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| Animal Collective | Feels | 2005 |
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| The Arcade Fire | Funeral | 2004 |
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| Liars |
Drum's Not Dead | 2006 |
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| Madvillain | Madvillainy | 2004 |
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| The New Pornographers | Twin Cinema | 2005 |
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| Joanna Newsom | Ys | 2006 |
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| Sonic Youth | Sonic Nurse | 2004 |
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| Sufjan Stevens | Illinois | 2005 |
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| Wolf Parade |
Apologies to the Queen Mary | 2005 |
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| Yo La Tengo |
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass | 2006 |
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