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Holly Macve - Not the Girl
May 14, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
73
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
552
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Alexis Marshall - House of Lull . House of When
July 23, 2021
Experimental Rock
,
Industrial
,
Death Industrial
Spoken Word
Critic Score
73
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
553
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Weezer - OK Human
January 29, 2021
Chamber Pop
,
Pop Rock
Piano Rock
,
Baroque Pop
Critic Score
73
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
554
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Ya Tseen - Indian Yard
April 30, 2021
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Bandcamp
555
.
Colleen - The Tunnel and the Clearing
May 21, 2021
Ambient Pop
Art Pop
,
Minimal Synth
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
556
.
TV Priest - Uppers
February 5, 2021
Post-Punk
Noise Rock
Critic Score
72
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
557
.
Martina Topley-Bird - Forever I Wait
September 10, 2021
Art Pop
,
Trip Hop
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Bandcamp
558
.
Tirzah - Colourgrade
October 1, 2021
Art Pop
,
Minimal Wave
Downtempo
,
Hypnagogic Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Experimental
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
72
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
Bandcamp
559
.
Crumb - Ice Melt
April 30, 2021
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Bedroom Pop
Critic Score
72
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
560
.
Jackson Browne - Downhill From Everywhere
July 23, 2021
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
72
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
561
.
The Velveteers - Nightmare Daydream
October 8, 2021
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Garage Rock Revival
,
Stoner Rock
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
562
.
Oscar Lang - Chew The Scenery
August 13, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
563
.
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - Jam & Lewis, Vol. 1
July 9, 2021
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
564
.
Azure Ray - Remedy
June 11, 2021
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
Bandcamp
565
.
Marina Allen - Candlepower
June 4, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Folk Pop
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
566
.
Raf Rundell - O.M. Days
April 9, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
567
.
Matthew Sweet - Catspaw
January 15, 2021
Power Pop
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
568
.
Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
June 25, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Indie Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Post-Punk Revival
Critic Score
72
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
Bandcamp
569
.
Steven Wilson - THE FUTURE BITES
January 29, 2021
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Electronic
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
72
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
570
.
Ben Howard - Collections From The Whiteout
March 26, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indietronica
Folktronica
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
72
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
571
.
Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over
April 2, 2021
Pop
,
Pop Soul
Adult Contemporary
,
Alt-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Rock
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
72
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
SoundCloud
572
.
Evanescence - The Bitter Truth
March 26, 2021
Alternative Metal
Nu Metal
,
Gothic Metal
Critic Score
72
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
SoundCloud
573
.
John Carpenter - Lost Themes III: Alive After Death
February 5, 2021
Progressive Electronic
,
Horror Synth
Critic Score
72
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
Bandcamp
574
.
Exodus - Persona Non Grata
November 19, 2021
Thrash Metal
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
575
.
Birdy - Young Heart
April 30, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
,
Folk Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Adult Contemporary
,
Indie Folk
Critic Score
72
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
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