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Danielle Durack - No Place
January 15, 2021
Indie Pop
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100
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NOFX - Single Album
February 26, 2021
Punk Rock
Score
100
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3
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Ringo Starr - Zoom In
March 19, 2021
Pop Rock
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100
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Still Corners - The Last Exit
January 22, 2021
Dream Pop
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100
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Church Of Trees - Pause
March 19, 2021
Score
90
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Daniel Lanois - Heavy Sun
March 19, 2021
Score
90
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7
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Jon Batiste - WE ARE
March 19, 2021
Soul
Score
90
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Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
90
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9
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Xiu Xiu - Oh No
March 26, 2021
Experimental Rock
Score
90
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10
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Here Lies Man - Ritual Divination
January 22, 2021
Stoner Rock
Score
90
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11
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Grievous Angels - Summer Before The Storm
January 15, 2021
Score
90
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12
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Kalbells - Max Heart
March 26, 2021
Score
90
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Strawbs - Settlement
February 26, 2021
Folk Rock
Score
90
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14
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Steve Hackett - Under A Mediterranean Sky
January 22, 2021
Score
90
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15
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Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
March 5, 2021
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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16
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Jim Ghedi - In the Furrows Of Common Place
January 22, 2021
Folk
Score
90
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17
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Tele Novella - Merlynn Belle
February 5, 2021
Art Pop
Score
90
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18
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The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
January 29, 2021
Indie Rock
Score
90
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19
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - New Fragility
February 12, 2021
Indie Pop
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90
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20
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Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
March 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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21
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Michael Feuerstack - Harmonize The Moon
March 19, 2021
Score
80
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22
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Black Nash - Black Nash
February 26, 2021
Score
80
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23
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Menahan Street Band - The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band
February 26, 2021
Score
80
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Sloping - Completed Songs
February 26, 2021
Score
80
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25
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Willie Nelson - That's Life
February 26, 2021
Standards
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Spill Magazine awarded albums throughout 2021.
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