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2005 Indie Rock Album Releases
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2005
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Dec 30
The Strokes
First Impressions of Earth
65
critic score
(23)
71
user score
(1,742)
Mar 22
Bloc Party
Silent Alarm
78
critic score
(23)
83
user score
(1,239)
Oct 24
Tally Hall
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
80
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(739)
Apr 12
The National
Alligator
78
critic score
(16)
81
user score
(665)
May 24
Sleater-Kinney
The Woods
85
critic score
(19)
84
user score
(624)
Jun 7
The White Stripes
Get Behind Me Satan
74
critic score
(24)
70
user score
(606)
Aug 30
Death Cab for Cutie
Plans
64
critic score
(21)
79
user score
(474)
Oct 3
Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better
79
critic score
(21)
78
user score
(452)
Mar 29
Beck
Guero
77
critic score
(24)
77
user score
(363)
Sep 27
Wolf Parade
Apologies to the Queen Mary
80
critic score
(20)
82
user score
(308)
Oct 4
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
77
critic score
(23)
82
user score
(302)
Apr 26
The Mountain Goats
The Sunset Tree
78
critic score
(15)
82
user score
(274)
Oct 4
My Morning Jacket
Z
84
critic score
(22)
81
user score
(272)
May 10
Spoon
Gimme Fiction
81
critic score
(17)
80
user score
(265)
Jun 28
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
78
critic score
(20)
80
user score
(206)
Feb 1
Matt Elliott
Drinking Songs
76
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(206)
Jul 25
Editors
The Back Room
74
critic score
(17)
74
user score
(186)
Aug 23
The New Pornographers
Twin Cinema
81
critic score
(21)
80
user score
(171)
Mar 7
Kaiser Chiefs
Employment
76
critic score
(22)
72
user score
(152)
Oct 14
Arctic Monkeys
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
76
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(111)
Oct 3
Ladytron
Witching Hour
77
critic score
(16)
80
user score
(109)
Apr 5
Okkervil River
Black Sheep Boy
79
critic score
(14)
82
user score
(101)
Sep 19
Mew
And the Glass Handed Kites
75
critic score
(11)
81
user score
(97)
Jan 25
Low
The Great Destroyer
75
critic score
(22)
75
user score
(88)
Mar 8
Stars
Set Yourself on Fire
79
critic score
(22)
80
user score
(87)
Oct 4
Metric
Live it Out
74
critic score
(17)
77
user score
(83)
May 16
Maxïmo Park
A Certain Trigger
75
critic score
(16)
79
user score
(83)
Nov 14
Arcade Fire
Wake Up
93
user score
(78)
May 30
Art Brut
Bang Bang Rock & Roll
80
critic score
(19)
74
user score
(76)
Mar 8
The Kills
No Wow
71
critic score
(20)
75
user score
(74)
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Apr 26
Eels
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
80
critic score
(18)
79
user score
(71)
May 3
The Hold Steady
Separation Sunday
81
critic score
(9)
79
user score
(71)
Sep 12
Arcade Fire
Rebellion (Lies)
80
critic score
(1)
93
user score
(66)
Mar 1
Doves
Some Cities
70
critic score
(19)
77
user score
(61)
Oct 18
Silver Jews
Tanglewood Numbers
78
critic score
(15)
74
user score
(61)
Jul 4
Hard-Fi
Stars of CCTV
66
critic score
(18)
73
user score
(59)
Aug 30
OK Go
Oh No
61
critic score
(11)
67
user score
(58)
Nov 14
Babyshambles
Down in Albion
59
critic score
(17)
67
user score
(57)
Dec 22
Lemon Demon
The Ultimate Showdown
92
user score
(57)
Jan 24
Interpol
Evil
88
user score
(49)
Mar 14
The Bravery
The Bravery
64
critic score
(14)
72
user score
(47)
May 22
Arcade Fire
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
90
critic score
(1)
93
user score
(47)
Mar 28
Arcade Fire
Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
80
critic score
(1)
91
user score
(47)
Aug 23
Minus the Bear
Menos el Oso
72
critic score
(7)
82
user score
(43)
Sep 26
WHY?
Elephant Eyelash
74
critic score
(7)
77
user score
(37)
May 2
The Killers
Smile Like You Mean It
87
user score
(36)
Jun 20
The Cribs
The New Fellas
69
critic score
(8)
74
user score
(36)
Mar 29
mae
The Everglow
85
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(34)
Apr 4
British Sea Power
Open Season
75
critic score
(23)
71
user score
(31)
Apr 4
Hot Hot Heat
Elevator
70
critic score
(21)
72
user score
(31)
Aug 22
Super Furry Animals
Love Kraft
74
critic score
(16)
79
user score
(30)
May 23
Stephen Malkmus
Face the Truth
74
critic score
(19)
76
user score
(30)
Nov 15
Wilco
Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
80
critic score
(14)
88
user score
(28)
Jan 11
The Fiery Furnaces
EP
81
critic score
(6)
81
user score
(28)
Sep 27
Baxter Dury
Floor Show
77
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(28)
Sep 12
dEUS
Pocket Revolution
76
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(27)
May 10
Athlete
Tourist
49
critic score
(16)
59
user score
(27)
May 3
The Raveonettes
Pretty in Black
66
critic score
(16)
76
user score
(27)
Jan 17
Hood
Outside Closer
78
critic score
(14)
78
user score
(23)
May 31
Amusement Parks On Fire
Amusement Parks on Fire
74
critic score
(4)
77
user score
(22)
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