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| Animal Collective | Feels | 2005 |
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| The Arcade Fire | Funeral | 2004 |
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| The Books |
The Lemon of Pink | 2003 |
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| Cat Power | You Are Free | 2003 |
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| Interpol |
Turn On the Bright Lights | 2002 |
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| Madvillain | Madvillainy | 2004 |
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| Prefuse 73 |
One Word Extinguisher | 2003 |
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| Radiohead |
Hail to the Thief | 2003 |
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| The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come for Free | 2004 |
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| Kanye West | College Dropout | 2004 |
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