These critics also liked the following albums:
| Artist | Album | Year | Buy at Amazon | Song Samples |
| The Arcade Fire | Funeral | 2004 |
 |
Listen |
| Art Brut |
Bang Bang Rock and Roll | 2005 |
|
|
| Bloc Party | Silent Alarm | 2005 |
| Listen |
| Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | 2004 |
|
Listen |
| Interpol |
Antics | 2004 |
| Listen |
| M.I.A. |
Arular | 2005 |
| Listen |
| Maximo Park | A Certain Trigger | 2005 |
|
Listen |
| Morrissey |
You Are the Quarry | 2004 |
|
Listen |
| The Strokes | Room on Fire | 2003 |
|
Listen |
| Tocotronic | Tocotronic | 2002 | 
| |