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The Best Experimental Rock Albums of the 2000s by User Score

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Experimental Rock

2000s

1. Radiohead - Kid A

Radiohead - Kid A

October 2nd, 2000

Art Rock, Electronic, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

92

10,757 ratings

2. The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

March 1st, 2005

Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock, Art Rock

USER SCORE

88

1,182 ratings

3. Ataxia - Automatic Writing

Ataxia - Automatic Writing

August 10th, 2004

Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock

USER SCORE

87

41 ratings

4. Portishead - Third

Portishead - Third

April 28th, 2008

Experimental Rock, Electronic

USER SCORE

86

1,510 ratings

5. Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet - Live in Lisbon

Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet - Live in Lisbon

August 10th, 2006

Free Jazz, Experimental Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz

USER SCORE

86

50 ratings

6. Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye

Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye

October 21st, 2003

Post-Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

84

136 ratings

7. Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles

Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles

February 17th, 2004

Art Pop, Experimental Rock, Synth Punk, Glitch Pop, Post-Industrial

USER SCORE

84

760 ratings

8. Oxbow - An Evil Heat

Oxbow - An Evil Heat

March 5th, 2002

Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

83

50 ratings

9. Fear Before The March Of Flames - The Always Open Mouth

Fear Before The March Of Flames - The Always Open Mouth

September 19th, 2006

Post-Hardcore, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

82

37 ratings

10. Menomena - I Am the Fun Blame Monster!

Menomena - I Am the Fun Blame Monster!

June 20th, 2003

Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Art Rock

USER SCORE

82

96 ratings

11. Menomena - Friend and Foe

Menomena - Friend and Foe

January 23rd, 2007

Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Art Rock

USER SCORE

82

71 ratings

12. Kiss Kiss - Reality Vs. the Optimist

Kiss Kiss - Reality Vs. the Optimist

Indie Rock, Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Dark Cabaret

USER SCORE

81

47 ratings

13. Liars - Drum's Not Dead

Liars - Drum's Not Dead

March 21st, 2006

Experimental Rock, Art Rock

USER SCORE

81

134 ratings

14. Kayo Dot - Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue

Kayo Dot - Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue

January 10th, 2006

Avant-Garde Metal, Experimental Rock, Post-Metal

USER SCORE

81

44 ratings

15. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History

November 2nd, 2004

Avant-Garde Metal, Experimental Rock, Avant-Prog

USER SCORE

81

29 ratings

16. Warpaint - Exquisite Corpse

Warpaint - Exquisite Corpse

October 4th, 2009

Experimental Rock, Art Rock

USER SCORE

81

69 ratings

17. Battles - Mirrored

Battles - Mirrored

May 22nd, 2007

Math Rock, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

81

563 ratings

18. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Grand Opening and Closing!

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Grand Opening and Closing!

October 30th, 2001

Avant-Garde Metal, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

81

26 ratings

19. Xiu Xiu - The Air Force

Xiu Xiu - The Air Force

September 12th, 2006

Art Pop, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

81

282 ratings

20. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

October 13th, 2009

Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

81

427 ratings

21. Radiohead - Amnesiac

Radiohead - Amnesiac

June 4th, 2001

Art Rock, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

81

5,854 ratings

22. Xiu Xiu - Knife Play

Xiu Xiu - Knife Play

February 19th, 2002

Experimental, Experimental Rock, Synth Punk

USER SCORE

81

490 ratings

23. Tom Waits - Blood Money

Tom Waits - Blood Money

May 7th, 2002

Singer-Songwriter, Dark Cabaret, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

81

251 ratings

24. Set Fire To Flames - Sings Reign Rebuilder

Set Fire To Flames - Sings Reign Rebuilder

October 9th, 2001

Post-Rock, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

80

125 ratings

25. Angels of Light - We Are Him

Angels of Light - We Are Him

September 11th, 2007

Folk Rock, Experimental Rock

USER SCORE

80

92 ratings

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