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Highest Rated Indie Rock Albums of 2016
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Angel Olsen - My Woman
September 2, 2016
Score
90
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Pity Sex - White Hot Moon
April 29, 2016
Score
80
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Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream
August 5, 2016
Score
80
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Okkervil River - Away
September 9, 2016
Score
80
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The So So Glos - Kamikaze
May 13, 2016
Score
80
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Lucy Dacus - No Burden
February 26, 2016
Score
70
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Dr. Dog - The Psychedelic Swamp
February 5, 2016
Score
60
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