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| Arcade Fire | Funeral | 2004 |
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| Neko Case |
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood | 2006 |
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| Clipse |
Hell Hath No Fury | 2006 |
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| Iron & Wine | Our Endless Numbered Days | 2004 |
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| Madvillain | Madvillainy | 2004 |
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| Joanna Newsom | Ys | 2006 |
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| Sleater-Kinney | The Woods | 2005 |
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| Brian Wilson | SMiLE | 2004 |
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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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