 | Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel by Atlas Sound
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $11.25 Quiet blend of multi-textured melodies and trippy noise. Don't be put off by the throw-away cut featured first on the album.
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 | Visiter by The Dodos
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $7.36 Instantly appealing mix of tribal drumming and folk that manages to be both old-timey and entirely new.
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 | Hymn and Her by Earlimart
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $2.70 Gentle indie pop showcases the vocal talents of this duo. No groundbreaking here, but a very pleasant listen indeed.
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 | The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.97 Cooler and more adventurous than Coldplay but full of romantic lushly orchestrated pop rock, it's hard to understand how these guys have never made it to the big time. A lovely and polished album start to finish.
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 | Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $7.63 Imagine Grizzly Bear doing early Neil Young and you'll get somewhere close to the mark. 70's era California folk-rock with an edge.
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 | Swimming by French Kicks
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $2.39 Catchy indie rock that occasionally sounds exactly like the Talking Heads.
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 | Grand Archives by The Grand Archives
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.44 Melodic and sunny. Not to be missed by fans of Band of Horses.
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 | Keep Your Eyes Ahead by The Helio Sequence
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $5.71 Musically covers a lot of territory, but all of it harmonious and accessible. Should appeal to a wide range of listeners (except those cooler than thou....)
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 | Pretty. Odd. by Panic at the Disco
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.59 Also Silly. Infectious. Over-the-top homage to Sargeant Pepper doesn't take itself seriously and neither should you. Hum along and ignore the lyrics.
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 | Keep Color by The Republic Tigers
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $5.27 Albums I love on first listen generally don't have staying power. This is one of those rare exceptions. The best band you never heard of.
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 | Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust by Sigur Ros
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.57 More accessible and upbeat than the usual Sigur Rós fare, but as lush and gorgeous as ever.
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 | Exit by Shugo Tokumaru
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $0.94 Japanese electronic pop defies description. Just listen to it.
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 | Dear Science by TV on the Radio
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $6.18 Muscular and highly textured. Driving groove should sustain you through enough listens to appreciate this complex and brilliant album.
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 | Alopecia by Why?
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $8.95 Hip-hop inflected indie rock is insidious and darkly humorous.
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