Indie & Alternative

Independent spirit and left-of-center.

100 albums

Top Albums

Ranked by consensus score.

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billy woods

Golliwog

18 sourcesexperimental hip hop

B BK B+15

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FKA twigs

Eusexua

15 sourcesart pop

B C CON+12

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caroline

caroline 2

10 sourcesslowcore

BK C L+7

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Deftones

private music

9 sourcesnu metal

B CON E+6

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Wet Leg

moisturizer

9 sourcesindie rock

D E K+6

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Earl Sweatshirt

Live Laugh Love

7 sourcesexperimental hip hop

C E G+4

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Erika de Casier

Lifetime

6 sourcesalternative r&b

BK CON G+3

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Sudan Archives

The BPM

6 sourcesalternative r&b

P P4K R+3

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keiyaA

hooke's law

6 sourcesalternative r&b

BK B D+3

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Horsegirl

Phonetics On and On

6 sourceslo-fi indie

C G K+3

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Mike

Showbiz!

7 sourcesexperimental hip hop

CON G P4K+4

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Samia

Bloodless

5 sourcesindie pop

B CON L+2

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Rochelle Jordan

Through the Wall

5 sourcesalternative r&b

CON NME P4K+2

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Maria Somerville

Luster

4 sourcesdream pop

BK C G+1

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Momma

Welcome to My Blue Sky

6 sourcesindie rock

CON P R+3

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Ichiko Aoba

Luminescent Creatures

5 sourcesjapanese indie

B L P4K+2

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Gelli Haha

Switcheroo

5 sourcesindie electronic

B B K+2

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They Are Gutting a Body of Water

LOTTO

5 sourcesshoegaze

E P R+2

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Wolf Alice

The Clearing

5 sourcesindie

D NME R+2

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Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

Alfredo 2

4 sourcesjazz rap

C D E+1

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Tortoise

Touch

2 sourcespost-rock

A T

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Greet Death

Die in Love

3 sourcesshoegaze

B E T

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No Joy

Bugland

3 sourcesshoegaze

B G T

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Natalie Beridze

Street Life

2 sourcesindie electronic

A A

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The Beths

Straight Line Was A Lie

3 sourcesindie rock

K R W

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PUP

Who Will Look After the Dogs?

2 sourcesmidwest emo

CON E

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Parcels

Loved

3 sourcesindie soul

CON R W

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Dead Channel Sky

3 sourcesexperimental hip hop

B R T

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Mariah the Scientist

Hearts Sold Separately

2 sourcesalternative r&b

C R

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Armand Hammer & The Alchemist

Mercy

2 sourcesexperimental hip hop

B T

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Circuit des Yeux

Halo on the Inside

2 sourcesslowcore

B T

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Open Mike Eagle

Neighborhood Gods Unlimited

3 sourcesexperimental hip hop

B R T

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Danny Brown

Stardust

2 sourcesexperimental hip hop

C T

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Great Grandpa

Patience, Moonbeam

2 sourcesindie punk

B E

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Shallowater

God's Gonna Give You a Million Dollars

2 sourcesslowcore

CON SG

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Soulwax

All Systems Are Lying

2 sourceselectroclash

K R

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Ambrose Akinmusire

honey from a winter stone

2 sourcesjazz

B T

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Cicada

Gazing the Shades of White

1 sourcestaiwanese indie

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Tame Impala

Deadbeat

2 sourcesneo-psychedelic

K W

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Hyphen Dash

Basement 626

1 sourcesindie jazz

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ARMAND HAMMER + THE ALCHEMIST

Mercy

1 sourcesexperimental hip hop

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Silvana Estrada

Vendran Suaves Lluvias

2 sourceslatin folk

K R

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Durand Bernarr

Bloom

1 sourcesneo soul

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KIRBY

Miss Black America

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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Nadeem Din-Gabisi

OFFSHORE

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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Mereba

The Breeze Grew a Fire

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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MEN I TRUST

Equus Caballus / Equus Asinus

1 sourcesbedroom pop

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Saint Etienne

International

1 sourcesbritpop

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Isaia Huron

Concubania

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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The Lemonheads

Love Chant

1 sourcespower pop

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Xavier Omar

HunnyMoon Mountain

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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Destin Conrad

Love On Digital

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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Natural Information Society

Perseverance Flow

1 sourcesfree jazz

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Silvana Estrada

Vendrán Suaves Lluvias

1 sourceslatin folk

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NIGHT TAPES

portals//polarities

1 sourcesdream pop

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Men I Trust

Equus Caballus

1 sourcesbedroom pop

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Khamari

To Dry A Tear

1 sourcesindie r&b

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Anxious

Bambi

1 sourcesmidwest emo

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Cryogeyser

1 sourcesshoegaze

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Biohazard

Divided We Fall

1 sourcesrap metal

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Buntspecht

Konstrukt 5

1 sourcesgerman indie

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Men I Trust

Equus Asinus

1 sourcesbedroom pop

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Loyle Carner

hopefully !

1 sourcesjazz rap

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Black Eyes

Hostile Design

1 sourcesnoise rock

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Chicago Underground Duo

Hyperglyph

1 sourcesexperimental jazz

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Arm's Length

There's A Whole World Out There

1 sourcesmidwest emo

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Algernon Cadwallader

Trying Not to Have a Thought

1 sourcesmidwest emo

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Total Wife

come back down

1 sourcesshoegaze

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Madison McFerrin

Scorpio

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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Polo & Pan

22:22

1 sourcesfrench indie pop

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Cut Copy

Moments

1 sourcesalternative dance

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Bardo

Transformation Time

1 sourceslatin alternative

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Cloakroom

Last Leg of the Human Table

1 sourcesshoegaze

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Spool

1 sourcesshoegaze

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Aesop Rock

Black Hole Superette

1 sourcesunderground hip hop

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Navy Blue

The Sword & The Soaring

1 sourcesexperimental hip hop

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Yazz Ahmed

A Paradise In the Hold

1 sourcesnu jazz

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Theon Cross

Affirmations (Live At Blue Note New York)

1 sourcesexperimental jazz

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Tarun Balani

Kadahin Milandaasin

1 sourcesindian indie

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Buscabulla

Se Amaba Así

1 sourceslatin indie

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Bar Italia

Some Like It Hot

2 sourceslo-fi indie

P R

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Baalti

Mela

1 sourceslo-fi house

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Miki Berenyi Trio

Tripla

1 sourcesdream pop

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crushed

no scope

1 sourcesdream pop

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Maxo

Mars Is Electric

1 sourcesexperimental hip hop

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Aesop Rock

Black Hole Superette & I Heard It's A Mess There Too

1 sourcesunderground hip hop

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Royel Otis

Hickey

1 sourcesindie

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Mumford & Sons

Rushmere

1 sourcesfolk

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Lael Neale

Altogether Stranger

1 sourcesindie folk

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The Mountain Goats

Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan

1 sourcesfolk punk

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The Lumineers

Automatic

1 sourcesfolk pop

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The Head and the Heart

Aperture

1 sourcesindie folk

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Kelela

In the Blue Light

1 sourcesalternative r&b

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Emma-Jean Thackray

Weirdo

1 sourcesnu jazz

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SML

How You Been

1 sourcesambient jazz

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Pool Kids

Easier Said Than Done

1 sourcesmidwest emo

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Teethe

Magic of the Sale

1 sourcesslowcore

CON

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Pile

Sunshine and Balance Beams

1 sourcesnoise rock

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FKA twigs

Eusexua Afterglow

1 sourcesart pop

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Mei Semones

Animaru

1 sourcesjapanese indie

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