| 1000 ratings - thanks Sput! |
| 50 |  | Jenn Champion
Cool Choices
Indie pop / indie rock
List is a ranking of my 50 favourite albums from my last 500 ratings you already know these no one cares INSTEAD I want to turn the spotlight to this site! |
| 49 |  | David Kauffman and Eric Caboor
Songs From Suicide Bridge
Folk / singer-songwriter
I’ve been using Sput for over a decade now. Stumbled upon the site while looking for reviews of Muse’s ‘Absolution’, then my favourite album, and it’s been my go-to for music discussion ever since. |
| 48 |  | Sunhouse
Crazy on the Weekend
Indie rock / indie folk
Sput has massively impacted my taste. I mean, when I first made an account I think I had about 75 ratings or something. You guys have graced my ears with so many amazing albums, varying from well-known indie classics to, uh, more underground indie classics (I’ve broadened my musical horizons a bit, but ultimately my brain just really likes it when sad indie men go sad – as evidenced by this list). And even when I find music through other ways, I always enjoy reading about it here. |
| 47 |  | Damien Jurado
Where Shall You Take Me?
Americana / indie folk
This site definitely means more to me than my presence would suggest. I guess I’m a lurker at heart; I just prefer reading other people’s thoughts over providing my own. (Also: I still feel weird posting stuff on the internet. It’s as if I’m shouting out of my window, hoping anyone listens and cares – and I live on a 20th floor). That being said, I do enjoy contributing my tiny bits of content, and I hope they are somehow valuable to anyone engaging with this strange corner of the internet. |
| 46 |  | Spangle call Lilli line
PURPLE
Dream pop / downtempo
I know this site has its issues. I would genuinely be sad if the site dies, so I hope it can go on as long as possible! |
| 45 |  | 40 Watt Sun
Perfect Light
Slowcore
With that out of the way, let’s do some shoutouts: |
| 44 |  | And Also The Trees
(Listen for) the Rag and Bone Man
Art rock / gothic rock
Shoutout to people writing reviews or soundoffs for otherwise ignored albums |
| 43 |  | Malcolm Middleton
5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John Nicotine
Singer-songwriter / indie rock
Shoutout to every original list idea |
| 42 |  | John Moreland
In The Throes
Alt-country / singer-songwriter
Shoutout to the staff’s year end lists |
| 41 |  | Everything Everything
Mountainhead
Indie pop
Shoutout to the lurkers |
| 40 |  | Mojave 3
Excuses For Travelers
Alt-country
BIG shoutout to everyone successfully clicking (Edit) instead of (X) on their own list |
| 39 |  | Gregory Alan Isakov
This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Indie folk
A moment of silence for those who have not |
| 38 |  | Ben Howard
Is It?
Folktronica
Shoutout to every user who has abandoned an overly ambitious rec list |
| 37 |  | Sun Kil Moon
Tiny Cities
Folk rock / singer-songwriter
BIG Shoutout to every user project |
| 36 |  | Blonde Redhead
Sit Down for Dinner
Dream pop
Shoutout to everyone who makes music, actually |
| 35 |  | The Twilight Sad
Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
Indie rock / post-punk
Shoutout to music |
| 34 |  | The Cinematic Orchestra
Every Day
Nu jazz / downtempo
Shoutout to the commas in everyone’s ‘favourite bands’ section |
| 33 |  | toe
NOW I SEE THE LIGHT
Indie rock / math rock
Nostalgic shoutout to the beautiful 3D pie chart that used to display your musical taste instead of this dumb rainbow smh my head |
| 32 |  | Ethel Cain
Preacher's Daughter
Slowcore
Desperate shoutout to the still missing slowcore tag |
| 31 |  | Smog
A River Ain't Too Much To Love
Folk / singer-songwriter
Shoutout to users repping obscure music |
| 30 |  | Swans
The Beggar
Post-rock
Shoutout to people that actually listen to the recs they receive |
| 29 |  | Matt Elliott
The End of Days
Folk / slowcore
Sad shoutout to users who lost their avatars in one of the site’s wipeouts |
| 28 |  | Damien Rice
My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Indie rock / indie folk
HUGE HUGE shoutout to the people keeping this site alive behind the screens – your work is unseen but not unappreciated! |
| 27 |  | Grace Cathedral Park
In The Evenings Of Regret
Slowcore / post-rock
Hard RIP to the site’s copyright, expanded in either 2022 or 2023 if the statement at the bottom of every page is to be believed |
| 26 |  | Lankum
False Lankum
Irish folk music
BIG shoutout to the users organizing Secret Santa and Sput Royale |
| 25 |  | Big Red Machine
How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
Indie pop / indie folk
Sad shoutout to the people losing in the first round of that user popularity contest |
| 24 |  | Sigur Ros
Valtari
Post-rock / ambient
Shoutout to every user who has ever made an interactive list |
| 23 |  | OXN
CYRM
Avant-folk / darkwave
Shoutout to Peter Gabriel |
| 22 |  | Cocteau Twins
Heaven or Las Vegas
Dream pop
Shoutout to guitars |
| 21 |  | Kashiwa Daisuke
Program Music III
Post-rock / classical / electronic
Shoutout to computers |
| 20 |  | Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music For Airports
Ambient
BIG shoutout to users referring to list entries by the albums/artists listed instead of forcing OP to scroll through their own list to find out whatever they placed at “88, 56, 23 and 21” (trying to set a new standard here, thank me later) |
| 19 |  | Exquirla
Para Quienes Aún Viven
Post-rock
Sad shoutout to the sorry, sorry people who can’t make an account |
| 18 |  | Massive Attack
Mezzanine
Trip hop
Shoutout to everyone obsessing over their ratings |
| 17 |  | Wild Pink
ILYSM
Indie rock / indie folk
Shoutout to the cowards using decimals |
| 16 |  | Paul Buchanan
Mid Air
Ambient pop
Shoutout to everyone who ever wrote something on the internet |
| 15 |  | Slowdive
Everything is Alive
Dream pop / shoegaze
Shoutout & hugs to everyone who has ever shared personal stuff on the internet |
| 14 |  | mewithoutYou
Catch For Us the Foxes
Post-hardcore / indie rock
Shout-out to all not anglo-fone users |
| 13 |  | Advance Base
Animal Companionship
Indietronica
Shoutout to people disabling comments |
| 12 |  | Portico Quartet
Monument
Nu-jazz
Shoutout to the person who used Sput’s database for their thesis on Feminist Themes in Punk Rock Song Lyrics |
| 11 |  | Lydia
Illuminate
Indie rock / emo / indie pop
Shoutout to the person who called Sputnikmusic an ‘acclaimed’ review source in their thesis what an absolute legend |
| 10 |  | Trespassers William
Having
Dream pop / slowcore
Shoutout to Michael Miller, who apparently wrote that “you're likely to fine [sic] a wide variety of opinions in the site” |
| 9 |  | Bark Psychosis
Codename: Dustsucker
Post-rock
(Shoutout to Wikipedia) |
| 8 |  | There Will Be Fireworks
Because, Because
Indie rock
Shoutout to people giving constructive criticism |
| 7 |  | Arab Strap
Philophobia
Slowcore
Shoutout to nice people |
| 6 |  | Portishead
Third
Electronic / experimental rock
Shoutout to everyone who never violated the “one list per day”-rule |
| 5 |  | The For Carnation
The For Carnation
Slowcore
Shoutout to everyone who regularly visits Sputnik.com |
| 4 |  | Alora Crucible
Oak Lace Apparition
Neoclassical new age / chamber music
Shoutout to everyone providing content to this site, whether it be a wordy review, a snippy soundoff, an extensive blog post, a meticulous list or a dumb comment |
| 3 |  | Ruby Haunt
Watching the Grass Grow
Dream pop/slowcore
Shoutout to everyone who has ever interacted with me |
| 2 |  | Songs: Ohia
Ghost Tropic
Slowcore
Shoutout to everyone reading this |
| 1 |  | Carissa's Wierd
Ugly But Honest: 1996-1999
Slowcore
Shoutout to the premier source for music reviews and music news, covering the best albums in indie, metal, and punk! |
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