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1. The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2
September 25, 2001
Critic Score
92
6 reviews
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2. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
March 24, 2017
Critic Score
90
17 reviews
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3. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Critic Score
89
37 reviews
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4. Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State

Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State
July 1, 2003
Critic Score
89
7 reviews
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5. Elliott Smith - Either/Or

Elliott Smith - Either/Or
February 25, 1997
Critic Score
88
6 reviews
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6. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Critic Score
88
34 reviews
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7. Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender

Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
March 23, 2004
Critic Score
88
7 reviews
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8. Cat Power - You Are Free

Cat Power - You Are Free
February 18, 2003
Critic Score
87
10 reviews
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9. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Critic Score
86
30 reviews
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10. Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem

Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem
August 18, 2009
Critic Score
86
9 reviews
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11. Joanna Newsom - Ys

Joanna Newsom - Ys
November 14, 2006
Critic Score
86
24 reviews
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12. The Decemberists - Picaresque

The Decemberists - Picaresque
March 22, 2005
Critic Score
85
12 reviews
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13. Fleet Foxes - First Collection: 2006-2009

Fleet Foxes - First Collection: 2006-2009
November 9, 2018
Critic Score
85
5 reviews
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14. Mount Eerie - (after)

Mount Eerie - (after)
September 21, 2018
Critic Score
85
6 reviews
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15. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
February 10, 1998
Critic Score
85
8 reviews
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16. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
June 3, 2008
Critic Score
84
22 reviews
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17. Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant

Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant
April 8, 2008
Critic Score
84
8 reviews
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18. Iron & Wine - Woman King

Iron & Wine - Woman King
February 22, 2005
Critic Score
84
8 reviews
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19. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
July 8, 2007
Critic Score
84
20 reviews
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20. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness
January 19, 1999
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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21. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me

Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
February 23, 2010
Critic Score
84
28 reviews
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22. Julia Jacklin - Crushing

Julia Jacklin - Crushing
February 22, 2019
Critic Score
84
26 reviews
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23. Califone - Quicksand / Cradlesnakes

Califone - Quicksand / Cradlesnakes
March 18, 2003
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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24. Iron & Wine - The Sea & The Rhythm

Iron & Wine - The Sea & The Rhythm
September 9, 2003
Critic Score
84
5 reviews
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25. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
June 21, 2011
Critic Score
84
32 reviews
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