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1. Mélissa Laveaux - Radyo Siwèl

Mélissa Laveaux - Radyo Siwèl
February 2, 2018
Critic Score
82
5 reviews
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2. Matt Maltese - Bad Contestant

Matt Maltese - Bad Contestant
May 25, 2018
Critic Score
82
6 reviews
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3. The Essex Green - Hardly Electronic

The Essex Green - Hardly Electronic
June 29, 2018
Critic Score
82
5 reviews
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4. Wild Pink - Yolk in the Fur

Wild Pink - Yolk in the Fur
July 20, 2018
Critic Score
81
6 reviews
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5. Papercuts - Parallel Universe Blues

Papercuts - Parallel Universe Blues
October 19, 2018
Critic Score
81
5 reviews
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6. Gwenno - Le Kov

Gwenno - Le Kov
March 2, 2018
Critic Score
80
14 reviews
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7. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
June 15, 2018
Critic Score
80
23 reviews
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8. Soccer Mommy - Clean

Soccer Mommy - Clean
March 2, 2018
Critic Score
80
15 reviews
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9. The Spook School - Could It Be Different?

The Spook School - Could It Be Different?
January 26, 2018
Critic Score
79
12 reviews
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10. Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs

Wye Oak - The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
April 6, 2018
Critic Score
79
15 reviews
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11. Twenty One Pilots - Trench

Twenty One Pilots - Trench
October 5, 2018
Critic Score
79
7 reviews
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12. Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg

Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
79
16 reviews
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13. The Goon Sax - We're Not Talking

The Goon Sax - We're Not Talking
September 14, 2018
Critic Score
79
12 reviews
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14. Tracyanne & Danny - Tracyanne & Danny

Tracyanne & Danny - Tracyanne & Danny
May 25, 2018
Critic Score
78
7 reviews
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15. Field Music - Open Here

Field Music - Open Here
February 2, 2018
Critic Score
78
16 reviews
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16. Miya Folick - Premonitions

Miya Folick - Premonitions
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
77
9 reviews
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17. TERRY - I’m Terry

TERRY - I’m Terry
August 31, 2018
Critic Score
77
5 reviews
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18. Molly Burch - First Flower

Molly Burch - First Flower
October 5, 2018
Critic Score
77
9 reviews
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19. Sloan - 12

Sloan - 12
April 6, 2018
Critic Score
77
6 reviews
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20. Charles Watson - Now That I’m A River

Charles Watson - Now That I’m A River
May 18, 2018
Critic Score
76
5 reviews
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21. Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose

Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose
July 13, 2018
Critic Score
76
30 reviews
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22. Cut Worms - Hollow Ground

Cut Worms - Hollow Ground
May 4, 2018
Critic Score
76
8 reviews
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23. Tracey Thorn - Record

Tracey Thorn - Record
March 2, 2018
Critic Score
75
15 reviews
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24. Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo in Blue

Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo in Blue
March 23, 2018
Critic Score
75
23 reviews
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25. Frankie Cosmos - Vessel

Frankie Cosmos - Vessel
March 30, 2018
Critic Score
75
16 reviews
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