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1
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Laura Marling - Song For Our Daughter
April 10, 2020
Critic Score
87
29
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2
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Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
June 18, 2020
Critic Score
87
38
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3
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The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
August 7, 2020
Critic Score
86
7
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4
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Taylor Swift - folklore
July 24, 2020
Critic Score
86
32
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5
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Shirley Collins - Heart's Ease
July 24, 2020
Critic Score
84
14
reviews
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6
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Owen Pallett - Island
May 22, 2020
Critic Score
84
7
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7
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Sam Lee - Old Wow
January 31, 2020
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
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8
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Keeley Forsyth - Debris
January 17, 2020
Critic Score
81
9
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9
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Blake Mills - Mutable Set
May 8, 2020
Critic Score
80
9
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10
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Eve Owen - Don't Let The Ink Dry
May 8, 2020
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
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11
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Brigid Mae Power - Head Above The Water
June 5, 2020
Critic Score
79
9
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12
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Owen - The Avalanche
June 19, 2020
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
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13
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Six Organs of Admittance - Companion Rises
February 21, 2020
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
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14
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Nadia Reid - Out of My Province
March 6, 2020
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
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15
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Christian Lee Hutson - Beginners
May 29, 2020
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
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16
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Arbouretum - Let It All In
March 20, 2020
Critic Score
77
6
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17
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The Mountain Goats - Songs For Pierre Chuvin
April 10, 2020
Critic Score
77
5
reviews
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18
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Smoke Fairies - Darkness Brings The Wonders Home
January 31, 2020
Critic Score
77
7
reviews
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19
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Bonny Light Horseman - Bonny Light Horseman
January 24, 2020
Critic Score
77
12
reviews
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20
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Aoife Nessa Frances - Land of No Junction
January 17, 2020
Critic Score
76
10
reviews
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21
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Damien Jurado - What's New, Tomboy?
May 1, 2020
Critic Score
75
13
reviews
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22
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The Innocence Mission - see you tomorrow
January 17, 2020
Critic Score
75
7
reviews
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23
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M. Ward - Migration Stories
April 3, 2020
Critic Score
74
15
reviews
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24
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Basia Bulat - Are You in Love?
March 27, 2020
Critic Score
74
11
reviews
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25
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Jess Williamson - Sorceress
May 15, 2020
Critic Score
74
14
reviews
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