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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
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90
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Luke Temple - A Hand Through the Cellar Door
November 11, 2016
Indie Folk
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85
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TeenCanteen - Say It All With A Kiss
September 9, 2016
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85
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The Lemon Twigs - Do Hollywood
October 14, 2016
Baroque Pop
Score
85
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Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth
October 21, 2016
Psychedelic Folk
Score
85
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Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam - I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
September 23, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
85
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Psychic Twin - Strange Diary
September 9, 2016
Synthpop
Score
85
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Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
Score
85
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Blood Orange - Freetown Sound
June 27, 2016
Alternative R&B
Score
85
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
Score
85
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Factory Floor - 25 25
August 19, 2016
Electronic
Score
85
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Wild Beasts - Boy King
August 5, 2016
Art Pop
Score
85
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Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years
September 16, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
85
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Okkervil River - Away
September 9, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
85
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15
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Amber Arcades - Fading Lines
June 3, 2016
Indie Pop
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85
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Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
May 20, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
85
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Mitski - Puberty 2
June 17, 2016
Indie Rock
Score
85
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Beth Orton - Kidsticks
May 27, 2016
Indietronica
Score
85
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M83 - Junk
April 8, 2016
Synthpop
Score
85
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20
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Wire - Nocturnal Koreans
April 22, 2016
Post-Punk
Score
85
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21
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PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
April 15, 2016
Alternative Rock
Score
85
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22
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Kevin Morby - Singing Saw
April 15, 2016
Folk Rock
Score
85
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Postiljonen - Reverie
February 19, 2016
Dream Pop
Score
85
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Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger
January 22, 2016
Garage Rock
Score
85
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25
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Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow
January 22, 2016
Indie Rock
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85
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under The Radar awarded albums throughout 2016.
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