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| Grandaddy |
The Sophtware Slump | 2000 |
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| Madvillain | Madvillainy | 2004 |
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| The Microphones | The Glow, Pt. 2 | 2001 |
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| Modest Mouse | The Moon & Antarctica | 2000 |
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| Radiohead |
Hail to the Thief | 2003 |
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| Spoon |
Kill the Moonlight | 2002 |
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| Sufjan Stevens | Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State | 2003 |
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| The Wrens |
The Meadowlands | 2003 |
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| Yo La Tengo |
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out | 2000 |
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