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Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs | 2005 |
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| Neko Case |
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood | 2006 |
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| Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | 2006 |
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| Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere | 2006 |
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| The Hold Steady | Boys and Girls in America | 2006 |
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| Madvillain | Madvillainy | 2004 |
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| Joanna Newsom | Ys | 2006 |
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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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