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Top 10 albums of 2004
Out Of NothingOut Of Nothing by Embrace
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Embrace's first perfect album - musical comeback of the year.
The HeatThe Heat by Jesse Malin
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Malin moves out of Ryan Adams' shadow and makes a brilliant Springsteen-esque album.
Ramshackle BeautyRamshackle Beauty by Daniel Wylie
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Is it The Byrds? Is it plain? No - it's Super Album! Far better than the Cosmic Rough Riders' last record.
Battle for Everything [Us Import]Battle for Everything [Us Import] by Five for Fighting
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Unfashionable? A bit AOR? Yes indeed - but I love it anyway.
Let's Bottle BohemiaLet's Bottle Bohemia by The Thrills
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The best one-trick ponies in the business - who does sixties pop better in the new Millennium than The Thrills?
Hopes and FearsHopes and Fears by Keane
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Bedwetters? Travis minus the guitars? Or makers of one of the few stone-cold classics of 2004? You decide!
Faded Seaside GlamourFaded Seaside Glamour by Delays
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A wonderful summery LP from that girly-voiced fop
All for a ReasonAll for a Reason by Haven
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Critics hate 'em, they've got no fans - but why?! A great, positive album
One Plus One Is OneOne Plus One Is One by Badly Drawn Boy
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A grower
Songs About Jane: RepackagedSongs About Jane: Repackaged by Maroon 5
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The album think it's 'Songs in the Key of Life'. It's not, but it's still rather good