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2001 Indie Rock Album Releases
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Jul 30
The Strokes
Is This It
85
critic score
(16)
88
user score
(6,307)
Jul 3
The White Stripes
White Blood Cells
85
critic score
(9)
82
user score
(1,381)
Apr 17
Unwound
Leaves Turn Inside You
93
critic score
(3)
88
user score
(1,155)
Mar 21
bôa
Twilight
81
user score
(548)
Oct 16
Fugazi
The Argument
85
critic score
(9)
84
user score
(492)
2001
Panchiko
Kicking Cars
81
user score
(468)
Jun 19
The Shins
Oh, Inverted World
82
critic score
(8)
79
user score
(449)
Feb 6
Low
Things We Lost in the Fire
86
critic score
(11)
82
user score
(292)
Aug 8
Sparklehorse
It's a Wonderful Life
79
critic score
(12)
84
user score
(287)
Oct 30
The National
The National
73
critic score
(2)
63
user score
(267)
Oct 23
The Dismemberment Plan
Change
82
critic score
(7)
82
user score
(221)
Feb 26
Life Without Buildings
Any Other City
76
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(213)
Feb 20
Spoon
Girls Can Tell
82
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(198)
Oct 9
Death Cab for Cutie
The Photo Album
72
critic score
(11)
78
user score
(198)
Apr 21
Destroyer
Streethawk: A Seduction
73
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(176)
Nov 20
Jim O'Rourke
Insignificance
79
critic score
(8)
82
user score
(137)
Apr 3
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
B.R.M.C.
73
critic score
(9)
79
user score
(120)
May 7
The Moldy Peaches
The Moldy Peaches
63
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(103)
Jun 25
The Strokes
Hard to Explain
93
user score
(99)
Nov 5
The Strokes
Last Nite
91
user score
(98)
Jun 4
Radiohead
I Might Be Wrong
88
user score
(97)
Aug 28
Jeff Mangum
Live at Jittery Joe's
63
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(96)
May 15
Weezer
Island in the Sun
83
user score
(95)
Apr 10
Red House Painters
Old Ramon
80
critic score
(6)
78
user score
(93)
Feb 13
John Frusciante
To Record Only Water For Ten Days
76
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(92)
Nov 20
Silver Jews
Bright Flight
69
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(92)
Oct 23
Pinback
Blue Screen Life
68
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(88)
Jul 10
Built to Spill
Ancient Melodies of the Future
79
critic score
(8)
75
user score
(88)
Apr 24
Modest Mouse
Sad Sappy Sucker
65
critic score
(2)
61
user score
(85)
Oct 23
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions
Bavarian Fruit Bread
69
critic score
(11)
80
user score
(85)
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Sep 12
The Microphones
Blood
71
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(82)
Jan 12
Los Hermanos
Bloco do Eu Sozinho
77
user score
(81)
Sep 25
Modest Mouse
Everywhere And His Nasty Parlour Tricks
69
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(71)
Feb 13
Stephen Malkmus
Stephen Malkmus
74
critic score
(10)
79
user score
(67)
Apr 6
My Morning Jacket
At Dawn
81
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(62)
Jan 29
The Strokes
The Modern Age
89
user score
(50)
Nov 12
Hood
Cold House
81
critic score
(11)
78
user score
(50)
2001
Carissa's Wierd
You Should Be at Home Here
67
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(49)
Sep 19
Eels
Souljacker
73
critic score
(11)
77
user score
(46)
Jul 9
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
70
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(46)
Mar 5
Snow Patrol
When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
66
critic score
(6)
66
user score
(40)
Jul 17
The Beta Band
Hot Shots II
77
critic score
(9)
76
user score
(39)
Sep 4
The American Analog Set
Know By Heart
84
critic score
(5)
78
user score
(39)
Sep 24
Vincent Gallo
When
59
critic score
(6)
78
user score
(36)
Jul 3
Tindersticks
Can Our Love...
74
critic score
(8)
73
user score
(30)
Aug 21
The Appleseed Cast
Low Level Owl: Volume I
73
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(30)
Apr 10
Guided by Voices
Isolation Drills
75
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(27)
Jun 19
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
The Tyranny of Distance
88
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(25)
Oct 22
The Hives
Your New Favourite Band
78
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(24)
Aug 8
Eastern Youth
Kanjusei Ōtō Seyo
79
user score
(21)
Feb 26
Arab Strap
The Red Thread
76
critic score
(6)
74
user score
(21)
Sep 18
Superchunk
Here's to Shutting Up
74
critic score
(6)
73
user score
(14)
Oct 2
Les Savy Fav
Go Forth
72
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(14)
Sep 24
Aereogramme
A Story in White
81
critic score
(5)
80
user score
(14)
May 1
Low & Dirty Three
In the Fishtank 7
85
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(14)
Sep 18
Smog
Rain On Lens
71
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(13)
May 21
The Dirtbombs
Ultraglide in Black
83
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(13)
Aug 6
Graham Coxon
Crow Sit on Blood Tree
68
critic score
(4)
67
user score
(12)
May 21
The Rapture
Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks
62
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(12)
Feb 12
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Behind the Music
73
critic score
(7)
74
user score
(10)
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