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1
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Muncie Girls - From Caplan To Belsize
March 4, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
January 20, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
46
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
August 3, 2010
Indie Rock
Critic Score
88
43
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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The Icarus Line - All Things Under Heaven
October 2, 2015
Indie Rock
Critic Score
87
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
86
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
85
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Doe - Some Things Last Longer Than You
September 9, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
March 18, 2014
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Heartland Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Brand New - Science Fiction
August 17, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Emo
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Mitski - Puberty 2
June 17, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
PWR BTTM - Pageant
May 12, 2017
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
February 9, 2018
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
May 18, 2018
Art Punk
,
Indie Rock
,
Dance-Punk
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
84
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
May 27, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
84
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
84
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
The National - High Violet
May 10, 2010
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
84
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
March 24, 2015
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slacker Rock
Critic Score
84
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Bahamas - Earthtones
January 19, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
84
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
The National - Sleep Well Beast
September 8, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
84
47
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
May 21, 2013
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
84
47
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend
August 9, 2019
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
September 28, 2010
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Milk Teeth - Vile Child
January 29, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
shame - Songs of Praise
January 12, 2018
Post-Punk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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