Paradise Valley
December 21st, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Slowcore
,
Ambient Pop
USER SCORE
81
270 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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揺らぎ [Yuragi] - Nightlife
December 27th, 2016
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
81
274 ratings
Amazon
4
.
Will Wood & The Tapeworms - SELF-iSH
August 23rd, 2016
Dark Cabaret
,
Piano Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Progressive Pop
,
Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
81
212 ratings
Amazon
5
.
Microwave - Much Love
September 30th, 2016
Emo
,
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
80
89 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Weezer - Weezer (White Album)
April 1st, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Power Pop
USER SCORE
80
2,001 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Palace - So Long Forever
November 4th, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
78
84 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Until the Hunter
November 4th, 2016
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
78
69 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Emma Ruth Rundle - Marked for Death
September 30th, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
USER SCORE
78
138 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Blue Smiley - return
July 11th, 2016
Shoegaze
,
Indie Rock
,
Slacker Rock
USER SCORE
78
137 ratings
Amazon
11
.
Swain - The Long Dark Blue
September 9th, 2016
Hardcore Punk
,
Alternative Rock
,
Grunge
USER SCORE
77
59 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
The Oral Cigarettes - Fixion
January 5th, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
77
61 ratings
Amazon
13
.
Wye Oak - Tween
June 9th, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
USER SCORE
76
62 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
CQ - Communication, Cultural, Curiosity Quotient
November 6th, 2016
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
76
75 ratings
Amazon
15
.
Não Ao Futebol Moderno - Vida que Segue
July 14th, 2016
Shoegaze
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
76
97 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Honeyblood - Babes Never Die
October 28th, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
76
55 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Japanese Breakfast - Psychopomp
April 1st, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
76
750 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Minor Victories - Minor Victories
June 3rd, 2016
Shoegaze
,
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
76
86 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Nothing - Tired of Tomorrow
May 13th, 2016
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
75
208 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Narrow Head - Satisfaction
March 14th, 2016
Shoegaze
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
75
87 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Suede - Night Thoughts
January 22nd, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Britpop
USER SCORE
75
228 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Dream, Ivory - Dream, Ivory
July 2nd, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
75
59 ratings
Amazon
23
.
Jay Som - Turn Into
July 22nd, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
75
56 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Still Corners - Dead Blue
September 16th, 2016
Synthpop
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
74
51 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Yak - Alas Salvation
May 13th, 2016
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
74
84 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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