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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Critic Score
88
41
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2
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Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Critic Score
87
37
reviews
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3
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Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Critic Score
87
30
reviews
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4
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Adrianne Lenker - songs
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
85
24
reviews
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5
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The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
August 7, 2020
Critic Score
85
13
reviews
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6
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Shirley Collins - Heart's Ease
July 24, 2020
Critic Score
84
16
reviews
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7
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Owen Pallett - Island
May 22, 2020
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
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8
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Taylor Swift - evermore
December 11, 2020
Critic Score
83
35
reviews
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iTunes
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9
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Adrianne Lenker - instrumentals
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
83
17
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
10
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Fleet Foxes - Shore
September 22, 2020
Critic Score
82
26
reviews
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Spotify
11
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Sam Lee - Old Wow
January 31, 2020
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
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12
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Yorkston / Thorne / Khan - Navarasa : Nine Emotions
January 24, 2020
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
13
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Lomelda - Hannah
September 4, 2020
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
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14
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Keeley Forsyth - Debris
January 17, 2020
Critic Score
81
9
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
15
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Blake Mills - Mutable Set
May 8, 2020
Critic Score
80
9
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
16
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Eve Owen - Don't Let The Ink Dry
May 8, 2020
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
17
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Anjimile - Giver Taker
September 18, 2020
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
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Brigid Mae Power - Head Above The Water
June 5, 2020
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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Tunng - Presents ... Dead Club
November 6, 2020
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Owen - The Avalanche
June 19, 2020
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
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21
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Six Organs of Admittance - Companion Rises
February 21, 2020
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
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22
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Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was
August 21, 2020
Critic Score
79
30
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
23
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Nadia Reid - Out of My Province
March 6, 2020
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
24
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Christian Lee Hutson - Beginners
May 29, 2020
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
25
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Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess
August 28, 2020
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
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