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Pianos Become The Teeth - Keep You
October 27, 2014
Emo
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100
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Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright in the End
October 7, 2014
Alternative Rock
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100
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La Dispute - Rooms of the House
March 18, 2014
Post-Hardcore
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100
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Masked Intruder - M.I.
May 27, 2014
Score
90
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Circa Survive - Descensus
November 24, 2014
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Rancid - Honor Is All We Know
October 27, 2014
Punk Rock
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90
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The Twilight Sad - Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave
October 28, 2014
Indie Rock
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90
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8
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'68 - In Humor and Sadness
July 8, 2014
Noise Rock
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90
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Crown The Empire - The Resistance: Rise of the Runaways
July 22, 2014
Metalcore
Score
90
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Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties - We Don't Have Each Other
July 8, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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11
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The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
August 12, 2014
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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12
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Beartooth - Disgusting
June 10, 2014
Metalcore
Score
90
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13
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Angels & Airwaves - The Dream Walker
December 9, 2014
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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14
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Young Widows - Easy Pain
May 12, 2014
Noise Rock
Score
90
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15
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Braid - No Coast
July 8, 2014
Emo
Score
90
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16
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Fireworks - Oh, Common Life
March 25, 2014
Pop Punk
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90
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The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace is There
February 25, 2014
Emo
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90
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18
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William Control - The Neuromancer
April 4, 2014
Score
80
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The Interrupters - The Interrupters
August 5, 2014
Score
80
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20
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Real Friends - Maybe This Place is the Same and We're Just Changing
July 22, 2014
Score
80
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21
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The Word Alive - REAL.
June 10, 2014
Score
80
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22
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Issues - Issues
February 14, 2014
Metalcore
Score
80
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23
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The Bunny The Bear - Food Chain
March 18, 2014
Score
80
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And We Danced - Back To The Middle
July 1, 2014
Score
80
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Chiodos - Devil
April 1, 2014
Post-Hardcore
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Alternative Press awarded albums throughout 2014.
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