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The Best Indie Rock Albums of 2012 by User Score
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1
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きのこ帝国 [Kinoko Teikoku] - 渦になる [Uzu ni Naru]
May 9th, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
85
90 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
2
.
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
January 24th, 2012
Post-Hardcore
,
Emo
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
578 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
.
Grizzly Bear - Shields
September 18th, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
USER SCORE
81
751 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Car Seat Headrest - Monomania
August 1st, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slacker Rock
,
Indietronica
USER SCORE
81
619 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
August 28th, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
80
368 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
.
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5th, 2012
Garage Rock
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
79
471 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
The Walkmen - Heaven
May 29th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
79
143 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
Alex G - Trick
November 6th, 2012
Bedroom Pop
,
Slowcore
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slacker Rock
USER SCORE
79
907 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
.
mewithoutYou - Ten Stories
May 15th, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
79
53 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
The Antlers - Undersea
July 24th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
79
65 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
February 7th, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
78
275 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Mac DeMarco - 2
October 16th, 2012
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
USER SCORE
78
1,798 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Pile - Dripping
October 23rd, 2012
Post-Hardcore
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
78
63 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Good Night & Good Morning - Narrowing Type
April 25th, 2012
Slowcore
,
Ambient
,
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
78
67 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Menomena - Moms
September 18th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
78
60 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Alex G - Rules
January 16th, 2012
Lo-Fi
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slacker Rock
USER SCORE
77
272 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action at a Distance
April 2nd, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
USER SCORE
77
123 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Now, Now - Threads
March 6th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
76
77 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
Hop Along - Get Disowned
May 5th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
76
110 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes
March 27th, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
USER SCORE
76
73 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Car Seat Headrest - Starving While Living
November 22nd, 2012
Lo-Fi
,
Noise Pop
,
Slacker Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Indietronica
USER SCORE
75
355 ratings
Amazon
22
.
Jack White - Blunderbuss
April 24th, 2012
Blues Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
USER SCORE
75
565 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Titus Andronicus - Local Business
October 23rd, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
75
74 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
May 8th, 2012
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
75
82 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
March 6th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
75
86 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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