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AOTY
2021
List Aggregate
Year End Lists
Critic Ratings
User Ratings
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Best Albums
New Releases
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Indie Rock
Critics' Highest Rated Indie Rock Albums of 2021
Snail Mail
Valentine
82
critic score
(26)
Indigo De Souza
Any Shape You Take
82
critic score
(18)
The Coral
Coral Island
81
critic score
(14)
Julien Baker
Little Oblivions
81
critic score
(35)
illuminati hotties
Let Me Do One More
81
critic score
(14)
The War on Drugs
I Don't Live Here Anymore
81
critic score
(31)
Lauran Hibberd
Goober
80
critic score
(5)
Foxing
Draw Down the Moon
80
critic score
(10)
Lucy Dacus
Home Video
80
critic score
(27)
Manchester Orchestra
The Million Masks Of God
80
critic score
(15)
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Users' Highest Rated Indie Rock Albums of 2021
Indigo De Souza
Any Shape You Take
78
user score
(658)
Underscores
boneyard aka fearmonger
77
user score
(68)
Lucy Dacus
Home Video
77
user score
(927)
Dispirited Spirits
Fragments of a Dying Star
76
user score
(218)
Geese
Projector
75
user score
(133)
We Are Only Human Once
skinless
75
user score
(50)
Wednesday
Twin Plagues
75
user score
(71)
Newgrounds Death Rugby
Pictures Of Your Pets
75
user score
(31)
Snail Mail
Valentine
75
user score
(890)
The War on Drugs
I Don't Live Here Anymore
75
user score
(544)
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Recent Indie Rock Albums
Underscores
boneyard aka fearmonger
Nisa
Time To Plant Tears
Julie Doiron
I Thought Of You
76
critic score
(7)
Ovlov
Buds
80
critic score
(4)
Deap Vally
Marriage
77
critic score
(6)
Pip Blom
Welcome Break
74
critic score
(12)
Speedy Ortiz
The Death of Speedy Ortiz & Cop Kicker ...Forever
72
critic score
(2)
Zuzu
Queensway Tunnel
68
critic score
(4)
Snail Mail
Valentine
82
critic score
(26)
Penelope Isles
Which Way to Happy
74
critic score
(9)
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Critics' Top Indie Rock Artists
Pixies
Arcade Fire
Wilco
Pavement
The National
Yo La Tengo
Sleater-Kinney
Destroyer
Marika Hackman
Vampire Weekend
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By Year
1984
1
1985
5
1986
4
1987
7
1988
10
1989
15
1990
10
1991
7
1992
19
1993
21
1994
25
1995
32
1996
33
1997
31
1998
34
1999
35
2000
57
2001
62
2002
65
2003
73
2004
91
2005
103
2006
117
2007
127
2008
143
2009
151
2010
132
2011
150
2012
126
2013
188
2014
156
2015
150
2016
165
2017
214
2018
228
2019
196
2020
224
2021
207
3,414 releases
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