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1
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - L.W.
February 25, 2021
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Rock
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100
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3
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Tony Allen - There Is No End
April 30, 2021
Score
90
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4
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Neil Cowley - Hall of Mirrors
March 5, 2021
Ambient
Score
90
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5
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Loney Dear - A Lantern and a Bell
March 26, 2021
Score
90
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6
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Christine Ott - Time To Die
April 9, 2021
Score
90
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7
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The Coral - Coral Island
April 30, 2021
Score
90
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8
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William Doyle - Great Spans of Muddy Time
March 19, 2021
Art Pop
Score
90
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9
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Bell Orchestre - House Music
March 19, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
90
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10
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Rutger Hoedemaekers - The Age of Oddities
March 5, 2021
Score
90
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11
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Hello Cosmos - Dream Harder
February 22, 2021
Score
90
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12
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Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
March 5, 2021
Slowcore
Score
90
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13
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Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs
January 15, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
90
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14
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Mogwai - As The Love Continues
February 19, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
90
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15
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Rats On Rafts - Excerpts From Chapter 3: The Mind Runs A Net Of Rabbit Paths
January 29, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
90
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16
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Mad Daddy - Mad Daddy
April 23, 2021
Score
80
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Amazon
17
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Hooveriii - Water for the Frogs
April 9, 2021
Score
80
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18
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Headsticks - C.O.W.
March 31, 2021
Score
80
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19
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Veik - Surrounding Structures
April 30, 2021
Score
80
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Amazon
20
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A/lpaca - Make It Better
March 19, 2021
Score
80
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21
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
April 2, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
80
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22
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Silver Synthetic - Silver Synthetic
April 9, 2021
Score
80
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23
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Samuel Sharp - Patterns Various
February 19, 2021
Score
80
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24
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Orange Like Me - Mr. Time
January 22, 2021
Score
80
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25
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Manfred Hamil - Everything Fades
January 29, 2021
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Louder Than War awarded albums throughout 2021.
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