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1
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Mannie Fresh - The Mind of Mannie Fresh
December 21, 2004
Score
90
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2
.
Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
August 24, 2004
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
The Thermals - Fuckin A
May 18, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Pop Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Sia - Colour the Small One
January 19, 2004
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Behemoth - Demigod
October 25, 2004
Blackened Death Metal
,
Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
6
.
65daysofstatic - The Fall of Math
September 20, 2004
Post-Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Arcade Fire - Funeral
September 14, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Rammstein - Reise, Reise
September 27, 2004
Neue Deutsche Härte
,
Gothic Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Joy Zipper - American Whip
March 15, 2004
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Boredoms - Seadrum / House of Sun
September 23, 2004
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
11
.
Camper Van Beethoven - New Roman Times
October 12, 2004
Alternative Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll
May 24, 2004
Electro House
,
Electronic
,
Downtempo
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
13
.
Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
June 1, 2004
Freak Folk
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Avant-Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress
October 5, 2004
Garage Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
The Foreign Exchange - Connected
June 22, 2004
Hip Hop
,
Pop Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Efterklang - Tripper
October 25, 2004
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
17
.
Feist - Let It Die
May 18, 2004
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Annie - Anniemal
September 28, 2004
Electropop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Mark Sandman - Sandbox
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
20
.
Tarentel - We Move Through Weather
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Drone
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Nanci Griffith - Hearts In Mind
October 11, 2004
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Neal Casal - Return in Kind
November 29, 2004
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Relient K - Mmhmm
November 2, 2004
Pop Punk
,
Pop Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Evil Nine - You Can Be Special Too
August 2, 2004
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
25
.
Xavier Rudd - Solace
March 28, 2004
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2004.
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