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Highest Rated Indie Rock Albums of 2012

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2012

1. Japandroids - Celebration Rock

Japandroids - Celebration Rock

June 5, 2012

Score

100

2. White Rabbits - Milk Famous

White Rabbits - Milk Famous

March 6, 2012

Score

91

3. White Arrows - Dry Land Is Not a Myth

White Arrows - Dry Land Is Not a Myth

June 19, 2012

Score

91

4. Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory

Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory

January 24, 2012

Score

91

5. Black Mountain - Year Zero: The Original Soundtrack

Black Mountain - Year Zero: The Original Soundtrack

April 3, 2012

Score

91

6. Grizzly Bear - Shields

Grizzly Bear - Shields

September 18, 2012

Score

91

7. The Walkmen - Heaven

The Walkmen - Heaven

May 29, 2012

Score

91

8. Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital

Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital

September 25, 2012

Score

83

9. Guided By Voices - Let's Go Eat the Factory

Guided By Voices - Let's Go Eat the Factory

January 1, 2012

Score

83

10. Menomena - Moms

Menomena - Moms

September 18, 2012

Score

83

11. Maps & Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful

Maps & Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful

April 17, 2012

Score

83

12. Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO

Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO

June 12, 2012

Score

83

13. Wymond Miles - Under the Pale Moon

Wymond Miles - Under the Pale Moon

June 12, 2012

Score

83

14. The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know

The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know

February 7, 2012

Score

83

15. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

August 28, 2012

Score

83

16. The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth

The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth

October 2, 2012

Score

83

17. Titus Andronicus - Local Business

Titus Andronicus - Local Business

October 23, 2012

Score

83

18. The Henry Clay People - Twenty-Five For The Rest of Our Lives

The Henry Clay People - Twenty-Five For The Rest of Our Lives

June 26, 2012

Score

83

19. Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods

Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods

May 8, 2012

Score

75

20. Tindersticks - The Something Rain

Tindersticks - The Something Rain

February 21, 2012

Score

75

21. Metric - Synthetica

Metric - Synthetica

June 12, 2012

Score

75

22. The Raveonettes - Observator

The Raveonettes - Observator

September 11, 2012

Score

75

23. Bloc Party - Four

Bloc Party - Four

August 21, 2012

Score

75

24. Cursive - I Am Gemini

Cursive - I Am Gemini

February 21, 2012

Score

75

25. The Big Pink - Future This

The Big Pink - Future This

January 17, 2012

Score

75

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.

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