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case/lang/veirs - case/lang/veirs
June 17, 2016
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90
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Fruit Bats - Absolute Loser
May 13, 2016
Score
80
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Parker Millsap - The Very Last Day
March 25, 2016
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80
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Okkervil River - Away
September 9, 2016
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80
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Courtney Marie Andrews - Honest Life
August 19, 2016
Score
70
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Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop - Love Letter For Fire
April 15, 2016
Score
70
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Dawes - We're All Gonna Die
September 16, 2016
Score
70
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Eric Bachmann - Eric Bachmann
March 25, 2016
Score
70
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John Paul White - Beulah
August 19, 2016
Score
70
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Damien Jurado - Visions of Us on the Land
March 18, 2016
Score
70
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Colvin & Earle - Colvin & Earle
June 10, 2016
Score
70
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Marissa Nadler - Strangers
May 20, 2016
Score
70
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Shovels & Rope - Little Seeds
October 7, 2016
Score
70
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The Felice Brothers - Life in the Dark
June 24, 2016
Score
70
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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Call It What It Is
April 8, 2016
Score
70
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Neil Young & Promise of the Real - EARTH
June 17, 2016
Score
60
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Neil Young - Peace Trail
December 9, 2016
Score
50
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The Low Anthem - Eyeland
June 17, 2016
Score
40
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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