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Snail Mail - Valentine
November 5, 2021
Critic Score
82
26
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
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Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take
August 27, 2021
Critic Score
82
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
3
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The Coral - Coral Island
April 30, 2021
Critic Score
81
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
4
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Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
February 26, 2021
Critic Score
81
35
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
5
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illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More
October 1, 2021
Critic Score
81
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
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The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
October 29, 2021
Critic Score
81
31
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
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Lauran Hibberd - Goober
July 30, 2021
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
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Foxing - Draw Down the Moon
August 6, 2021
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
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Lucy Dacus - Home Video
June 25, 2021
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
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Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks Of God
April 30, 2021
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
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Ducks Ltd. - Modern Fiction
October 1, 2021
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
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Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun
May 28, 2021
Critic Score
80
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
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Pom Pom Squad - Death of a Cheerleader
June 25, 2021
Critic Score
80
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
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Mannequin Pussy - Perfect
May 21, 2021
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
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TORRES - Thirstier
July 30, 2021
Critic Score
79
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
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Goat Girl - On All Fours
January 29, 2021
Critic Score
79
26
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
17
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Luke Haines - Setting The Dogs On The Post Punk Postman
April 30, 2021
Critic Score
78
6
reviews
Amazon
18
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Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns
January 22, 2021
Critic Score
78
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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Du Blonde - Homecoming
April 2, 2021
Critic Score
78
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Guided By Voices - It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them!
October 22, 2021
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
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Squirrel Flower - Planet (i)
June 25, 2021
Critic Score
78
17
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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Cloud Nothings - The Shadow I Remember
February 26, 2021
Critic Score
77
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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Deap Vally - Marriage
November 19, 2021
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life
October 22, 2021
Critic Score
76
26
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Geese - Projector
October 29, 2021
Critic Score
76
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
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