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A Vicious Cycle Reef the Lost Cauze (F.U. Pay Me)

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Accelerate R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)

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Acid Tongue Jenny Lewis (Warner Bros.)

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Back Down to Earth Photon Band (Empyrean)

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Evil Urges My Morning Jacket (ATO)

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Fate Dr. Dog (Park the Van)

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Feed The Animals Girl Talk (Illegal Art)

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Fire Songs The Watson Twins (Vanguard)

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Firesight Jessie Baylin (Verve)

• Nicole Pensiero

Flashy Electric Six (Metropolis)

• Paul Tsikitas

Folie A Deux Fall Out Boy (Island)

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Forfeit/Fortune Crooked Fingers (Red Pig/Constant Artists)

• Will Dean

Keeper's Deastro (eMusic Selects)

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Live @ the Roxy Phish (JEMP)

• Marc Steel

Makeout Party At The Werewolf Club Scary Monster (Modern Soul)

• John Vettese

Microcastles Deerhunter (Kranky)

• Greg Hoskins

Modern Guilt Beck (Interscope)

• Lauren Zalut

Mono in VCF Mono in VCF (no label)

• Michael Pelusi

Mr. Love and Justice Billy Bragg (Anti/Epitaph)

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Nineteen Ninety Four The Danger O's (Creep)

• Amy Strauss

None Shall Pass Aesop Rock (Def Jux)

• Dennis Crowley

Offend Maggie Deerhoof (Kill Rock Stars)

• James Saul

Oracular Spectacular MGMT (Sony) [ CP Top 21 ]

• Patrick Foley

Paper Trail T.I. (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)

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Rip It Off Times New Viking (Matador)

• Clay Cansler

Rising Down The Roots (Def Jam) [ CP Top 21 ]

• Reseca Glasser

Skeletal Lamping Of Montreal (Polyvinyl)

• Jesse Delaney

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

• Kevin Pearson

The Mixtape About Nothing Wale (Self-released)

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The Way I See It Raphael Saadiq (Columbia)

• A.D. Amorosi

Tronic Black Milk (Fat Beats)

• M.F. DiBella

Visiter The Dodos (Frenchkiss)

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You & Me The Walkmen (Gigantic) [ CP Top 21 ]

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