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1
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Black Foxxes - I'm Not Well
August 19, 2016
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Frank Iero and The Patience - Parachutes
October 28, 2016
Post-Hardcore
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
3
.
School of Seven Bells - SVIIB
February 26, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Yak - Alas Salvation
May 13, 2016
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
79
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Bob Mould - Patch the Sky
March 25, 2016
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
79
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Filter - Crazy Eyes
April 8, 2016
Industrial Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Amber Arcades - Fading Lines
June 3, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
78
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra - Broken Lines
September 23, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Alternative Metal
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Until the Hunter
November 4, 2016
Dream Pop
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Suede - Night Thoughts
January 22, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Britpop
Critic Score
78
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Radio Dept. - Running Out of Love
October 21, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
,
Electronic
Critic Score
78
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
April 15, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
77
47
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Honeyblood - Babes Never Die
October 28, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
March 18, 2016
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
77
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Deftones - Gore
April 8, 2016
Alternative Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
77
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
July Talk - Touch
September 9, 2016
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Pinkshinyultrablast - Grandfeathered
February 26, 2016
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
76
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Wussy - Forever Sounds
March 4, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
76
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Jamie T - Trick
September 2, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
76
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Lush - Blind Spot
April 15, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
75
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Dinosaur Jr. - Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
August 5, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
75
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Weezer - Weezer (White Album)
April 1, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Power Pop
Critic Score
75
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Warpaint - Heads Up
September 23, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
75
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Japanese Breakfast - Psychopomp
April 1, 2016
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Ben Watt - Fever Dream
April 8, 2016
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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