 | Dear Science by TV on the Radio
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.45 As adventurous as Bowie, as funky as Prince, as subversive as Talking Heads. This year's best! Key Tracks - Family Tree, Love Dog, DLZ, Halfway Home
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 | Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £4.39 This debut has a purity of spirit reminiscent of REM's 1983 debut Murmur. Key Tracks - Blue Ridge Mountains, Your Protector, He Doesn't Know Why
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 | For Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.72 Impressive song writing and powerful multi tracked vocals combine to make this the year's finest stripped down acoustic set. Key Tracks - Creature Fear, Blindsided, Flume
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 | April by Sun Kil Moon
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £9.83 Sprawling and dense but peppered with moments of shimmering beauty. Key Tracks - Heron Blue, Tonight in Bilbao, Blue Orchids
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 | Microcastle/Weird Era Continued by Deerhunter
Buy new: £12.48 / Used from: £8.09 Think one part My Bloody Valentine to two parts Sonic Youth w/ some added lo fi charm. Make sure you get the 2CD set with the Ep included. Key Tracks - Nothing Ever Happened, Agoraphobia, Never Stops
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 | Rook by Shearwater
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £8.99 An evocative song cycle that bristles with restrained emotion. Key Tracks - Rooks, The Hunter's Star, I Was a Cloud
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 | Third by Portishead
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £4.64 Portishead stripped down to the bare bones of their essence. Key Tracks - The Rip, We Carry On, Machine Gun
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 | The Golden Age by American Music Club
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.72 Eitzel rediscovers his light touch. Key Tracks - The Dance, Decibels and Little Pills, The Grand Duchess
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 | The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £3.93 From the same genetic pool as 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'Ok Computer' - mildly proggy downbeat English rock with a real emotional tug. Key Tracks - One Day Like This, Mirrorball, Friend of Ours
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 | London Zoo by The Bug
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.48 A dub concept album concerning the desolation, fear, violence and paranoia of modern London life shouldn't sound this engaging and enticing. Key Tracks - Angry, Murder We, Jah War
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 | Snowflake Midnight by Mercury Rev
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.38 An easy album to underestimate, this release requires undivided attention in order to cast its spell. Key Tracks - Dream of a Young Girl, Snowflake, Senses on Fire
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 | UPROOT by DJ
Buy new: £12.19 / Used from: £9.84 Some laid back dub and techno soundscapes with even a hint of world, classical and post rock influences.
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 | Lie Down In The Light by Bonnie Prince Billy
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.60 A gloriously messy album compared to the preceding 'The Letting Go'. Key Tracks - For Every Field, Easy Does It, Willow Trees Bend
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 | In Ear Park by Department of Eagles
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.30 This Grizzly Bear side project delivers some retro pop treats with nods to Beatles style psychedelia. Key Tracks - No One Does It Like You, Teenagers, Phantom Other
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 | Get Awkward by Be Your Own Pet
Buy new: £7.68 / Used from: £4.23 It is silly time again as BYOP unleash a second hurricane of pop punk goodness. Key Tracks - Heartthrob, Becky, Black Hole
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 | VISITER by The Dodos
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.49 A notch above your typical folk rock thanks to a rhythmic grittiness that recalls Led Zepellin. Key Tracks - Red and Purple, Fools, Jody
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 | In The Future by Black Mountain
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.00 Retro stoner prog opus that shows flashes of real genius. Ones to watch. Key Tracks - Tyrants, Bright lights, Night Walks
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 | Death Magnetic by Metallica
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.99 'Tallica hit back with a full on attack of choppy riffs and flamboyant solos. Key Tracks - Just Your Life, The Day that Never Comes, My Apocalypse
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 | The Hungry Saw by Tindersticks
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.10 Reflective and relaxed return from a truly great band. Key Tracks - Boobar, All the Love, Yesterday's Tomorrow
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 | Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust by Sigur Ros
Buy new: £5.08 / Used from: £3.78 Not their best work but still enjoyable enough. Key Tracks - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur, Við spilum endalaust, Fljótavík
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 | Intimacy by Bloc Party
Buy used from: £0.99 Bloc Party have dropped the ball on their last two albums. Disappointing but still some decent songs - even if they sound a little too familiar to past material. Key Tracks - Mercury, Heaven, Halo
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 | Stay Positive (Limited Edition Special Package) by The Hold Steady
Buy new: £7.58 / Used from: £4.00 The Hold Steady attempt to mix up their winning formula on this release with some success. Key Tracks - Yeah Sapphire, Slapped Actress, Both Crosses
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 | At Mount Zoomer by Wolf Parade
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.75 Fails to live up to last years Sunset Rubdown release but then again what wouldn't - this release is fine but only really treads water. Key Tracks - Soldier's Grin, Bang Your Drum, Kissing the Beehive
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 | Saturnalia by The Gutter Twins
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.00 A little lacking in the great tunes department but if you like Dulli and/or Lanegan you'll like the pervading atmosphere conjured up by this. Key Tracks - Front Street, Idle Hands, Stations
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 | Falling Off the Lavender Bridge by Lightspeed Champion
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £2.72 A solid first outing and a lovely sound courtesy of the Bright Eyes producer. Key Tracks - Midnight Surprise, Galaxy of the Lost, Dry Lips
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