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1
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Confidence Man - Confident Music For Confident People
April 13, 2018
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
84
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Bahamas - Earthtones
January 19, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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The Wonder Years - Sister Cities
April 6, 2018
Emo
,
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Punk
Critic Score
84
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Black Foxxes - REIðI
March 16, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Basement - Beside Myself
October 12, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Emo
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Mastersystem - Dance Music
April 6, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
MINT FIELD - Pasar de las Luces
February 23, 2018
Shoegaze
Critic Score
81
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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The Breeders - All Nerve
March 2, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
80
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Beach House - 7
May 11, 2018
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
80
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Shinedown - ATTENTION ATTENTION
May 4, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Hard Rock
,
Post-Grunge
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
The Joy Formidable - AAARTH
September 28, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
80
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Dilly Dally - Heaven
September 14, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Pop
Critic Score
80
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Dream Wife - Dream Wife
January 26, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Riot Grrrl
Critic Score
80
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Twenty Øne Piløts - Trench
October 5, 2018
Alt-Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Johnny Marr - Call the Comet
June 15, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
79
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Ovlov - Tru
July 20, 2018
Shoegaze
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Brazilian Girls - Let's Make Love
April 13, 2018
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Pinkshinyultrablast - Miserable Miracles
May 4, 2018
Dream Pop
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Culture Abuse - Bay Dream
June 15, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
78
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Suede - The Blue Hour
September 21, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
78
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Lala Lala - The Lamb
September 28, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Bedroom Pop
,
Dream Pop
,
Noise Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Mudhoney - Digital Garbage
September 28, 2018
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
77
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Madeline Kenney - Perfect Shapes
October 5, 2018
Dream Pop
Critic Score
77
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses
September 14, 2018
Dream Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Post-Rock
,
Slowcore
,
Ethereal Wave
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Chastity - Death Lust
July 13, 2018
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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