 | Lon Gisland by Beirut
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $3.00 Such an amazing EP. Where 'Gulag Orkestar' and 'Flying Club Cup' have some great songs, they fail as whole pieces- luckily, this small collection is all around beautiful. 'Elephant Gun' & 'Carousels' are great tracks, and the extended version of 'Scenic World'(from 'Orkestar) is absolutely mind blowing.
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 | Random Spirit Lover by Sunset Rubdown
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.98 THE BEST SONGS I'VE HEARD ALL YEAR!!!! I LOVE this album. Everything Spencer Krug touches turns to gold.
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 | Myths of the Near Future by Klaxons
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.66 Simply a great album- not one bad song to be found. Part dance, part underground self-professed 'new rave' rock; a hilarious band with great songwriting skills.
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 | In Our Nature by Jose Gonzalez
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.49 Usually, I'm not a big fan of singer-songwriters (boring?)- but Jose Gonzales is definitely one of those artists so skilled that the simplicity of his work is effective and beautiful.
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 | Teardrop Sweetheart by Misha
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $1.99 A fantastically sweet album with an even sweeter backstory. Each song sounds uniquely different; 'Anaconda' is a wry take on elevator music, 'Summersend' does Broken Social Scene one over, and 'Cruelist Heart' sounds like a cross between Alvin & The Chipmunks meet Coco Rosie (a surprisingly great mix).
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 | Turn the Lights Out by The Ponys
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $2.19 Garage-rock from Illinois. Fantastic album.
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 | Boxer by The National
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.99 Better than Alligator, & a bit easy to overlook if you're not paying attention. 'Boxer' has some beautiful singles. A bit post-punk, a bit folk-rock, even a bit mainstream- it's a surprise that sounds great.
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 | Night Falls Over Kortedala by Jens Lekman
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.63 Jens is quaint, hilarious, charming.... did I say quaint? I love this album. It sounds like the score to a Swedish middle school musical.
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 | Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.95 "All My Friends" could be the song of the decade! I love it SO MUCH. The rest of the album is also great, however.
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 | LP by Holy Fuck
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $8.54 Amazing set of instrumental tracks from these Canadian rockers
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 | The Throne of the Third Heaven of the N by Le Loup
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.59 Ach! A little bit Sufjan Stevens, a little bit dark American Folk... great collection of songs from this D.C. band
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 | No Shouts No Calls by Electrelane
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.50 Ladies from England.
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 | Sacchrilege by Boom Bip
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.32 Awesome. Very danceable- for some reason, these songs remind me of Star Trek mixed with techno mixed with pogo sticks.
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 | Plague Park by Handsome Furs
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.72 The other songster of Wolf Parade + wife (duo) churn out a great album.
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 | Friend by Grizzly Bear
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.93 Glad to be getting something from these guys towards the end of the year- their original songs are awesome as are the covers; the CSS version of "knife" is pretty cool!
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 | Good Bad Not Evil by Black Lips
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $6.50 Lo-fi!!!!!!! Great!!!!!!!!
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 | Spiderman of the Rings by Dan Deacon
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.18 If you haven't seen Dan Deacon live, you are missing out on one of life's greatest experiences. The album will do as a welcome alternative; 'Wham City' is 13 minutes of pure bliss!
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 | Sultanic Verses by Mark Sultan
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $8.64 Everything Mark Sultan touches turns to gold; I can't complain! Fabulous doo-wop revival!
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 | Hvarf/Heim by Sigur Rós
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.99 Glad to be seeing something from Sigur Ros this year! The retooled older singles are great, as are the previously unreleased/recorded tracks.
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 | Super Cool California Soul 2 by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.87 A great compilation of California soul music.
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 | Someone to Drive You Home by The Long Blondes
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.75 The Long Blondes combine modern rock with an 80's twist. Another great album.
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 | The Shepherd's Dog by Iron & Wine
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.98 Gorgeous- a the great full length that the EP promised.
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 | Attack Decay Sustain Release by Simian Mobile Disco
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.93 More dance music from England.
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 | Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew Spirit If...
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.44 Just what we needed.
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 | New Moon by Elliott Smith
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.92 A post-mortem release of many songs recorded during the "either/or" & "x/o" stages- great songs.
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 | Fluorescent Grey EP by Deerhunter
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.75 A refined stray from the psychedelic sound of the full-length, but it still packs a hit of otherworldly sound.
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 | Boy with a Coin by Iron & Wine
Buy new: $3.98 / Used from: $2.48 I love this EP! 3 beautiful songs. Full length out in September.
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 | Idealism by Digitalism
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $2.99 More of the dancetronic beats.
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 | 28 After by Black Devil Disco Club
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $7.56 This album couldn't be shrouded in more mystery. Who really made it? What year? It's way cool, though.
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 | The Cavalry of Light by Lavender Diamond
Buy new: $3.98 / Used from: $0.18 More well-rounded than the full-length; front woman Becky Stark is an idealistic dreamer with an operatic voice.
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