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| The Arcade Fire | Funeral | 2004 |
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| Broken Social Scene | You Forgot It in People | 2002 |
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| The Go! Team | Thunder Lightening Strike | 2004 |
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| Interpol |
Turn On the Bright Lights | 2002 |
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| Junior Boys | Last Exit | 2004 |
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| M83 |
Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts | 2003 |
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| Madvillain | Madvillainy | 2004 |
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| Manitoba |
Up in Flames | 2003 |
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| The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come for Free | 2004 |
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