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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26, 2021
Modern Classical
Score
90
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Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
February 26, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Allie Crow Buckley - Moonlit and Devious
March 12, 2021
Score
85
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4
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Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview On Phenomenal Nature
February 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
85
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5
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Beach Bunny - Blame Game
January 15, 2021
Power Pop
Score
85
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6
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Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
January 29, 2021
Bedroom Pop
Score
85
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7
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Rats On Rafts - Excerpts From Chapter 3: The Mind Runs A Net Of Rabbit Paths
January 29, 2021
Post-Punk
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85
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8
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CLAMM - Beseech Me
April 9, 2021
Score
80
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9
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Real Estate - Half a Human
March 26, 2021
Jangle Pop
Score
80
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10
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Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi - They're Calling Me Home
April 9, 2021
Folk
Score
80
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11
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Neil Cowley - Hall of Mirrors
March 5, 2021
Ambient
Score
80
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12
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Loney Dear - A Lantern and a Bell
March 26, 2021
Score
80
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13
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The Lucid Dream - The Deep End
April 23, 2021
Score
80
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14
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Sports - Get A Good Look Pt. 1
February 12, 2021
Score
80
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15
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Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
80
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16
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Lydia Luce - Dark River
February 26, 2021
Score
80
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17
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The Telescopes - Songs Of Love And Revolution
February 5, 2021
Shoegaze
Score
80
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18
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Miss Grit - Impostor
February 5, 2021
Noise Pop
Score
80
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19
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Du Blonde - Homecoming
April 2, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
80
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20
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Chad VanGaalen - World's Most Stressed Out Gardener
March 19, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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21
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - L.W.
February 25, 2021
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
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22
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Lael Neale - Acquainted with Night
February 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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23
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Alice Cooper - Detroit Stories
February 26, 2021
Hard Rock
Score
80
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24
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Hospital Bracelet - South Loop Summer
January 12, 2021
Midwest Emo
Score
80
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25
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Bell Orchestre - House Music
March 19, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under The Radar awarded albums throughout 2021.
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