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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures
May 5, 2017
Critic Score
90
13
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2
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PVRIS - All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
August 25, 2017
Critic Score
86
8
reviews
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3
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Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
September 29, 2017
Critic Score
83
27
reviews
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4
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Tall Ships - Impressions
March 31, 2017
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
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Spotify
5
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Mark Lanegan Band - Gargoyle
April 28, 2017
Critic Score
78
23
reviews
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6
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Quicksand - Interiors
November 10, 2017
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
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7
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The Afghan Whigs - In Spades
May 5, 2017
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
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8
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Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
August 25, 2017
Critic Score
77
36
reviews
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9
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Nightlands - I Can Feel the Night Around Me
May 5, 2017
Critic Score
77
5
reviews
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10
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Hey Colossus - The Guillotine
June 2, 2017
Critic Score
76
5
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11
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Thurston Moore - Rock N Roll Consciousness
April 28, 2017
Critic Score
76
18
reviews
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Spotify
12
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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin
January 27, 2017
Critic Score
76
13
reviews
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13
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Matthew Sweet - Tomorrow Forever
June 16, 2017
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
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14
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Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
July 28, 2017
Critic Score
76
19
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
15
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Boss Hog - Brood X
March 24, 2017
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
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16
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Crystal Fairy - Crystal Fairy
February 24, 2017
Critic Score
75
12
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
17
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Deer Tick - Deer Tick Vol. 2
September 15, 2017
Critic Score
74
10
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
18
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Bully - Losing
October 20, 2017
Critic Score
74
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
19
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A Giant Dog - Toy
August 25, 2017
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
20
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Stef Chura - Messes
January 27, 2017
Critic Score
73
7
reviews
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Spotify
21
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Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?
June 16, 2017
Critic Score
72
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
22
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Enter Shikari - The Spark
September 22, 2017
Critic Score
71
9
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
23
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Lo Tom - Lo Tom
July 14, 2017
Critic Score
70
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
24
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Deaf Havana - All These Countless Nights
January 27, 2017
Critic Score
70
6
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
25
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Nothing But Thieves - Broken Machine
September 8, 2017
Critic Score
70
7
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
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