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| Band of Horses | Everything All the Time | 2006 |
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| Andrew Bird |
Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs | 2005 |
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| The Decemberists | Picaresque | 2005 |
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| Modest Mouse |
Good News for People Who Love Bad News | 2004 |
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| Joanna Newsom | Ys | 2006 |
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| The Shins |
Chutes Too Narrow | 2003 |
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| Sonic Youth | Sonic Nurse | 2004 |
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| Sufjan Stevens | Illinois | 2005 |
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| TV on the Radio | Return to Cookie Mountain | 2006 |
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| Wolf Parade |
Apologies to the Queen Mary | 2005 |
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