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Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 20, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
93
31
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2
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Baroness - Blue Record
October 13, 2009
Sludge Metal
Critic Score
88
5
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3
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Shackleton - Three EPs
October 13, 2009
UK Bass
Critic Score
87
5
reviews
Amazon
4
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Jim O'Rourke - The Visitor
September 8, 2009
Experimental
Critic Score
87
7
reviews
Amazon
5
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Owen - New Leaves
September 22, 2009
Acoustic Rock
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
6
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Céu - Vagarosa
July 7, 2009
MPB
Critic Score
87
6
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
7
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Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
September 8, 2009
Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
8
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Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
June 30, 2009
Country
Critic Score
86
8
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
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Martyn - Great Lengths
April 20, 2009
Dubstep
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
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Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
Critic Score
86
33
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
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Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
Critic Score
86
33
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
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Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions
May 26, 2009
Drone Metal
Critic Score
86
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
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Converge - Axe To Fall
October 20, 2009
Metalcore
Critic Score
86
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
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Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem
August 18, 2009
Indie Folk
Critic Score
86
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
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The xx - xx
October 6, 2009
Indie Pop
Critic Score
85
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
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Mungolian Jet Set - We Gave It All Away... Now We Are Taking It Back
August 25, 2009
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
17
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Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi
April 21, 2009
Jazz
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
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Evangelista - Prince of Truth
October 5, 2009
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
83
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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Future of the Left - Travels with Myself and Another
June 23, 2009
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Rifts
November 16, 2009
Drone
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
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Fever Ray - Fever Ray
January 12, 2009
Electropop
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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That Fucking Tank - Tanknology
July 13, 2009
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
23
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Reigning Sound - Love and Curses
August 11, 2009
Critic Score
82
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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King Midas Sound - Waiting For You
December 8, 2009
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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The Antlers - Hospice
March 3, 2009
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
21
reviews
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
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