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A Hundred Million Suns Snow Patrol (Geffen)

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A Thousand Sharks My Brightest Diamond (Asthmatic Kitty)

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• Jesse Delaney

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• Amy Strauss

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• J. Edward Keyes

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• Greg Hoskins

• Paul Tsikitas

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• Patrick Foley

Fennario Emory Joseph (Iris)

• Marc Steel

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Jim Jamie Lidell (Warp)

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• Adam Goren

Love is Overtaking Me Arthur Russell (Audika)

• Kevin Pearson

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• Clay Cansler

Microcastles Deerhunter (Kranky)

• David Faris

New Lexicon Paint It Black (Jade Tree)

• Tom Howard

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• James Saul

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Rip It Off Times New Viking (Matador)

• Matt Hotz

Rockferry Duffy (Mercury)

• Wendy Ginsberg

Santogold Santogold (Downtown) [ CP Top 21 ]

• Molly Eichel

Secret Machines Secret Machines (Tsm Recordings)

• Mike Rapa

Seeing Sounds N.E.R.D. (Star Trak/Interscope)

• Carolyn Huckabay

Shine Estelle (Atlantic) [ CP Top 21 ]

• Maura Johnston

• Drew Lazor

• Natalie Hope McDonald

Stay Positive The Hold Steady (Vagrant) [ CP Top 21 ]

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The Stand Ins Okkervil River (Jagjaguwar)

• Ryan Godfrey

The Supreme Genius Of King Khan and His Shrines (Vice)

• Justin Bauer

Universal Indians Dark Meat (Vice)

• John Vettese

Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend (XL) [ CP Top 21 ]

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Visiter The Dodos (Frenchkiss)

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Volume One She & Him (Merge)

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