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The Best Darkwave Albums of 2021 by User Score

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2.

Ethel Cain - Inbred
April 23, 2021
Dream Pop, Slowcore, Ethereal Wave
USER SCORE
80
2,621 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

3.

May 14, 2021
Post-Industrial, Darkwave
USER SCORE
81
570 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

5.

Электрофорез - 505
February 5, 2021
Darkwave, Synthpop
USER SCORE
77
47 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

7.

Circuit des Yeux - -io
October 22, 2021
Neoclassical Darkwave, Art Pop
USER SCORE
73
207 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

8.

Nuovo Testamento - New Earth
June 30, 2021
Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
77
45 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

13.

james K - 036
March 19, 2021
Ethereal Wave, Electronic, Ambient Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Pop
USER SCORE
74
50 ratings
Amazon
Music

14.

ACTORS - Acts of Worship
October 1, 2021
Gothic Rock, Darkwave
USER SCORE
76
23 ratings
Amazon

16.

Nun Gun - Mondo Decay
February 19, 2021
Post-Industrial, Dark Jazz, Darkwave, Horror Synth
USER SCORE
75
16 ratings
Amazon
Music

17.

Bleib Modern - Afraid to Leave
March 5, 2021
Post-Punk, Darkwave, Gothic Rock, Coldwave
USER SCORE
74
14 ratings
Amazon

18.

Plastic Dagger - ambrosia
March 19, 2021
Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
74
12 ratings
Amazon

19.

Gary Numan - Intruder
May 21, 2021
Darkwave
USER SCORE
70
64 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

20.

The KVB - Unity
November 26, 2021
Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
70
53 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

21.

PERMSKY KRAY - Дорогой Человек
June 4, 2021
Darkwave
USER SCORE
72
15 ratings
Amazon

22.

Odonis Odonis - Spectrums
October 15, 2021
Darkwave, Darksynth
USER SCORE
74
9 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

24.

Cold Cave - Fate In Seven Lessons
June 11, 2021
Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
70
38 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

25.

Autumn's Grey Solace - XIII
March 13, 2021
Ethereal Wave, Dream Pop
USER SCORE
79
4 ratings
Amazon
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