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Nov 14
Joanna Newsom
Ys
86
critic score
(27)
90
user score
(1,751)
Sep 5
Grizzly Bear
Yellow House
80
critic score
(15)
82
user score
(485)
Oct 3
The Decemberists
The Crane Wife
79
critic score
(23)
84
user score
(287)
Aug 29
Bob Dylan
Modern Times
86
critic score
(25)
78
user score
(267)
Jan 13
Sibylle Baier
Colour Green
85
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(243)
May 9
Beirut
Gulag Orkestar
79
critic score
(17)
79
user score
(214)
2006
Natural Snow Buildings
The Dance of the Moon and the Sun
79
critic score
(2)
86
user score
(211)
Jul 11
Sufjan Stevens
The Avalanche
73
critic score
(21)
78
user score
(148)
Jul 25
Midlake
The Trials of Van Occupanther
78
critic score
(19)
80
user score
(109)
Nov 21
Tom Waits
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
89
critic score
(21)
83
user score
(95)
Nov 3
Damien Rice
9
69
critic score
(26)
75
user score
(89)
Nov 21
Sufjan Stevens
Songs for Christmas
77
critic score
(15)
75
user score
(70)
Jun 6
Julieta Venegas
Limón y Sal
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(66)
May 9
Plain White T's
Hey There Delilah
61
user score
(65)
Feb 24
Jack Johnson
Upside Down
94
user score
(58)
Aug 22
M. Ward
Post-War
80
critic score
(24)
78
user score
(57)
Apr 25
Bruce Springsteen
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
76
critic score
(16)
68
user score
(50)
Sep 19
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
The Letting Go
80
critic score
(21)
79
user score
(48)
May 9
Kimya Dawson
Remember That I Love You
73
critic score
(7)
78
user score
(47)
Jun 13
Defiance, Ohio
The Great Depression
80
user score
(44)
Oct 10
The Antlers
Uprooted
70
user score
(43)
Mar 22
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
31
user score
(38)
Aug 29
Ray LaMontagne
Till the Sun Turns Black
71
critic score
(11)
82
user score
(35)
Aug 22
Jason Molina
Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go
72
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(34)
Feb 10
Tenhi
Maaäet
90
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(28)
May 9
Paul Simon
Surprise
77
critic score
(16)
65
user score
(27)
Nov 7
Owen
At Home With Owen
70
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(26)
Jun 13
Death Cab for Cutie
I Will Follow You Into The Dark
96
user score
(25)
2006
May Jailer
Sirens
73
user score
(25)
Oct 25
Kahimi Karie
Nunki
72
user score
(25)
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Jun 13
Ohsees
The Cool Death of Island Raiders
66
critic score
(2)
58
user score
(24)
Jun 11
The Dodos
Beware of the Maniacs
78
user score
(24)
May 15
Current 93
Black Ships Ate the Sky
85
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(23)
Mar 7
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Ballad of the Broken Seas
76
critic score
(15)
75
user score
(22)
Oct 23
Matt Elliott
Failing Songs
74
user score
(22)
Oct 10
Califone
Roots & Crowns
76
critic score
(14)
78
user score
(22)
Apr 11
Josh Ritter
The Animal Years
75
critic score
(11)
78
user score
(21)
Feb 7
Beth Orton
Comfort of Strangers
73
critic score
(22)
77
user score
(20)
Oct 24
Alela Diane
The Pirate's Gospel
70
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(18)
Sep 12
Magnolia Electric Co.
Fading Trails
71
critic score
(5)
75
user score
(18)
Jun 6
Mojave 3
Puzzles Like You
69
critic score
(13)
74
user score
(17)
Apr 9
Grizzly Bear
Sorry for the Delay
60
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(17)
Jun 6
Alexi Murdoch
Time Without Consequence
56
critic score
(6)
66
user score
(16)
Aug 7
Fionn Regan
The End of History
77
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(16)
Jun 6
Mischief Brew
Songs From Under The Sink
78
user score
(16)
Jun 13
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(15)
May 9
Shearwater
Palo Santo
77
critic score
(9)
76
user score
(14)
Jun 13
Six Organs of Admittance
The Sun Awakens
74
critic score
(12)
78
user score
(12)
Nov 15
Gregory & The Hawk
The Boats and Birds EP
76
user score
(12)
Mar 21
Ben Harper
Both Sides of the Gun
70
critic score
(8)
74
user score
(11)
Nov 21
Sufjan Stevens
Peace: Songs for Christmas, Vol. V
78
user score
(11)
May 16
Espers
II
76
critic score
(15)
80
user score
(11)
Oct 10
Damien Jurado
And Now That I'm in Your Shadow
73
critic score
(7)
76
user score
(11)
Jun 13
Joshua Radin
We Were Here
70
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(10)
Feb 13
Two Gallants
What the Toll Tells
74
critic score
(12)
83
user score
(10)
Jul 11
Oneida
Happy New Year
79
critic score
(8)
73
user score
(10)
Nov 6
Shugo Tokumaru
L.S.T.
75
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(9)
Apr 3
Black Ox Orkestar
Nisht Azoy
75
user score
(9)
Oct 17
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
The Way The Wind Blows
76
critic score
(5)
71
user score
(9)
Mar 6
My Latest Novel
Wolves
73
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(9)
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