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My favourite Indie/Alternative albums
Apologies to the Queen MaryApologies to the Queen Mary by Wolf Parade
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.41
A superb album that I, as an indie/alternative music fan, have been crying out for-raw yet not overly so-Grounds for Divorce, I'll Believe In Anything, This Heart's On Fire & Shine A Light are my favs
Twin CinemaTwin Cinema by The New Pornographers
Buy new: £7.68 / Used from: £4.84
Great album-the male/female vocal combination works very nicely
Costello MusicCostello Music by The Fratellis
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.89
Great British Indie album-Flathead is superb...lots of good tracks
Set Yourself on FireSet Yourself on Fire by Stars
Buy used from: £6.05
Fantastic album. Amy Millan's voice is stunning. You ex-lover is dead is an absolutely fantastic song.
Hot FussHot Fuss by The Killers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.15
Great album
Up All NightUp All Night by Razorlight
Buy new: £5.08 / Used from: £0.01
This album makes me proud to be British
TroubleTrouble by Ray Lamontagne
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.79
Ray stands out from the crowd in the swamped singer/songwriter market
Since KyabramSince Kyabram by Declan O`rourke
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £21.83
Little known-but excellent Irish singer/songwriter...also superb live.
Quelqu'un m'a ditQuelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni
Buy new: £9.88 / Used from: £5.00
French/Italian former supermodel-turned singer songwriter is suprsingly good-despite her lack of a musical background. Beautiful voice
The Beautiful LieThe Beautiful Lie by Ed Harcourt
Buy used from: £1.95
Quite why Ed Harcourt isn't a household name world wide & a multi-million selling artist is beyond me
Takk...Takk... by Sigur Rós
Buy used from: £3.98
The most original & unique music I've ever heard
Warnings/PromisesWarnings/Promises by Idlewild
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £1.27
Great indie album
HowlHowl by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Buy new: £19.09 / Used from: £2.97
Very good album-contains the superb Devil's Waitin'
I'm Wide Awake, It's MorningI'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.99
Wasn't a huge Bright Eyes fan...until I heard this...This album is his best by a long way in my opinion
Everything All the TimeEverything All the Time by Band of Horses
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.60
Becoming increasingly well known...and justly so
Separate WaysSeparate Ways by Teddy Thompson
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £4.57
A great album about splitting up & using drugs...son of Richard Thompson
Want TwoWant Two by Rufus Wainwright
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £1.81
Elton John once described Rufus Wainwright as one of the best songwriters of the century-praise doesn't come much higher than that!
In the Aeroplane Over the SeaIn the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Buy new: £7.98
Excellent alternative/indie album-contains the superb Holland, 1945
When I Said I Wanted to Be Your DogWhen I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog by Jens Lekman
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.49
Slightly cheesy, but very enjoyable album from Swedish singer/songwriter Jens Lekman
Come to Where I'm FromCome to Where I'm From by Joseph Arthur
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £3.02
Should be talked about as one of the greatest of his generation. Contains the In the Sun.
PicaresquePicaresque by The Decemberists
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £4.85
Superb, funny & brilliantly original album, full of story-telling tunes. The Mariner's Revenge Song is a personal fav.
My Secret Is My SilenceMy Secret Is My Silence by Roddy Woomble
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.44
Great Scottish folk album from Idlewild's lead singer
Silent AlarmSilent Alarm by Bloc Party
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.94
Classic, must own indie album
UndiscoveredUndiscovered by James Morrison
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £0.87
Another excellent, young Brit-ignore comparisons to James Blunt
FuneralFuneral by Arcade Fire
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.97
Yet another great Canadian indie band...must feel great to be from Canadian at the mo!