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Highest Rated Indie Rock Albums of 2016
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Source
Rolling Stone
Genre
Indie Rock
All
Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary R&B
Country
Dance
Electronic
Electropop
Folk
Folk Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
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1
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Mothers - When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
February 26, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
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2
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LNZNDRF - LNZNDRF
February 19, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
80
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3
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Parquet Courts - Human Performance
April 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Score
80
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4
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Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
May 20, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
80
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5
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Mitski - Puberty 2
June 17, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
70
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6
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Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me
September 16, 2016
Punk Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Score
70
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7
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Wilco - Schmilco
September 9, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Alt-Country
Score
70
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8
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LVL Up - Return to Love
September 23, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
70
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9
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Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
August 5, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
70
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10
.
Band of Horses - Why Are You OK
June 10, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
11
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The Julie Ruin - Hit Reset
July 8, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
70
Source →
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12
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Big Thief - Masterpiece
May 27, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
13
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Hinds - Leave Me Alone
January 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
70
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14
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Elliott Smith - Heaven Adores You
February 5, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Score
70
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15
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The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come to Expect
April 1, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
,
Baroque Pop
Score
70
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16
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Bleached - Welcome the Worms
April 1, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
70
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17
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The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab
January 22, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
70
Source →
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Music
Spotify
18
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Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow
January 22, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
70
Source →
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19
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Pity Sex - White Hot Moon
April 29, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
,
Emo
Score
60
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20
.
Kaleo - A/B
June 10, 2016
Folk Rock
,
Rock
,
Blues Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
60
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Music
Spotify
21
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GROUPLOVE - Big Mess
September 9, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
60
Source →
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Music
Spotify
22
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Daughter - Not To Disappear
January 15, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
50
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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