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Hayes Carll - What It Is
February 15, 2019
Country
Critic Score
76
6
reviews
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27.
TOY - Happy in the Hollow
January 25, 2019
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
28.
Croatian Amor - Isa
January 25, 2019
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
29.
William Tyler - Goes West
January 25, 2019
American Primitivism
Critic Score
76
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
30.
Mercury Rev - Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
February 8, 2019
Alt-Country
Critic Score
75
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
31.
Cass McCombs - Tip of the Sphere
February 8, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
75
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
32.
Angelo De Augustine - Tomb
January 11, 2019
Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
33.
Steve Gunn - The Unseen In Between
January 18, 2019
Folk Rock
Critic Score
75
18
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
34.
Swindle - No More Normal
January 25, 2019
Critic Score
74
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
35.
Boy Harsher - Careful
February 1, 2019
Darkwave
Critic Score
74
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
36.
The Specials - Encore
February 1, 2019
Critic Score
74
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
37.
Pavo Pavo - Mystery Hour
January 25, 2019
Critic Score
74
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
38.
Perfect Son - Cast
February 15, 2019
Synthpop
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
39.
Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready
February 1, 2019
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
16
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
40.
Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls
February 1, 2019
Folk
Critic Score
73
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
41.
AJ Tracey - AJ Tracey
February 8, 2019
Pop Rap
Critic Score
73
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
42.
Girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary
February 1, 2019
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
20
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
43.
Buke and Gase - Scholars
January 18, 2019
Art Pop
Critic Score
73
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
44.
Sneaks - Highway Hypnosis
January 25, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
72
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
45.
Lost Under Heaven - Love Hates What You Become
January 18, 2019
Indietronica
Critic Score
72
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
46.
Xiu Xiu - Girl with Basket of Fruit
February 8, 2019
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
72
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
47.
HEALTH - VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR
February 8, 2019
Electro-Industrial
Critic Score
72
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
48.
Juliana Hatfield - Weird
January 18, 2019
Power Pop
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
49.
Piroshka - Brickbat
February 15, 2019
Indie Pop
Critic Score
71
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
50.
Yak - Pursuit of Momentary Happiness
February 8, 2019
Garage Rock
Critic Score
71
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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