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Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5, 2005
Critic Score
93
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The Smiths - The Smiths
February 20, 1984
Critic Score
91
5
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3
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The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
September 7, 1999
Critic Score
91
10
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4
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Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
November 18, 1996
Critic Score
90
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5
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Augie March - Strange Bird
October 14, 2002
Critic Score
88
5
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6
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Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
November 7, 2000
Critic Score
88
6
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7
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St. Vincent - St. Vincent
February 25, 2014
Critic Score
88
43
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8
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The 6ths - Wasps' Nests
March 21, 1995
Critic Score
87
5
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The Clean - Anthology
January 21, 2003
Critic Score
87
7
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10
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Belle and Sebastian - Push Barman to Open Old Wounds
May 24, 2005
Critic Score
87
9
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11
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Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
June 4, 2021
Critic Score
86
26
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12
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The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
August 23, 2005
Critic Score
86
14
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13
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Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Critic Score
86
35
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14
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St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 12, 2011
Critic Score
86
37
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15
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Destroyer - Kaputt
January 25, 2011
Critic Score
86
26
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16
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The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
June 19, 2001
Critic Score
85
6
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17
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The xx - xx
October 6, 2009
Critic Score
85
25
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18
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El Perro Del Mar - El Perro Del Mar
April 10, 2006
Critic Score
85
6
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19
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The Smiths - The Sound of The Smiths
November 10, 2008
Critic Score
85
11
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20
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The Notwist - Neon Golden
January 14, 2002
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
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21
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Feist - Let It Die
May 18, 2004
Critic Score
85
9
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22
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Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
January 18, 2019
Critic Score
85
43
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23
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The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
October 21, 2003
Critic Score
85
15
reviews
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24
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Belle and Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
September 7, 1998
Critic Score
84
7
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25
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Orange Juice - Coals to Newcastle
November 8, 2010
Critic Score
84
9
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