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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures
May 5, 2017
Critic Score
90
13
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PVRIS - All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
August 25, 2017
Critic Score
87
7
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3
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Brand New - Science Fiction
August 17, 2017
Critic Score
85
14
reviews
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4
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Part Chimp - Iv
April 14, 2017
Critic Score
85
6
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5
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Oxbow - Thin Black Duke
May 19, 2017
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
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6
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PWR BTTM - Pageant
May 12, 2017
Critic Score
85
14
reviews
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7
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Paramore - After Laughter
May 12, 2017
Critic Score
84
19
reviews
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8
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The National - Sleep Well Beast
September 8, 2017
Critic Score
84
42
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9
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Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions
May 19, 2017
Critic Score
84
9
reviews
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10
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Elder - Reflections of a Floating World
June 2, 2017
Critic Score
83
6
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11
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Wear Your Wounds - WYW
April 7, 2017
Critic Score
83
6
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12
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All Them Witches - Sleeping Through the War
February 24, 2017
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
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13
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Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love
July 14, 2017
Critic Score
83
26
reviews
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14
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Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
September 29, 2017
Critic Score
83
27
reviews
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15
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Big Thief - Capacity
June 9, 2017
Critic Score
82
23
reviews
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16
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Gnod - Just Say No to the Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death Machine
March 31, 2017
Critic Score
82
5
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17
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Royal Thunder - Wick
April 7, 2017
Critic Score
82
5
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18
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Robert Plant - Carry Fire
October 13, 2017
Critic Score
82
19
reviews
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19
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Charly Bliss - Guppy
April 21, 2017
Critic Score
82
10
reviews
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20
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Tera Melos - Trash Generator
August 25, 2017
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
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21
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Vagabon - Infinite Worlds
February 24, 2017
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
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22
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Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Critic Score
82
38
reviews
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23
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Mutoid Man - War Moans
June 2, 2017
Critic Score
81
5
reviews
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24
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Neil Young - Hitchhiker
September 8, 2017
Critic Score
81
19
reviews
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25
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The Contortionist - Clairvoyant
September 15, 2017
Critic Score
81
6
reviews
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