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| Andrew Bird |
Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs | 2005 |
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| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | 2005 |
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| Interpol |
Antics | 2004 |
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| M83 |
Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts | 2003 |
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| Manitoba |
Up in Flames | 2003 |
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| The National | Alligator | 2005 |
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| Sonic Youth | Sonic Nurse | 2004 |
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| Spoon |
Gimme Fiction | 2005 |
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| The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come for Free | 2004 |
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| Wolf Parade |
Apologies to the Queen Mary | 2005 |
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