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Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
February 7, 2012
Critic Score
78
29
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Sonic Youth - Smart Bar - Chicago 1985
November 14, 2012
Critic Score
76
5
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3
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Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
September 18, 2012
Critic Score
75
28
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4
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The Invisible - Rispah
June 12, 2012
Critic Score
75
10
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5
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Dave Matthews Band - Away From the World
September 11, 2012
Critic Score
75
5
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6
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Elbow - Dead in the Boot
August 27, 2012
Critic Score
75
7
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7
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Soulsavers - The Light The Dead See
May 22, 2012
Critic Score
75
10
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8
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Bob Mould - Silver Age
September 4, 2012
Critic Score
74
20
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9
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Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theatre Is Evil
September 11, 2012
Critic Score
74
12
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10
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...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Lost Songs
October 23, 2012
Critic Score
74
17
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11
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Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks
March 27, 2012
Critic Score
73
23
reviews
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12
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat and Bone
September 18, 2012
Critic Score
72
21
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13
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The Big Sleep - Nature Experiments
February 14, 2012
Critic Score
71
5
reviews
Amazon
14
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2:54 - 2:54
May 29, 2012
Critic Score
69
13
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15
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We Are The Ocean - Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
September 17, 2012
Critic Score
68
5
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16
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Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy
January 24, 2012
Critic Score
68
21
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17
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Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
May 8, 2012
Critic Score
68
16
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18
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Soundgarden - King Animal
November 13, 2012
Critic Score
68
25
reviews
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19
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Black Bananas - Rad Times Xpress IV
January 31, 2012
Critic Score
68
9
reviews
Amazon
20
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The Stranglers - Giants
March 5, 2012
Critic Score
68
10
reviews
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21
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
June 18, 2012
Critic Score
67
23
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22
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The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
July 24, 2012
Critic Score
67
26
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23
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Everclear - Invisible Stars
June 26, 2012
Critic Score
67
5
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24
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The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
April 21, 2012
Critic Score
67
21
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25
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Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour
February 14, 2012
Critic Score
66
13
reviews
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