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Highest Rated Indie Rock Albums of 2011
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Indie Rock
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Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Black Metal
Conscious Hip Hop
Contemporary Folk
Electronic
Folk
Garage Rock
Hardcore Hip Hop
Hip Hop
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Jazz
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
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British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall
January 10, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
80
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2
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Fergus & Geronimo - Unlearn
January 17, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
80
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3
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Giles Corey - Giles Corey
March 1, 2011
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
80
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4
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Andrew Jackson Jihad - Knife Man
September 20, 2011
Folk Punk
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
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5
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Foxygen - Take the Kids Off Broadway
October 7, 2011
Psychedelic Rock
,
Glam Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
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6
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The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness
February 9, 2011
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Score
80
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7
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Comet Gain - Howl of the Lonely Crowd
May 23, 2011
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
70
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8
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Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
January 18, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
70
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9
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Balkans - Balkans
May 10, 2011
Garage Rock Revival
,
Garage Punk
Score
70
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10
.
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
September 13, 2011
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
70
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11
.
Wilco - The Whole Love
September 27, 2011
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
70
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12
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Wild Flag - Wild Flag
September 13, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
70
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13
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Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys
May 31, 2011
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
70
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14
.
The Strokes - Angles
March 18, 2011
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Score
70
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15
.
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
August 16, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
60
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16
.
The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
March 11, 2011
Post-Punk Revival
,
Garage Rock
Score
60
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17
.
My Brightest Diamond - All Things Will Unwind
October 18, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
60
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18
.
Portugal. The Man - In the Mountain in the Cloud
July 19, 2011
Psychedelic Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
60
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19
.
TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
April 11, 2011
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
60
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20
.
John Vanderslice - White Wilderness
January 25, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
60
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21
.
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
May 31, 2011
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
50
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22
.
WU LYF - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
June 21, 2011
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
50
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23
.
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
June 7, 2011
Indie Rock
Score
50
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24
.
The Drums - Portamento
September 13, 2011
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
50
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25
.
Yuck - Yuck
February 15, 2011
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
Score
50
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2011.
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