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Rock

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Drive-By Truckers - The New OK
Drive-By Truckers
The New OK
85
critic score
(6)
PVRIS - Use Me
PVRIS
Use Me
84
critic score
(10)
The Cribs - Night Network
The Cribs
Night Network
82
critic score
(14)
Daniel Romano's Outfit - How Ill Thy World Is Ordered
Daniel Romano's Outfit
How Ill Thy World Is Ordered
82
critic score
(7)
All Them Witches - Nothing as the Ideal
All Them Witches
Nothing as the Ideal
82
critic score
(5)
The Stooges - Live at Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970
The Stooges
Live at Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970
81
critic score
(7)
Lomelda - Hannah
Lomelda
Hannah
81
critic score
(10)
Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
Bruce Springsteen
Letter To You
81
critic score
(31)
Doves - The Universal Want
Doves
The Universal Want
81
critic score
(22)
Tiña - Positive Mental Health Music
Tiña
Positive Mental Health Music
80
critic score
(8)

Pop

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Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club
Working Men's Club
Working Men's Club
85
critic score
(13)
PVRIS - Use Me
PVRIS
Use Me
84
critic score
(10)
I Don't Know How But They Found Me - RAZZMATAZZ
I Don't Know How But They Found Me
RAZZMATAZZ
81
critic score
(6)
Dorian Electra - My Agenda
Dorian Electra
My Agenda
80
critic score
(6)
Ela Minus - acts of rebellion
Ela Minus
acts of rebellion
79
critic score
(8)
Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Gorillaz
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
79
critic score
(23)
BTS - BE
BTS
BE
79
critic score
(10)
Molchat Doma - Monument
Molchat Doma
Monument
79
critic score
(6)
Aluna - Renaissance
Aluna
Renaissance
78
critic score
(5)
Ailbhe Reddy - Personal History
Ailbhe Reddy
Personal History
78
critic score
(6)

Hip Hop

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Pa Salieu - Send Them to Coventry
Pa Salieu
Send Them to Coventry
82
critic score
(7)
Headie One - EDNA
Headie One
EDNA
82
critic score
(8)
Megan Thee Stallion - Good News
Megan Thee Stallion
Good News
81
critic score
(16)
Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2
Tkay Maidza
Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2
81
critic score
(7)
Conway the Machine - From King To A GOD
Conway the Machine
From King To A GOD
80
critic score
(9)
clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
clipping.
Visions of Bodies Being Burned
80
critic score
(18)
Open Mike Eagle - Anime, Trauma and Divorce
Open Mike Eagle
Anime, Trauma and Divorce
78
critic score
(8)
21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode II
21 Savage & Metro Boomin
Savage Mode II
78
critic score
(11)
Flohio - No Panic No Pain
Flohio
No Panic No Pain
78
critic score
(9)
Benny The Butcher - Burden of Proof
Benny The Butcher
Burden of Proof
78
critic score
(6)

Electronic

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Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine
Róisín Murphy
Róisín Machine
83
critic score
(19)
Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song
Kelly Lee Owens
Inner Song
81
critic score
(20)
Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
Sufjan Stevens
The Ascension
80
critic score
(32)
William Basinski - Lamentations
William Basinski
Lamentations
80
critic score
(9)
Dorian Electra - My Agenda
Dorian Electra
My Agenda
80
critic score
(6)
Ela Minus - acts of rebellion
Ela Minus
acts of rebellion
79
critic score
(8)
Tunng - Presents ... Dead Club
Tunng
Presents ... Dead Club
79
critic score
(6)
Luke Abbott - Translate
Luke Abbott
Translate
78
critic score
(6)
Autechre - SIGN
Autechre
SIGN
77
critic score
(13)
HEALTH - DISCO4 :: PART I
HEALTH
DISCO4 :: PART I
76
critic score
(5)

Singer-Songwriter

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Nick Cave - Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
Nick Cave
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
85
critic score
(14)
The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
The Microphones
Microphones in 2020
85
critic score
(13)
Adrianne Lenker - songs
Adrianne Lenker
songs
84
critic score
(22)
Bill Callahan - Gold Record
Bill Callahan
Gold Record
82
critic score
(18)
Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
Bruce Springsteen
Letter To You
81
critic score
(31)
H.C. McEntire - Eno Axis
H.C. McEntire
Eno Axis
81
critic score
(7)
Ruston Kelly - Shape & Destroy
Ruston Kelly
Shape & Destroy
79
critic score
(7)
Orville Peck - Show Pony
Orville Peck
Show Pony
79
critic score
(9)
Ane Brun - How Beauty Holds The Hand of Sorrow
Ane Brun
How Beauty Holds The Hand of Sorrow
79
critic score
(5)
Katy J Pearson - Return
Katy J Pearson
Return
78
critic score
(9)

Folk

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The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
The Microphones
Microphones in 2020
85
critic score
(13)
Adrianne Lenker - songs
Adrianne Lenker
songs
84
critic score
(22)
Fleet Foxes - Shore
Fleet Foxes
Shore
82
critic score
(25)
Adrianne Lenker - instrumentals
Adrianne Lenker
instrumentals
82
critic score
(16)
Lomelda - Hannah
Lomelda
Hannah
81
critic score
(10)
Anjimile - Giver Taker
Anjimile
Giver Taker
79
critic score
(10)
Tunng - Presents ... Dead Club
Tunng
Presents ... Dead Club
79
critic score
(6)
Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess
Angel Olsen
Whole New Mess
78
critic score
(22)
Fenne Lily - BREACH
Fenne Lily
BREACH
78
critic score
(12)
Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
Bright Eyes
Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
78
critic score
(28)

Indie Rock

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The Cribs - Night Network
The Cribs
Night Network
82
critic score
(14)
Daniel Romano's Outfit - How Ill Thy World Is Ordered
Daniel Romano's Outfit
How Ill Thy World Is Ordered
82
critic score
(7)
Lomelda - Hannah
Lomelda
Hannah
81
critic score
(10)
Doves - The Universal Want
Doves
The Universal Want
81
critic score
(22)
Tiña - Positive Mental Health Music
Tiña
Positive Mental Health Music
80
critic score
(8)
Bartees Strange - Live Forever
Bartees Strange
Live Forever
80
critic score
(8)
The Magic Gang - Death Of The Party
The Magic Gang
Death Of The Party
80
critic score
(6)
The War on Drugs - LIVE DRUGS
The War on Drugs
LIVE DRUGS
79
critic score
(9)
Young Jesus - Welcome to Conceptual Beach
Young Jesus
Welcome to Conceptual Beach
78
critic score
(5)
Sea Girls - Open Up Your Head
Sea Girls
Open Up Your Head
78
critic score
(7)

Metal

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Deftones - Ohms
Deftones
Ohms
85
critic score
(27)
Napalm Death - Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
Napalm Death
Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
84
critic score
(9)
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou
May Our Chambers Be Full
82
critic score
(10)
Pallbearer - Forgotten Days
Pallbearer
Forgotten Days
79
critic score
(10)
Metallica - S&M2
Metallica
S&M2
79
critic score
(10)
Uniform - Shame
Uniform
Shame
78
critic score
(9)
Killer Be Killed - Reluctant Hero
Killer Be Killed
Reluctant Hero
78
critic score
(6)
Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
Bring Me The Horizon
POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
77
critic score
(9)
Sevendust - Blood & Stone
Sevendust
Blood & Stone
76
critic score
(5)
Ghostemane - ANTI-ICON
Ghostemane
ANTI-ICON
75
critic score
(6)

R&B

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SAULT - Untitled (Rise)
SAULT
Untitled (Rise)
92
critic score
(6)
Victoria Monét - JAGUAR
Victoria Monét
JAGUAR
79
critic score
(8)
Aluna - Renaissance
Aluna
Renaissance
78
critic score
(5)
Gabriel Garzón-Montano - Agüita
Gabriel Garzón-Montano
Agüita
78
critic score
(6)
Benee - Hey u x
Benee
Hey u x
78
critic score
(10)
Ty Dolla $ign - Featuring Ty Dolla $ign
Ty Dolla $ign
Featuring Ty Dolla $ign
76
critic score
(7)
Alicia Keys - ALICIA
Alicia Keys
ALICIA
75
critic score
(11)
Melanie C - Melanie C
Melanie C
Melanie C
73
critic score
(10)
Kali Uchis - Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
Kali Uchis
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
72
critic score
(8)
Mariah Carey - The Rarities
Mariah Carey
The Rarities
71
critic score
(5)

Synthpop

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Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club
Working Men's Club
Working Men's Club
85
critic score
(13)
I Don't Know How But They Found Me - RAZZMATAZZ
I Don't Know How But They Found Me
RAZZMATAZZ
81
critic score
(6)
Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Gorillaz
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
79
critic score
(23)
Molchat Doma - Monument
Molchat Doma
Monument
79
critic score
(6)
Troye Sivan - In A Dream
Troye Sivan
In A Dream
76
critic score
(5)
Freak Heat Waves - Zap the Planet
Freak Heat Waves
Zap the Planet
75
critic score
(5)
Future Islands - As Long as You Are
Future Islands
As Long as You Are
75
critic score
(24)
Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu - Renegade Breakdown
Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu
Renegade Breakdown
74
critic score
(9)
Erasure - The Neon
Erasure
The Neon
72
critic score
(10)
Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts
Miley Cyrus
Plastic Hearts
71
critic score
(19)

Indie Pop

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Helena Deland - Someone New
Helena Deland
Someone New
81
critic score
(9)
Marika Hackman - Covers
Marika Hackman
Covers
80
critic score
(7)
Deep Sea Diver - Impossible Weight
Deep Sea Diver
Impossible Weight
78
critic score
(5)
Katy J Pearson - Return
Katy J Pearson
Return
78
critic score
(9)
Benee - Hey u x
Benee
Hey u x
78
critic score
(10)
Shamir - Shamir
Shamir
Shamir
76
critic score
(11)
Glass Animals - Dreamland
Glass Animals
Dreamland
75
critic score
(15)
Babeheaven - Home for Now
Babeheaven
Home for Now
73
critic score
(8)
Hannah Georgas - All That Emotion
Hannah Georgas
All That Emotion
71
critic score
(9)
Boy Pablo - Wachito Rico
Boy Pablo
Wachito Rico
70
critic score
(6)

Psychedelic

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Jyoti - Mama, You Can Bet!
Jyoti
Mama, You Can Bet!
82
critic score
(7)
Daniel Romano's Outfit - How Ill Thy World Is Ordered
Daniel Romano's Outfit
How Ill Thy World Is Ordered
82
critic score
(7)
All Them Witches - Nothing as the Ideal
All Them Witches
Nothing as the Ideal
82
critic score
(5)
The Wytches - Three Mile Ditch
The Wytches
Three Mile Ditch
79
critic score
(5)
The Flaming Lips - American Head
The Flaming Lips
American Head
78
critic score
(26)
Deradoorian - Find The Sun
Deradoorian
Find The Sun
78
critic score
(12)
Andy Bell - The View From Halfway Down
Andy Bell
The View From Halfway Down
77
critic score
(6)
Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
Oneohtrix Point Never
Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
76
critic score
(12)
L.A. Witch - Play With Fire
L.A. Witch
Play With Fire
76
critic score
(7)
Fuzz - III
Fuzz
III
75
critic score
(8)

Art Pop

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Another Sky - I Slept On The Floor
Another Sky
I Slept On The Floor
82
critic score
(10)
Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song
Kelly Lee Owens
Inner Song
81
critic score
(20)
Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
Sufjan Stevens
The Ascension
80
critic score
(32)
Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Gorillaz
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
79
critic score
(23)
Ane Brun - How Beauty Holds The Hand of Sorrow
Ane Brun
How Beauty Holds The Hand of Sorrow
79
critic score
(5)
Loma - Don't Shy Away
Loma
Don't Shy Away
79
critic score
(8)
Deradoorian - Find The Sun
Deradoorian
Find The Sun
78
critic score
(12)
Everything Everything - Re-Animator
Everything Everything
Re-Animator
77
critic score
(16)
Meridian Brothers - Cumbia Siglo XXI
Meridian Brothers
Cumbia Siglo XXI
75
critic score
(6)
Sad13 - Haunted Painting
Sad13
Haunted Painting
75
critic score
(11)

Pop Rock

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PVRIS - Use Me
PVRIS
Use Me
84
critic score
(10)
Ailbhe Reddy - Personal History
Ailbhe Reddy
Personal History
78
critic score
(6)
The Struts - Strange Days
The Struts
Strange Days
76
critic score
(5)
The Killers - Imploding the Mirage
The Killers
Imploding the Mirage
75
critic score
(27)
The Waterboys - Good Luck, Seeker
The Waterboys
Good Luck, Seeker
75
critic score
(6)
Travis - 10 Songs
Travis
10 Songs
73
critic score
(9)
The Lemon Twigs - Songs for the General Public
The Lemon Twigs
Songs for the General Public
72
critic score
(25)
Elvis Costello - Hey Clockface
Elvis Costello
Hey Clockface
71
critic score
(18)
Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts
Miley Cyrus
Plastic Hearts
71
critic score
(19)
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman²
Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman²
70
critic score
(10)

Indie Folk

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The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
The Microphones
Microphones in 2020
85
critic score
(13)
Fleet Foxes - Shore
Fleet Foxes
Shore
82
critic score
(25)
Lomelda - Hannah
Lomelda
Hannah
81
critic score
(10)
Anjimile - Giver Taker
Anjimile
Giver Taker
79
critic score
(10)
Tunng - Presents ... Dead Club
Tunng
Presents ... Dead Club
79
critic score
(6)
Fenne Lily - BREACH
Fenne Lily
BREACH
78
critic score
(12)
Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
Bright Eyes
Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
78
critic score
(28)
Laura Veirs - My Echo
Laura Veirs
My Echo
77
critic score
(10)
Keaton Henson - Monument
Keaton Henson
Monument
77
critic score
(6)
The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives
The Mountain Goats
Getting Into Knives
76
critic score
(16)
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