 | I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings by Radiohead
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.42 Most people know the music and impact Radiohead have had on the music landscape, but this disc gives you a great glimpse of how they take their studio genius and make it organic and new when played live
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 | Sparkle and Fade by Everclear
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Not a ground breaking band musically, but heartfelt lyrics that helped me deal with dependence and depression.
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 | Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.92 The album that took Ben Gibbards lyrics and the instrumentation of Chris Walla to the masses. Great introduction to an amazing catalogue of music
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 | How Does Your Garden Grow? by Better Than Ezra
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.27 An underrated band; this album blends Kevin Griffin's vocals and heartfelt lyrics with studio wizardry for a typically straightforward band
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 | Are You My Friend? by Ruth Ruth
Buy used from: $0.01 Self-deprecating lyrics set to the background of pop-punk creates a great tongue & cheek album that sticks in your head for days
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 | Girls Can Tell by Spoon
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.00 Spoon is amazing...Britt Daniel's is upfront and brutally honest in his lyrics and the music conveys his intentions perfectly...the track "Anything You Want" moves me everytime...
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 | The Crane Wife by The Decemberists
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.09 The fable rich lyrical content of the Crane Wife with the fusion of so many musical influences create a rich tapestry; fabric you can lose yourself in reminding you that today music is not relied solely on the "chord"
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 | Jimmy Eat World (Bleed American) by Jimmy Eat World
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $1.53 Jim Adkins overcomes his anxiety and depression against music that is rich and succint; Clarity is more transcedent, but the lyrics of Bleed American ring true
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 | The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $0.99 If you have ever broken up with someone that has been in your life for an extended period of time, the lyrics off this resonate with you
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 | The Scene's Out of Sight by Actionslacks
Buy used from: $28.66 A band that creates sounds that stick by layering and interwining basic guitars/drums. Tim Scanlin writes some very passionate songs
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 | Dulcinea by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Buy used from: $0.01 Puts the acoustic rock with Glen Phillips amazing voice and lyrical style. The best album released by the Santa Barbara quartet
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 | Infinity on High by Fall Out Boy
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $2.00 No frills pop punk that gets your feet tapping; no indie cred there, just write great, witty songs. No shame in that
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 | We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $4.38 On their latest effort, they channeled the energy of early releases with the musicianship of Johnny Marr. Isaac Brock writes amazing lyrics
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 | Example by For Squirrels
Buy used from: $0.01 The bands early demise robbed the world of amazing talent. Disenchanted (about a girlfriend's demise via suicide) is one of the most haunting songs I have ever heard
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 | One Part Lullaby by The Folk Implosion
Buy used from: $0.01 Lou Barlow at his best. John Davis adds the nuance of electronic atmosphere and drum fills with Lou's profound lyrics and no frills guitar/bass. Any Sebadoh/Folk Implosion/Sentridoh/Lou Barlow fan must have
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 | Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.81 The first and best. Still rings true today
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 | Musicforthemorningafter by Pete Yorn
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $0.97 Personal & Passionate lyrics that I connected with instantly
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 | The Golden Hum by Remy Zero
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $0.01 A great album that was adored by critics but could not keep the band together. Hear the desperation in Cinjun Tate's voice
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 | The Execution of All Things by Rilo Kiley
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.77 Jenny Lewis & Blake Sennet's synergy writing and recording reaches their zenith on the disc that preceeded their crtical acclaim
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 | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.48 At times achingly beautiful, Conor's fractured vocals over strumming always connect to me. Sparse and at times ardorous, when it all clicks for Bright Eyes, there are few bands that tell it like it is. His most consistent effort to date
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 | Pinkerton by Weezer
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.09 A must have
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