 | For Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £7.19 Debut album from singer/songwriter Justin Vernon; intimate americana with gentle falsetto, beautiful guitar and a few horns here and there.
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 | The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £6.96 Elbow continue to move from strength to strength with this their fourth studio album. 'Grounds For Divorce' must be one of the best singles of the year.
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 | Red by Guillemots
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £4.74 Not quite as good as their debut but here Guillemots go for the pop jugular with the likes of 'Big Dog' and 'Get Over It'.
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 | Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £6.98 Wonderful Afro-inspired indie pop from the New York quartet.
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 | Oracular Spectacular by MGMT
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.95 Another cool-as-f*ck band from New York, this time peddling blissful electro-glam-rock.
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 | Santogold by Santogold
Buy new: £3.98 If this lady is the future of female pop singers then we have nothing to worry about. Parts Yeah Yeah Yeahs, part MIA, but mostly very original indeed.
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 | Stay Positive (Limited Edition Special Package) by The Hold Steady
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.99 The greatest rock and roll band in the world return with their follow up to 2006's highly acclaimed Boys And Girls In America.
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 | Little Dreamer by Beth Rowley
Buy new: £8.98 Wonderful debut from the Bristol based blues/gospel singer-songwriter. A bit Radio 2 perhaps, but the lady has an incredible voice. Much better live!
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 | Rest Now Weary Head You Will Get Well Soon by Get Well Soon
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £16.99 Perhaps my favourite album of 2008; German Konstantin Gropper - clearly enamored by the likes of Patrick Wolf, Bright Eyes and Radiohead - delivers an album of epic scale.
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 | H.A.A.R.P + DVD by Muse
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £5.31 One of the biggest (and best) bands in the world play their biggest and best gig to date.
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 | The Slip + DVD by Nine Inch Nails
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £8.16 This free downloading thing is starting to catch on! I like it! Mr Reznor returns to his powerful, punchy best a la Year Zero.
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 | In Silico by Pendulum
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.69 Apparently, according to NME, Pendulum are "hated by indie kids, derided by d'n'b fans and misunderstood by metallers"... well, I think they fookin' rock!
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 | Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra by Micah P. Hinson
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £16.32 "...Red Empire Orchestra" sees the alt. country man's cracked baritone joined by heartbreaking strings, jangling banjos and some good ol' acoustic strumming. Beautiful stuff.
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 | Modern Guilt by Beck
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.07 Beck + Danger Mouse = *drool*
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 | Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.79 From the Prince-aping funk rock of "Highly Suspicious" to the beautiful southern balladry of "Smokin' From Shootin'", Evil Urges is as eclectic as it is amazing!
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 | Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust by Sigur Ros
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.50 'With Buzzing In Our Ears We Play Endlessly' - Sigur Ros have certainly been playing, and this album shows a great leap forward for the band. Sensation stuff!
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 | Rosie and the Goldbug by Rosie & The Goldbug
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £45.69 Quirky female-fronted indie pop a la Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Dresden Dolls etc... Lots of fun!
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 | Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £26.05 One of the world's best bands delivers another corker.
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 | Dear Science by TV On The Radio
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £6.95 No-one else sounds like these guys. Absolutely peerless.
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 | Acid Tongue by Jenny Lewis
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £7.45 Second album for the Rilo Kiley frontwoman away from her band - this time without the Watson Twins - and it's as good as anything she's put her name to. Honest, bittersweet songs, and a few rockers!
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 | Letters from Sinners and Strangers by Eilen Jewell
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £9.19 Veering dangerously close to Country for some, this is a mostly upbeat record from the wonderful voice of Eilen Jewell.
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 | The '59 Sound by Gaslight Anthem
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £7.66 The Jersey boys do indeed sound a little bit like the Boss himself, not least because of singer Brian Fallon's soaring, impassioned vocals, but there's so much more to them than that.
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 | Intimacy Limited Edition by Bloc Party
Buy new: £11.98 Bloody love Bloc Party! They just get better and better and Intimacy fuses the sound of their first 2 albums to near perfect effect.
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 | Kala: Expanded by MIA
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £9.10 Expanded edition of the international lady's stunning second album. Buy it and listen to some good pop music.
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