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2016 Indie Folk Album Releases

2016

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Jun 3

Whitney - Light Upon The Lake

Light Upon The Lake

78

critic score

(21)

79

user score

(428)

Apr 8

The Lumineers - Cleopatra

63

critic score

(8)

68

user score

(178)

Feb 26

Mothers - When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired

When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired

81

critic score

(13)

76

user score

(138)

Mar 18

Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land

Visions of Us on the Land

76

critic score

(16)

74

user score

(60)

Sep 23

Devendra Banhart - Ape in Pink Marble

Devendra Banhart

Ape in Pink Marble

71

critic score

(18)

71

user score

(59)

Oct 7

Hiss Golden Messenger - Heart Like a Levee

Hiss Golden Messenger

Heart Like a Levee

71

critic score

(11)

76

user score

(55)

Sep 2

King Creosote - Astronaut Meets Appleman

Astronaut Meets Appleman

74

critic score

(13)

79

user score

(50)

May 20

Mutual Benefit - Skip a Sinking Stone

Skip a Sinking Stone

74

critic score

(15)

72

user score

(49)

Mar 4

M. Ward - More Rain

71

critic score

(18)

67

user score

(41)

May 13

Fruit Bats - Absolute Loser

75

critic score

(5)

73

user score

(37)

Jan 8

Villagers - Where Have You Been All My Life?

Where Have You Been All My Life?

65

critic score

(15)

69

user score

(33)

Sep 23

Passenger - Young as the Morning Old as the Sea

Young as the Morning Old as the Sea

60

critic score

(2)

70

user score

(33)

Apr 15

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - PersonA

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

67

critic score

(15)

71

user score

(30)

Apr 15

Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop - Love Letter For Fire

Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop

Love Letter For Fire

77

critic score

(15)

70

user score

(28)

Aug 19

Lisa Hannigan - At Swim

76

critic score

(11)

75

user score

(27)

Sep 9

The Head and The Heart - Signs of Light

The Head and The Heart

56

critic score

(5)

63

user score

(26)

Oct 21

John K. Samson - Winter Wheat

82

critic score

(10)

73

user score

(21)

Nov 29

Dr. Dog - Abandoned Mansion

Abandoned Mansion

76

user score

(20)

Jun 17

Mumford & Sons - Johannesburg

61

critic score

(7)

71

user score

(18)

Jun 10

Gregory Alan Isakov - Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony

Gregory Alan Isakov

Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony

89

critic score

(2)

82

user score

(17)

Sep 9

Adam Torres - Pearls To Swine

Pearls To Swine

77

critic score

(6)

84

user score

(16)

Apr 15

Eskimeaux - Year of the Rabbit

Year of the Rabbit

69

critic score

(3)

74

user score

(14)

Nov 11

Luke Temple - A Hand Through the Cellar Door

A Hand Through the Cellar Door

78

critic score

(3)

79

user score

(10)

Feb 19

The Cave Singers - Banshee

The Cave Singers

55

critic score

(4)

65

user score

(8)

May 13

Mother Evergreen - Mother Evergreen

Mother Evergreen

Mother Evergreen

58

user score

(8)

Jul 1

Holly Henry - King Paten

75

user score

(8)

Oct 23

Joanna Newsom - Make Hay

81

user score

(7)

Feb 5

Matt Kivel - Janus

72

critic score

(1)

70

user score

(6)

Feb 16

Amanda Bergman - Docks

85

user score

(6)

Mar 4

Carter Tanton - Jettison the Valley

Jettison the Valley

71

critic score

(4)

64

user score

(6)

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Apr 19

Even Oxen - Arrayed Above the Seraphim Lights

Arrayed Above the Seraphim Lights

71

user score

(6)

Sep 2

Y La Bamba - Ojos Del Sol

78

user score

(6)

Jun 17

The Low Anthem - Eyeland

60

critic score

(7)

58

user score

(5)

Apr 1

Woodpigeon - T R O U B L E

69

critic score

(6)

70

user score

(4)

Apr 15

Ashley Shadow - Ashley Shadow

80

critic score

(1)

77

user score

(4)

Sep 16

Moddi - Unsongs

70

critic score

(3)

79

user score

(4)

Mar 1

Trial Of The Golden Witch - Improv Ain't Dead

Trial Of The Golden Witch

Improv Ain't Dead

66

user score

(2)

Apr 29

A Dead Forest Index - In All That Drifts from Summit Down

A Dead Forest Index

In All That Drifts from Summit Down

65

critic score

(2)

73

user score

(2)

Aug 19

Pascal Pinon - Sundur

79

critic score

(4)

69

user score

(2)

Feb 12

Maldito - Kingdom of Coldness

Kingdom of Coldness

80

user score

(1)

Apr 8

Bill Baird - Earth into Aether

Earth into Aether

80

critic score

(2)

71

user score

(1)

Mar 18

Louie Zong - Wanderer

Nov 1

Louie Zong - Words

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