Some indie bands cause a sensation with their debut, and some are only recognized several years and albums later, like these 10 acts.
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Belle and Sebastian’s 12th studio album stands out for its cohesion as an upbeat, pop-forward release with nary a slow song in sight.
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After two years without a proper top 10, here are the Indiecator’s top 10 albums of 2022 (plus some honorable mentions).
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Phoenix’s seventh album Alpha Zulu is their first release that could be categorized as just “synthpop,” which the band surprisingly pulls off.
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The Car has the distinction of being the second-best Arctic Monkeys lounge album, and their most boring release to date.
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Once you get past its brevity, Cool It Down has some amazing dance tracks that almost make the nine-year wait worth it.
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Freakout/Release ups the ante on what to expect from Hot Chip’s tracks without upending what to expect from a Hot Chip album.
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Reset is Panda Bear’s most accessible album since Person Pitch, and joining forces with Sonic Boom makes for a winning pop formula.
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Entering Heaven Alive is White’s first effort based entirely around the Americana sound he’s flirted with for decades, and let’s hope it’s his only album like this.
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Seven albums in, and The Other Side of Make-Believe is the first album that sounds like “Interpol-by-numbers.”
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Here are five things that bands and labels do to their albums that make the listening experience that much less enjoyable.
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WE is a finely crafted album that shows off what has made Arcade Fire so celebrated, with a few stumbles.
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