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3 No-Skip Indie Rock Albums Celebrating Their 15th Anniversaries This Year

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These three albums all fall under different aspects of the often-debated indie rock style. But there are two things we can’t deny. One, they’re all no-skip albums. And two, they’re all 15 years old now.

‘Twin Fantasy’ by Car Seat Headrest

The 2011 release of Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest, aka Will Toledo, is often overshadowed by the 2018 re-release. For an understandable reason, as this version, later subtitled Mirror to Mirror, is rough, raw, and lacking polished production. The reissue remedies that, and the songs are exactly the same lyrically and emotionally. But this early version has character that often gets lost within competent production.

Sometimes a clean-up later can bring out the gems on an album that were hidden by technical restrictions. To revisit a project after several years and only improve the production value is a rare feat. The songs are perfect, and Twin Fantasy is an undisputed no-skip........

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