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Charli Adams - Bullseye
July 16, 2021
Pop Rock
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
152
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Cautious Clay - Deadpan Love
June 25, 2021
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
,
Bedroom Pop
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
153
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Kojaque - Town’s Dead
June 25, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
154
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Part Chimp - Drool
June 2, 2021
Noise Rock
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
Bandcamp
155
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Robert Finley - Sharecropper's Son
May 21, 2021
Country Soul
,
Soul Blues
Gospel
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
156
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Tetrarch - Unstable
April 30, 2021
Nu Metal
,
Nu-Metalcore
Metalcore
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
157
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Peggy Seeger - First Farewell
April 9, 2021
American Folk Music
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Bandcamp
158
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POSTDATA - Twin Flames
March 5, 2021
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
159
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L'Rain - Fatigue
June 25, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Neo-Soul
,
Psychedelic Soul
Field Recordings
,
Hypnagogic Pop
,
Sound Collage
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
160
.
Foxing - Draw Down the Moon
August 6, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Alternative Dance
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
161
.
Steve Earle & The Dukes - J.T.
January 4, 2021
Americana
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
80
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
162
.
LUMP - Animal
July 30, 2021
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Indietronica
Chamber Pop
,
Folktronica
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
80
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
Bandcamp
163
.
Valerie June - The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers
March 12, 2021
Country Soul
,
Americana
Critic Score
80
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
Bandcamp
164
.
Katy Kirby - Cool Dry Place
February 19, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
Bandcamp
165
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Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
February 26, 2021
Alternative Metal
Metalcore
,
Alternative Rock
,
Industrial Metal
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
166
.
Claud - Super Monster
February 12, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Bedroom Pop
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
167
.
King Woman - Celestial Blues
July 30, 2021
Doom Metal
,
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Doomgaze
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
168
.
Paris Texas - BOY ANONYMOUS
May 14, 2021
Rap Rock
,
Pop Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Pop Rap
,
Rap Rock
,
Cloud Rap
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Bandcamp
SoundCloud
169
.
Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)
April 9, 2021
Country Pop
,
Pop Rock
Singer-Songwriter
,
Teen Pop
,
Soft Rock
Critic Score
80
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
SoundCloud
170
.
Goat Girl - On All Fours
January 29, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Rock
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
80
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
171
.
Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun
May 28, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
80
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
172
.
Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time
April 23, 2021
Art Rock
Blues Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Progressive Soul
,
Spoken Word
Critic Score
80
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
173
.
TORRES - Thirstier
July 30, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
New Wave
Critic Score
80
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
174
.
Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks Of God
April 30, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vinyl
175
.
Ducks Ltd. - Modern Fiction
October 1, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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