The Album Leaf - In A Safe Place

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Genre: Post-rock, Ambient

Similar Artist: Sigur Rós

Simply beautiful.


The Album Leaf - In A Safe Place (2004)

1. Window
   
2. Thule
   
3. On Your Way
   
4. Twenty Two Fourteen
   
5. The Outer Banks
   
6. Over the Pond
   
7. Another Day
   
8. Streamside
   
9. Eastern Glow
   
10. Moss Mountain Town

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Snowden - Anti-Anti

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Genre: Indie Rock

I like this. A lot. I know this band is famous for "Anti-Anti", but people should listen also to their other songs, which are mostly excellent and unforgettable.

Snowden - Anti-Anti (2006)

1. Like Bullets
2. Anti-Anti
3. My Murmuring Darling
4. Filler Is Wasted
5. Black Eyes
6. Between the Rent and Me
7. Counterfeit Rules
8. Innocent Heathen
9. Stop Your Bleeding
10. Kill the Power
11. Victim Card
12. Sisters

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DeVotchKa - SuperMelodrama

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Genre: Gypsy Folk

Similar Artists: Beirut, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, Gogol Bordello


DeVotchKa - SuperMelodrama (2000)

1. Danglin' Feet
   
2. DeVotchKa!
   
3. Gasoline Serpent
   
4. Head Honcho
   
5. Dark Eyes
   
6. Whiskey Breath
   
7. Sunrise on Cicero
   
8. Cuba Libra
   
9. The Jaws of the World
   
10. Life Is Short
    
11. Tragedy
    
12. Curse Your Little Heart
    
13. In the Tower

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The National - Boxer

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Ketch Harbour Wolves, a bit of Interpol

I'm sure you have heard about The National. One of the best albums in 2007. Matt's voice is my weakness.

The National - Boxer (2007)

1. Fake Empire
   
2. Mistaken for Strangers
   
3. Brainy
   
4. Squalor Victoria
   
5. Green Gloves
   
6. Slow Show
   
7. Apartment Story
   
8. Start a War
   
9. Guest Room
   
10. Racing Like a Pro
    
11. Ada
    
12. Gospel

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The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artist: The Decemberists

Easy listenin' masterpiece from the "best ever death metal band in Denton!" :D

The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride (2008)

1. Sax Rohmer #1
   
2. San Bernardino
   
3. Heretic Pride
   
4. Autoclave
   
5. New Zion
   
6. So Desperate
   
7. In the Craters on the Moon
   
8. Lovecraft in Brooklyn
   
9. Tianchi Lake
   
10. How to Embrace a Swamp Creature
    
11. Marduk T-Shirt Men's Room Incident
    
12. Sept 15th 1983
13. Michael Myers Resplendent
    

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DeVotchKa - A Mad & Faithful Telling

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Genre: Gypsy folk

Similar Artists: Beirut, Gogol Bordello

I was looking for artist similar to Beirut. DeVotchKa is not exactly like Beirut, but it's quite close. It has its own great vibe though. Infectious music.

DeVotchKa - A Mad & Faithful Telling (2008)

1. Basso Profundo
2. Along the Way
3. The Clockwise Witness
4. Head Honcho
5. Comrade Z
6. Transliterator
7. Blessing in Disguise
8. Undone
9. Strizzalo
10. A New World

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Swan Lake - Beast Moans

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Wolf Parade, Destroyer

I'm not exactly much of a fan of this album. I prefer Spencer Krug in Sunset Rubdown. I admit though that Spencer's parts here are brilliant. The style is so much like Sunset Rubdown's.

Swan Lake - Beast Moans (2006)

1. Widow's Walk
   
2. Nubile Days
   
3. City Calls
   
4. A Venue Called Rubella
   
5. All Fires
   
6. The Partisan But He's Got to Know
   
7. The Freedom
   
8. Petersburg, Liberty Theater, 1914
9. The Pollenated Girls
   
10. Bluebird
    
11. Pleasure Vessels
    
12. Are You Swimming in Her Pools
    
13. Shooting Rockets

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Xiu Xiu - The Air Force

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Genre: Experimental, Indie Rock, Post-punk

Similar Artists: Frog Eyes?, Liars?

I don't have a favorite Xiu Xiu album. When it comes to this band, I tend to love some songs, and hate some. Well, this album is the best one the band has made, at least for me. It's perfectly fine to mope around sometimes, fellas.

Xiu Xiu - The Air Force (2006)

1. Buzz Saw
   
2. Boy Soprano
   
3. Hello from Eau Claire
   
4. Vulture Piano
   
5. PJ in the Streets...
   
6. Bishop, CA
   
7. Saint Pedro Glue Stick
   
8. The Pineapple vs the Watermelon
   
9. Save Me Save Me
   
10. The Fox & the Rabbit
    
11. Wig Master

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Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island

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Genre: Indie Folk

Similar Artists: The Decemberists, The Mountain Goats

A good album, though not as brilliant as In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.

Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island (1996)

1. Song Against Sex
   
2. You've Passed
   
3. Someone Is Waiting
   
4. A Baby for Pree
   
5. Marching Theme
   
6. Where You'll Find Me Now
   
7. Avery Island/April 1st
   
8. Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone
   
9. Three Peaches
   
10. Naomi
    
11. April 8th
    
12. Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey's Eye

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Squid 9 - Kraken Modular

Genre: Trip-hop, Electronic, Hip-hop

I don't know anything about this band. But it's a really good album. Lots of different styles incorporated in this one.

Squid 9 - Kraken Modular (2003)

1. Sad Place
2. Insincerely
3. Unsettled 64
4. House Of Cards
5. Unusual Suspects
6. Wild Slide
7. Now
8. Paikot-Ikot
9. Padayon Ta
10. Id
11. Road Maps

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The Camerawalls - Pocket Guide to the Otherworld

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Genre: Indie Pop

Similar Artists: The Beatles, The Smiths

Didn't realize how good this album is, until today. Fortunately, this record is available in stores. I'm going to buy one tomorrow. Promise!

The Camerawalls - Pocket Guide to the Otherworld (2008)

1. Markers Of Beautiful Memories
2. Clinically Dead For 16 Hours
3. Lord Of The Flies
4. I Love You, Natalie
5. Changing Horses Midstream
6. Ignore My Weaknesses, Don't Ignore Me
7. Canto De Maria Clara
8. The Emperor, The Concubine & The Commoner
9. Solitary North Star
10. Lizards Hiding Under Rocks

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Slut - Still No. 1

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Genre: Indie Rock

Slut is still new to me. However, I'm quickly falling in love with its music. A good thing, most of the time.

Slut - Still No. 1 (2008)

1. Sum It Up
2. Come On
3. StillNo1
4. If I Had A Heart
5. Wednesday
6. Ariel
7. Odds And Ends
8. Better Living
9. Failed On You
10. Tomorrow Will Be Mine
11. Say Yes To Everything
12. Work Hard and Be Nice to People
    
13. Wednesday (feat. Dillon)
    
14. Time to Go Home

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Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain

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Genre: Classical, Instrumental

Glorious.


Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain (2001)

1. J'y suis jamais allé
   
2. Les Jours tristes
   
3. La Valse d'Amélie" (Original version)
   
4. Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi
   
5. La Noyée
   
6. L'Autre valse d'Amélie
   
7. Guilty (Al Bowlly)
   
8. À quai
   
9. Le Moulin
   
10. Pas si simple
    
11. La Valse d'Amélie (Orchestral version)
    
12. La Valse des vieux os
    
13. La Dispute
    
14. Si tu n'étais pas là (Frehél)
15. Soir de fête
    
16. La Redécouverte
    
17. Sur le fil
    
18. Le Banquet
    
19. La Valse d'Amélie" (Piano version)
    
20. La Valse des monstres
    

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Elefant - The Black Magic Show

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Genre: Post-punk, Indie Rock

It's a good album. Worth checking out.


Elefant - The Black Magic Show (2006)

1. Black Magic Show
   
2. Sirens
   
3. Lolita
   
4. The Clown
   
5. Uh Oh Hello
   
6. Why
   
7. Brasil
   
8. My Apology
   
9. The Lunatic
   
10. It's a Shame
    
11. Don't Wait
    

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Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head

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Genre: Alternative, Indie

You'll either love or hate this album. However one thing is certain: you will not forget about this record.

Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head (2008)

1. Fawn
   
2. Town with No Cheer
   
3. Falling Down
   
4. Anywhere I Lay My Head
   
5. Fannin Street
   
6. Song for Jo
   
7. Green Grass
   
8. I Wish I Was in New Orleans
   
9. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
   
10. No One Knows I'm Gone
    
11. Who Are You?

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Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

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Genre: Indie Folk

Similar Artists: The Decemberists, The Mountain Goats

Brilliant album. A classic.


Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)

1. The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One
   
2. The King of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two & Three
   
3. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
   
4. Two-Headed Boy
   
5. The Fool
   
6. Holland, 1945
   
7. Communist Daughter
   
8. Oh Comely
   
9. Ghost
   
10. (untitled)
    
11. Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two

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A Hawk and A Hacksaw - Darkness at Noon

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Genre: Gypsy Folk, Indie Folk

Similar Artists: DeVotchKa

Nice album, if you're into Eastern European music.


A Hawk and A Hacksaw - Darkness at Noon (2005)

1. Laughter in the Dark
   
2. The Moon Under Water
   
3. The Water Under the Moon
   
4. A Black and White Rainbow
   
5. For Slavoj
   
6. Europa
   
7. Pastelka On the Train
   
8. Goodbye Great Britain
   
9. Our Lady of the Vlatva
   
10. Wicky Pocky
    
11. Portlandtown

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Lullatone - Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous

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Genre: Twee Pop, Indie Pop, Electronica

Similar Artists: Piana, múm

Cute bedtime beats. I listen to it before I go to sleep.


Lullatone - Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous (2006)

1. Good Morning Melody
2. Bedroom Bossa Band
3. Magical...
4. Pajama Party Pop
5. Sleepytime Samba
6. Thoughts and Clouds
7. Building Castles in the Sky
8. Floating Away


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The Vince Noir Project - S/T

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Genre: Psychedelic, Electronic, Indie Rock

Similar Artist: Ladytron, Portishead

Nice rockin' new band. Highly recommended!


The Vince Noir Project - S/T (2008)

1. Release It to the Wild
2. 6 Million Gigabytes
3. Alter Ego
4. Market Love
5. Alavet
6. Taste the Rust
7. Who's Vince Noir?
8. Wha' A Git
9. Rainbow in the Ocean
10. Don't Need Anything from You
11. Release It to the Wild (Radio Mix)
12. Wha' A Git (Radio Mix)


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The Late Isabel - Doll's Head

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Genre: Post-punk, Gothic

Similar Artists: I don't know

The Late Isabel hails from the Philippines. I imagine listening to this album while having a sleep paralysis: haunting, ghoulish, nightmarish. Look out for a totally creepy cover of "My Favorite Things" from Mary Poppins.

The Late Isabel - Doll's Head (2004)

1. Doll's Head
2. Dead Eyes
3. The Rising Tide
4. Carrrying You Like A Baby
5. 68
6. Midnight City
7. Fingers Around the Wine Glass
8. Follow (the Mad March)
9. My Favorite Things


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Pela - Anytown Graffiti

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Frightened Rabbit, Snowden

One of my favorite albums in 2007.


Pela - Anytown Graffiti (2007)

1. Waiting on the Stairs
2. Lost to the Lonesome
3. Drop Me Off
4. The Trouble With River Cities
5. Cavalry
6. Song Writes Itself
7. Your Desert's Not A Desert at All
8. Tenement Teeth
9. Rooftops (Moth Song Outro)
10. Anytown Graffiti
11. 7th and 17th


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Ólafur Arnalds - Variations of Static EP

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Genre: Instrumental, Post-rock, Ambient

Similar Artists: Sigur Rós, Amiina

Not much deviation from Ólafur Arnalds' style. However, "Himininn er að hrynja, en stjörnurnar fara þér vel" creates immediate impact. An eerie, child-bot voice was used into two of the songs here to great effect.

Ólafur Arnalds - Variations of Static EP (2008)

1. fok
2. við vorum smá...
3. haust
4. lokaðu augunum
5. himininn er að hrynja, en stjörnurnar fara þér vel


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The Rakes - Ten New Messages

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Genre: Indie Rock, Post-punk

Similar Artists: The Cribs

I always liked Alan Donohoe. I don't know why.

The Rakes - Ten New Messages (2007)

1. The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect
   
2. Little Superstitions
   
3. We Danced Together
   
4. Trouble
   
5. Suspicious Eyes
   
6. "On a Mission" - 3:06
7. Down with Moonlight
   
8. "When Tom Cruise Cries
   
9. Time to Stop Talking
   
10. Leave the City and Come Home

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Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off the Lavender Bridge

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Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Folk

Similar Artists: Patrick Wolf (or is it just me?)

The album cover is crappy, but the songs are not. In fact this record is just beautiful. Seriously, Devonte Hynes reminds me so much of Patrick Wolf (vocals).

Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off the Lavender Bridge (2008)

1. Number One
   
2. Galaxy of the Lost
   
3. Tell Me What It's Worth
   
4. All to Shit
   
5. Midnight Surprise
   
6. Devil Tricks For a Bitch
   
7. I Could Have Done This Myself
   
8. Salty Water
   
9. Dry Lips
   
10. Everyone I Know Is Listening to Crunk
    
11. Let the Bitches Die
    
12. No Surprise (For Wendela)/Midnight Surprise

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Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther

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Genre: Indie Folk

Similar Artists: Fleet Foxes, Bowerbirds, Great Lake Swimmers

Great record from an underrated band from Texas, U.S.A.


Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther (2006)

1. Roscoe
2. Bandits
3. Head Home
4. Van Occupanther
5. Young Bride
6. Branches
7. In This Camp
8. We Gathered in Spring
9. It Covers the Hillsides
10. Chasing After Deer
11. You Never Arrived


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Final Fantasy - Has A Good Home

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Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Folk

Similar Artists: Andrew Bird, Patrick Wolf

You can't go wrong with Owen Pallett.

Final Fantasy - Has A Good Home (2005)

1. None of You Will Ever See a Penny
   
2. This is the Dream of Win & Regine
   
3. Your Light is Spent
   
4. Furniture
   
5. The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
   
6. Took You Two Years to Win My Heart
   
7. The Chronicles of Sarnia
   
8. (Reverse)
   
9. Adventure.exe
   
10. Library
    
11. That's When the Audience Died
    
12. Learn to Keep Your Mouth Shut, Owen Pallett
    
13. An Arrow in the Side of Final Fantasy
    
14. Please Please Please
    
15. Better Than Worse
    
16. The Sea

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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Etiquette

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Genre: Indietronica

Similar Artist: Xiu Xiu?

Really, really nice melancholic album. Awesome vocals.


Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Etiquette (2006)

1. Etiquette I.D.
   
2. New Year's Kiss
   
3. Young Shields
   
4. I Love Creedence
   
5. Nashville Parthenon
   
6. Scattered Pearls
   
7. Happy Mother's Day
   
8. Holly Hobby (version)
   
9. Cold White Christmas
   
10. Bobby Malone Moves Home
    
11. Don't They Have Payphones Wherever You Were Last Night
    
12. Love Connection
    

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Picastro - Whore Luck

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Genre: Gothic, Indie Folk

Similar Artists: No idea

I got hold of this copy when I found out that Owen Pallett, a.k.a. Final Fantasy was a former member of the band. Sadly, no vocals for Owen here. It appears that he left Picastro before this album was released, but he contributed some lovely yet haunting organ, violin and piano to various tracks in this somber affair. If you ever need to brood, this is the perfect album.

Also, watch out for guest appearance of Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart in one of the tracks here!

Picastro - Whore Luck (2007)

1. Hortur
2. Car Sleep
3. Friend of Mine
4. In the Weeds
5. All Erase
6. If You Have Ghosts
7. Towtruck
8. Stair Keeper
9. Albanis
10. Older Lover

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The Books - Lost and Safe

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Genre: Experimental

Similar Artists: Animal Collective, Caribou

The Books provide a unique listening experience. The band incorporates lush vocals and electronic, acoustic and ambient sounds, speech, radio broadcasts and film samples to create music unlike no other. "Vogt Dig for Kloppervok", is one of my most favorite songs ever.

The Books - Lost and Safe (2005)

1. A Little Longing Goes Away
   
2. Be Good to Them Always
   
3. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok
   
4. Smells Like Content
   
5. It Never Changes to Stop
   
6. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps
   
7. Venice
   
8. None But Shining Hours
   
9. If Not Now, Whenever
   
10. An Owl With Knees
    
11. Twelve Fold Chain
    

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Ólafur Arnalds - Eulogy for Evolution

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Genre: Instrumental, Post-rock

Similar Artists: Sigur Rós, Amiina

Ólafur Arnalds' music is instantly affecting, unlike most of today's cookie-cutter post-rock artists. Perhaps, it's because of the cohesiveness and brilliance of his piano-driven art and his truthfulness that makes Eulogy for Evolution stand out from the rest.

Ólafur Arnalds - Eulogy for Evolution (2007)

1. 0040
2. 0048/0729
3. 0952
4. 1440
5. 1953
6. 3055
7. 3326
8. 3704/3837


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Lali Puna - Scary World Theory

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Genre: Electronic, Indietronica

Similar Artist: The Notwist

Downtempo, relaxing stuff. We need these sorts of things sometimes.

Lali Puna - Scary World Theory (2001)

1. Nin-Com-Pop
   
2. Middle Curse
   
3. Bi-Pet
   
4. Contratempo
   
5. Scary World Theory
   
6. 50 Faces Of
   
7. Lowdown
   
8. Don't Think
   
9. Come On Home
   
10. Satur-Nine

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cLOUDDEAD - Ten

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Genre: Hip Hop

Similar Artists: Why?, Subtle, Alias

Good album. For fans of Why?'s Yoni Wolf.


cLOUDDEAD - Ten (2004)

1. Pop Song
   
2. The Keen Teen Skip
   
3. Rhymer's Only Room
   
4. The Velvet Ant
   
5. Son of a Gun
   
6. Rifle Eyes
   
7. Dead Dogs Two
   
8. 3 Twenty
   
9. Physics of a Unicycle
   
10. Our Name
    

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A Whisper in the Noise - As the Bluebird Sings

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Genre: Art Rock

Similar Artist: Get Well Soon

Beautiful. Eerie. Atmospheric. Melancholic. I like this more than "Through the Ides of March."

A Whisper in the Noise - As the Bluebird Sings (2006)

1. A Tale of Two Doves
2. As the Bluebird Sings
3. The Carpenter's Coalmen
4. Through Wounds We Soon Will Stitch
5. Hell's Half Acre
6. Havoc
7. Until the Time It's Over
8. The Sounding Line
9. Bridal
10. The Times They are A-changin'


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Horse Feathers - Words are Dead

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Genre: Indie Folk

Similar Artists: Great Lake Swimmers, Final Fantasy

Great, though criminally underrated, album. Horse Feathers' about to release a new album this month, so this would make a nice introduction for those who haven't heard of this wonderful band.

Horse Feathers - Words Are Dead (2006)

1. Hardwood Pews
2. Finch on Saturday
3. Dustbowl
4. Blood on the Snow
5. Honest Doubters
6. In Our Blood
7. Untitled
8. Falling Through the Roof
9. Like Lavender
10. Walking & Running
11. Eyes Full of Rose
12. Mother's Sick


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Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds

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Genre: Indie Pop

Similar Artists: Andrew Bird, Patrick Wolf

Magical. One of my favorite albums of all time.


Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds (2006)

1. Arctic Circle
2. He Poos Clouds
3. This Lamb Sells Condos
4. If I Were A Carp
5. ->
6. I'm Afraid of Japan
7. Song Song Song
8. Many Lives -> 49 MP
9. Do You Love?
10. The Pooka Sings


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Handsome Furs - Plague Park

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Wolf Parade

This sounds nothing like Wolf Parade. Dan Boeckner, less guitars, more electronic, urban life angst, etc.

Handsome Furs - Plague Park (2007)

1. What We Had
   
2. Hearts of Iron
   
3. Handsome Furs Hate This City
   
4. Snakes on the Ladder
   
5. Cannot Get Started
   
6. Sing! Captain
   
7. Dead + Rural
   
8. Dumb Animals
   
9. In the Radio's Hot Sun

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Get Well Soon - Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon

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Genre: Indie Folk, Alternative

Similar Artist: A Whisper in the Noise

My, my, this is a masterpiece!


Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon (2008)

1. Prelude
2.We are Safe Inside While they Burn Down the House
3. Christmas in Adventure Parks
4. It's a Race for Our New Home
5. People Magazine Front Cover
6. If this Hat is Missing I Have Gone Hunting
7. Help to Prevent Forest Fires
8. I Sold My Hands for Food So Please Feed Me
9. Witches! Witches! Rest Now in the Fire
10. Your Endless Dream
11. You/Aurora/You/Seaside
12. Born Slippy (Nuxx)
13. We are Cannibal People
14. My Automatic Heart
15. Lost in the Mountains (of the Heart)
16. Coda


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Taken By Cars - Endings of A New Kind

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Genre: Indie Rock, Post-punk, New Wave

Similar Artists: Bloc Party, Land of Talk

Taken by Cars is an awesome indie rock band from the Philippines.

Taken by Cars - Endings of A New Kind (2008)

1. Intro
2. Uh Oh
3. The Blackout
4. Colourway
5. A Weeknight Memoir (In High Definition)
6. All For A Tuesday
7. Logistical Nightmare
8. Interlude
9. December 2, Chapter VII
10. The Afterhours
11. Stereolove
12. Neon Brights
13. Shapeshifter

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Ketch Harbour Wolves - Dead Calm Horizon

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: The National, Editors, Interpol

Love at first listen. The quality of each of the seven songs from the album is beyond amazing. The album could be downloaded for free at the band's website. However, the site is not available as of this writing, so I uploaded it for all to enjoy.

Ketch Harbour Wolves - Dead Calm Horizon (2008)

1. Words
2. Leaves
3. Gold
4. So Long to the Ground
5. Midnight Dark Water
6. Animals
7. Letters


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Atlas Strategic - Rapture, Ye Minions!

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs

This is for Dan Boeckner's (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs) fans. The songs from this album is quirky, fun, and quite different from Dan's current materials. This album is hard to find so take this opportunity.

Atlas Strategic - Rapture, Ye Minions! (2000)

1. Welcome Aboard
   
2. Jeered by Minor Demons
   
3. Chicken Shack
   
4. Little Black Heart
   
5. Bad Robots
   
6. Baby
   
7. Day in the Life
   
8. Extreme Prejudice
   
9. Car
   
10. Poisonous Wine
    
11. Official Position at the Galactic Council (The Deconstruction of Atlas Strategic)
    
12. Idiot Boys
    
13. Jesus Christ
    

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Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Handsome Furs

One of this year's best? Most definitely!


Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer (2008)

1. Soldier's Grin
   
2. Call It a Ritual
   
3. Language City
   
4. Bang Your Drum
   
5. California Dreamer
   
6. The Grey Estates
   
7. Fine Young Cannibals
   
8. An Animal in Your Care
   
9. Kissing the Beehive

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Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artist: The Twilight Sad

One of my new favorite bands from Scotland.


Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight (2008)

1. The Modern Leper
   
2. I Feel Better
3. Good Arms vs. Bad Arms
   
4. Fast Blood
   
5. Old Old Fashioned
   
6. The Twist
   
7. Bright Pink Bookmark
8. Heads Roll Off
   
9. My Backwards Walk
   
10. Keep Yourself Warm
    
11. Extrasupervery
    
12. Poke
    
13. Floating in the Forth
    
14. Who'd You Kill Now?
    

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Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Wolf Parade, Swan Lake, Frog Eyes

No words.


Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming (2006)

1. Stadiums and Shrines II
   
2. They Took a Vote and Said No
   
3. Us Ones in Between
   
4. I'm Sorry I Sang on Your Hands That Must Have Been in the Grave
   
5. Snake's Got a Leg III
   
6. The Empty Threats of Little Lord
   
7. Swimming
   
8. The Men Are Called Horsemen There
   
9. Q-Chord
   
10. Shut Up I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings

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The Kills - Midnight Boom

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Genre: Post-punk, Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Raveonettes

Oooh, the chemistry. Enjoy, kids.

The Kills - Midnight Boom (2008)

1. U.R.A. Fever
2. Cheap and Cheerful
3. Tape Song
4. Getting Down
5. Last Day of Magic
6. Hook and Line
7. Black Balloon
8. M.E.X.I.C.O.
9. Sour Cherry
10. Alphabet Pony
11. What New York Used to Be
12. Goodnight Bad Morning

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Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artists: Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Handsome Furs

Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner are perhaps today's most popular duo in indie rock. Their combination of distinct musicianship and poignant themes and lyrics made Apologies to the Queen Mary one of 2005's finest.

Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005)

1. You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son
   
2. Modern World
   
3. Grounds for Divorce
   
4. We Built Another World
   
5. Fancy Claps
   
6. Same Ghost Every Night
   
7. Shine a Light
   
8. Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts
   
9. I'll Believe in Anything
   
10. It's a Curse
    
11. Dinner Bells
    
12. This Heart's on Fire
    

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Beirut - The Flying Club Cup + 2 EPs

Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (2007)

1. A Call to Arms
   
2. Nantes
   
3. A Sunday Smile
   
4. Guyamas Sonora
   
5. La Banlieue
   
6. Cliquot
   
7. The Penalty
   
8. Forks and Knives (La Fête)
   
9. In the Mausoleum
   
10. Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)
    
11. Cherbourg
    
12. St. Apollonia
    
13. The Flying Club Cup
    

Beirut - Elephant Gun EP (2007)

1. Elephant Gun
   
2. Transatlantique
   
3. Le Moribond / My Family's Role in the World Revolution
   

Beirut - Pompeii EP (2007)

1. Fountains and Tramways
   
2. Napoleon on the Bellerophon
   

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Genre: Indie Folk, Eastern European

Similar Artists: A Hawk and a Hacksaw, DeVotchKa

It's hard not to fall in love with Beirut's sound. The Flying Club Cup is easily one of the most talked about albums in 2007. And it didn't disappoint.

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The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters

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Genre: Indie Rock

Similar Artist: Frightened Rabbit

This album leaves a lasting impression. You might have never heard anything like it.

The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (2007)

1. Cold Days From the Birdhouse
   
2. That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy
   
3. Walking For Two Hours
   
4. Last Year's Rain Didn't Fall Quite So Hard
   
5. Talking with Fireworks/Here, It Never Snowed
   
6. Mapped by What Surrounded Them
   
7. And She Would Darken the Memory
   
8. I'm Taking the Train Home
   
9. Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters

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