 | Pieces Of The People We Love by The Rapture
Buy new: £9.06 / Used from: £4.24 My album of the year - an excellent dance-punk album, much more polished than their debut "Echoes" whilst retaining its raw edge. Listen to: "The Sound", "Whoo! Alright - Yeah..Uh Huh", "The Devil"
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 | Raise the Alarm by Sunshine Underground
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £22.15 Still very unknown, TSU have produced a very good debut album here, with no filler tracks. Listen to "Borders", "I Ain't Losing Any Sleep", "Commercial Breakdown"
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 | First Impressions Of Earth by The Strokes
Buy new: £4.25 / Used from: £3.00 Much maligned third album from the New York garage rock band, it's the definitve grower. Listen to: "You Only Live Once", "Heart In A Cage", "Ask Me Anything"
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 | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.98 Massive hype sounding it's release, this album pretty much lives up to the hype, with some superb tracks, and some just missing the mark. Listen to: "The View From The Afternoon", "A Certain Romance"
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 | Yours to Keep by Albert Jr. Hammond
Buy new: £5.12 / Used from: £6.05 Sweet sounding and melodic solo effort from the Strokes guitarist. Listen to: "In Transit", "Scared", "Eveyone Gets A Star"
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 | The Crane Wife by Decemberists
Buy new: £7.17 / Used from: £7.15 More accessible than their earlier albums, but no danger of going mainstream anytime soon. Listen to: "O Valencia", "Yankee Bayonet", "The Crane Wife 3"
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 | The Life Pursuit by Belle & Sebastian
Buy new: £6.43 / Used from: £4.99 |
 | No Love Lost by Rifles
Buy used from: £63.56 |
 | Waterloo To Anywhere by Dirty Pretty Things
Buy new: £3.39 / Used from: £2.75 |
 | A Lesson in Crime by Tokyo Police Club
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £5.99 |
 | The Warning by Hot Chip
Buy used from: £5.75 |
 | News and Tributes by Futureheads
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.79 |
 | Begin To Hope by Regina Spektor
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £5.26 |
 | Costello Music by Fratellis
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.10 |
 | Someone to Drive You Home by Long Blondes
Buy new: £18.49 / Used from: £6.96 |
 | Show Your Bones by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £5.50 |
 | Der Dang, Der Dang by Archie Bronson Outfit
Buy new: £5.41 / Used from: £19.99 |
 | Let's Get Out of This Country by Camera Obscura
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.99 |
 | Broken Boy Soldiers by The Raconteurs
Buy new: £6.43 / Used from: £5.97 |
 | Voices of Animals and Men by Young Knives
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.48 |
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