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Under the Radar's Year End List
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1
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Ambient Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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The Twilight Sad - It Won/T Be Like This All the Time
January 18, 2019
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
,
Electronic
,
Post-Punk Revival
,
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Cigarettes After Sex - Cry
October 25, 2019
Slowcore
,
Dream Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Telefon Tel Aviv - Dreams Are Not Enough
September 27, 2019
IDM
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Richard Dawson - 2020
October 11, 2019
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Avant-Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Joe Henry - The Gospel According to Water
November 15, 2019
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
8
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The Building - PETRA
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Elbow - Giants Of All Sizes
October 11, 2019
Chamber Pop
,
Art Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
DIIV - Deceiver
October 4, 2019
Shoegaze
,
Indie Rock
,
Slowcore
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Ezra Furman - Twelve Nudes
August 30, 2019
Indie Rock
,
Garage Punk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Jay Som - Anak Ko
August 23, 2019
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Richard Reed Parry - Quiet River of Dust, Vol. 2: That Side of the River
June 21, 2019
Indie Folk
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Chamber Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Titus Andronicus - An Obelisk
June 21, 2019
Indie Rock
,
Punk Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
K.Flay - Solutions
July 12, 2019
Pop Rock
,
Electropop
,
Pop Rap
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
July 12, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alt-Country
,
Folk Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Thom Yorke - ANIMA
June 27, 2019
Glitch Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Kirin J Callinan - Return to Center
June 21, 2019
Art Pop
,
Art Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Hatchie - Keepsake
June 21, 2019
Dream Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Holly Herndon - PROTO
May 10, 2019
Glitch Pop
,
Experimental
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Cate Le Bon - Reward
May 24, 2019
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Psychedelic Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
May 3, 2019
Indie Folk
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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The National - I Am Easy to Find
May 17, 2019
Chamber Pop
,
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Neo-Soul
,
Alternative R&B
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
March 22, 2019
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under the Radar awarded albums throughout 2019.
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