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403.

Loretta Lynn - Still Woman Enough
March 19, 2021
Country
Critic Score
75
15 reviews
Amazon
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404.

Audiobooks - Astro Tough
October 1, 2021
Art Pop, Synthpop
Critic Score
75
8 reviews
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408.

Willy Mason - Already Dead
August 6, 2021
Art Rock, Indie Folk
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
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Vinyl

409.

N0V3L - NON-FICTION
May 28, 2021
Post-Punk
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
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410.

Benny Sings - Music
April 9, 2021
Indie Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Neo-Soul
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
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411.

Moonspell - Hermitage
February 26, 2021
Gothic Metal
Progressive Metal
Critic Score
75
6 reviews
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418.

Dee Snider - Leave a Scar
July 30, 2021
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Critic Score
75
5 reviews
Amazon

420.

Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade
April 30, 2021
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
75
23 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
Vinyl

421.

Thrice - Horizons / East
September 17, 2021
Alternative Rock
Post-Hardcore, Art Rock
Critic Score
75
7 reviews
Amazon
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423.

Tomahawk - Tonic Immobility
March 26, 2021
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
75
11 reviews
Amazon
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