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| Cat Power | You Are Free | 2003 |
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| Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | 2004 |
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| Grandaddy |
The Sophtware Slump | 2000 |
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| Midlake |
The Trials of Van Occupanther | 2006 |
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| Modest Mouse |
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| The Shins |
Chutes Too Narrow | 2003 |
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| Sufjan Stevens | Illinois | 2005 |
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| TV on the Radio | Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes | 2004 |
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