 | Ships by Danielson
Buy used from: £5.62 Danielson incorporate the pop-perfection of the Animal Collective without the meandering moments.
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 | He Poos Clouds by Final Fantasy
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £5.99 Ignoring the bad names, Canadian music can do no wrong at the moment it seems.
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 | Six Demon Bag by Man Man
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £6.16 If Tom Waits took a large dose of acid and begun singing pop songs, this would be the result. Which, incidentally, is rather good.
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 | Everything All the Time by Band Of Horses
Buy new: £6.43 / Used from: £5.22 Intelligent, hook-led indie fare. Well worth a listen.
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 | Ys by Joanna Newsom
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.48 Only 5, albeit long, tracks on the second offering from Ms. Newsom. Magnificent arrangements, lyrics and musicianship abound, one for the collection.
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 | I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £4.94 The indie-rock stalwarts return. They don't take many risks, but then why should they change a formula they perfected years ago?
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 | Brookland Oaklyn by Alias & Tarsier
Buy new: £14.49 / Used from: £4.67 Tarsier IS what Alias' music was lacking. This is a great ambient electronica / hip-hop offering from Anticon.
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 | Let Me Introduce My Friends by I'm From Barcelona
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.90 Really, really catchy indie. Dance like a fool to it...
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 | Cansei De Ser Sexy by CSS
Buy new: £15.81 / Used from: £6.44 ...and to this one. Uber-cool Brazilian girls signing over funky tracks from some old guy = this year's LCD Soundsystem.
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 | The Life Pursuit by Belle & Sebastian
Buy new: £6.44 / Used from: £4.49 Need I explain? You know them by now.
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 | So This Is Goodbye by Junior Boys
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £3.20 I saw them supporting Broken Social Scene recently. They deserve a much bigger billing.
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 | Espers II by Espers
Buy new: £8.33 / Used from: £3.96 Ethereal folk to dance bare foot in the forests to. Hippy is on its way back, y'know...
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 | It's Never Been Like That by Phoenix
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £4.04 Too catchy for its own good? Why this French band isn't at least as big as the Killers is beyond me.
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 | The Loon by Tapes 'n Tapes
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £2.50 Its about time an modern indie band brought something new to the table. Huzzah for Tapes n' Tapes!
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 | Writer's Block by Peter Bjorn & John
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £3.49 Maybe my record of the year. Envisage a more catchy, more melancholy, more Swedish version of the Shins. Then buy this.
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 | Silent Shout by The Knife
Buy new: £6.42 / Used from: £8.08 More electronic goodness from the Knife.
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 | Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £5.74 Sounds like a more morose, relaxed version of Conor Oberst at his best ("I'm Wide Awake It's Morning"). Great.
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 | Soft Money by Jel
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £6.40 More brilliant experimental hip-hop from the Anticon stable.
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