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Babyshambles – Shotter’s Nation
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Travis – The Boy With No Name
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Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times
The White Stripes – Icky Thump
The High Llamas – Can Cladders
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs – You Can’t Buy A Gun When You’re Crying
Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha
Patrick Park – Everyone’s In Everyone
The Coral – Roots & Echoes
The Felice Brothers – Tonight At The Arizona
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Brimstone Howl – Guts Of Steel
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Some Loud Thunder
Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
Grinderman – Grinderman
The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
Jamie T – Panic Prevention
The View – Hats Off To The Buskers
The Draytones – Forever On
The Holloways – So This Is Great Britain
MSTRKRFT – The Looks
Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
Duke Special – Songs From The Deep Forest
Rufus Wainwright – Release The Stars
Queens Of The Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
The Enemy – We’ll Live And Die In These Towns
M.I.A. – Kala
The Rumble Strips – Girls & Weather
The Go! Team – Proof Of Youth
Ocean Colour Scene – On The Leyline
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Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
Apples In Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder
The Stooges – The Weirdness
Jesse Malin – Glitter In The Gutter
The Maccabees – Colour It In
The Pigeon Detectives – Wait For Me
Good Shoes –Think Before You Speak
The Hold Steady – Boys And Girls In America
Amy McDonald – This Is The Life
Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger
Bright Eyes – Cassadaga
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The Good, The Bad And The Queen – s/t
LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
Kate Nash – Made Of Bricks
Mother & The Addicts – Science Fiction Illustrated
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Baby 81
Blood Arm – Lie Lover Lie
Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
Shitdisco -Kingdom Of Fear
New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom
Simian Mobile Disco – Attack Decay Sustain Release
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Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City
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