 | Writer's Block by Peter Bjorn and John
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $3.85 Irresistable folk-pop from the Swedes. Stand-out tracks include 'Amsterdam', 'Up Against the Wall' and of course break-out single 'Young Folks'.
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 | Because of the Times by Kings of Leon
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.13 Kings of Leon's third album is their best yet, even if though at first listen less accessible. Key tracks: 'McFearless', 'Black Thumbnail' and 'Ragoo'
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 | Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.32 Second album is in fact better than the overhyped debut album from last year, as the band sounds even thighter and sharper. Key tracks: 'Brianstorm', 'Fluorescent Adolescent', '505'.
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 | The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse by The Besnard Lakes
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.53 The Besnard Lakes bring a fabulous album that is somewhere between the Beach Boys and the indie version of the Wall of Sound. Key tracks: "Disaster", "And You Lied To Me" and "Devastation"
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 | Cease to Begin by Band of Horses
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.00 Even better than the much praised debut album from last year, Band of Horses positions itself as a force to be reckoned with. Key tracks: There's a Ghost; No One's Gonna Love You; Islands On the Coast
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 | Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.74 LCD Soundsystem keep the party going with mostly fun and irreverent songs. Key tracks: Get Innocuous!; Time to Get Away; title track.
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 | Memory Man by Aqualung
Buy used from: $0.78 Thia could be Aqualung's next step on the road to mainstream success, sounding more Coldplay-like on more tracks. Key tracks: 'Cinderella', 'Pressure Suit', 'Vapor Trail'
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 | Wincing the Night Away by The Shins
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.32 Hitting it finally big in the charts, the Shins stay nevertheless true to their sound. Key tracks: 'Sea Legs', 'Sleeping Lessons', 'Black Wave'.
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 | Let Me Introduce My Friends by I'm from Barcelona
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.58 More irresitable folk-pop from Sweden, and nearly just as good as Peter, Bjorn & John. Key tracks: 'We're From Barcelona', 'Treehouse', 'Rec & Play'.
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 | Costello Music by The Fratellis
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.95 Rousing debut album from the Scottish trio. Key tracks include 'Flathead' (a/k/a the iTunes song), 'Chelsea Dagger' and 'Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night'.
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 | Boxer by The National
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.44 (and those bubbling under)The National keeps getting better with each album. This is their 4th, and they are poised for a major breakthrough. Keu tracks: Mistake for Strangers; Brainy; Squalor Victoria.
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 | Our Love to Admire by Interpol
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.38 Interpol's third album is not a major departure. And that's not a bad thing. Key tracks: The Heinrich Manoever; Pionee to the Falls; The Lighthouse.
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 | An End Has a Start by Editors
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $5.00 Editors' second album is very ambitions, and less immediately accessible than their debut. Key tracks: Bones; Escape the Nest; title track.
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 | Fur and Gold by Bat for Lashes
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $7.25 Get ready to be mesmorized by the sounds of Bat for Lashes. Remarkable debut album by the one-woman band. Key tracks: I Saw a Light; Prescilla; and the Springsteen cover I'm On Fire.
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 | Yours Truly, Angry Mob by Kaiser Chiefs
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.91 Surprisingly entertaining second album from the UK rockers. Key tracks: 'Ruby', 'Everything Is Average Nowadays', 'The Angry Mob'
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 | Unbreakable: A Retrospective 1990-2006 by The Afghan Whigs
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $5.79 Long overdue career-spanning compilation of Cincinnati's finest rock band ever. Includes 2 new tracks that are surprisingly good. But regretfully no chance for a further reunion, according to Greg Dulli.
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 | Discount Fireworks by Over the Rhine
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $4.39 First career-spanning overview from that OTHER seminal Cincinnati band, it shows the dazzling evolution of a band over 17 years, and still going strong. (New album The Trumpet Child comes out in August.)
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 | Genesis 1976-1982 by Genesis
Buy new: $77.97 / Used from: $50.61 Box Set of the Year. 5 Genesis albums, each of them with a DVD containing tons of additional material, including concert footage, plus an album of rarities and B-sides. A must for any Genesis fan!
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