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1
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Suede - The Best of Suede
November 1, 2010
Britpop
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
86
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Sparrow & the Workshop - Crystals Fall
April 11, 2010
Indie Folk
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
May 18, 2010
Dance-Punk
,
Indietronica
,
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
83
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Beach House - Teen Dream
January 26, 2010
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
83
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Dirty Shirt Rock ‘n’ Roll: The First Ten Years
March 30, 2010
Blues Rock
,
Punk Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
6
.
Alcest - Écailles de Lune
March 29, 2010
Blackgaze
,
Post-Black Metal
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Lower Dens - Twin-Hand Movement
July 20, 2010
Shoegaze
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Warpaint - The Fool
October 26, 2010
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
77
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Weekend - Sports
November 9, 2010
Shoegaze
Critic Score
77
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Hammock - Chasing After Shadows... Living with the Ghosts
May 18, 2010
Ambient
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
77
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Wild Nothing - Gemini
May 25, 2010
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Bedroom Pop
Critic Score
77
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
How to Dress Well - Love Remains
October 19, 2010
Alternative R&B
,
Dream Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
77
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a Scheme
April 20, 2010
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
77
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
June 15, 2010
Heartland Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
76
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Guster - Easy Wonderful
October 5, 2010
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
76
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Scout Niblett - The Calcination Of Scout Niblett
January 26, 2010
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
75
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Yann Tiersen - Dust Lane
October 11, 2010
Post-Rock
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Against Me! - White Crosses
June 8, 2010
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
The Depreciation Guild - Spirit Youth
May 18, 2010
Shoegaze
Critic Score
74
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Doves - The Places Between: The Best of Doves
April 5, 2010
Dream Pop
,
Britpop
Critic Score
74
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Ben Folds & Nick Hornby - Lonely Avenue
September 28, 2010
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
73
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From a Young Man
September 21, 2010
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
73
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Engineers - In Praise of More
October 5, 2010
Shoegaze
Critic Score
72
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Nitetime Rainbows
February 22, 2010
Shoegaze
Critic Score
72
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Boston Spaceships - Our Cubehouse Still Rocks
September 7, 2010
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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