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1. Lungs (2009)
by Florence + the Machine
Precocious Brit Florence Welch fired a bullet into the head of the U.K. music scene in 2008 with the single "Kiss with a Fist," a punk-infused, ... More
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2. + (2011)
by Ed Sheeran
Adopting the old-fashioned route to success by playing a grueling 300 gigs in 2009 alone, Ed Sheeran's blend of singer/songwriter balladry and ... More
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3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (2011)
by Original Soundtrack
Regardless of the strengths and failings of the Twilight Saga movies, their soundtracks captured the mood of each book perfectly. Breaking Dawn ... More
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4. Grace (1994)
by Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley was many things, but humble wasn't one of them. Grace is an audacious debut album, filled with sweeping choruses, bombastic arrangements ... More
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5. Halcyon (2012)
by Ellie Goulding
Following the success of her debut Lights, Ellie Goulding releases Halcyon, an album which boasts a diverse range of styles, including piano ballads, ... More
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6. Volume One (2008)
by She & Him
She is actress Zooey Deschanel; Him is alt-singer/songwriter M. Ward. The two met on the set of a movie, found some musical common ground, and began ... More
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7. Ceremonials [Deluxe Edition] [Bonus Tracks] (2011)
by Florence + the Machine
There's a point just past the halfway mark on "Shake It Out," the rousing first single from Florence + the Machine's second studio release, when the ... More
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8. Volume Two (2010)
by She & Him
Being half of She & Him allows Zooey Deschanel to do what she does best as a film star: act utterly adorable alongside a quiet, talented male ... More
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9. Love Is a Four Letter Word (2012)
by Jason Mraz
Love Is a Four Letter Word is the fourth album from American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz. Produced by Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket, The Shins) ... More
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10. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2 (2012)
by Original Soundtrack
Since Breaking Dawn is the final installment of the Twilight Saga , it's fitting that the film's soundtrack is dominated by ballads that feel like ... More
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11. For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)
by Bon Iver
Bon Iver is the work of Justin Vernon. He isolated himself in a remote cabin in Wisconsin for almost four months, writing, and recording the songs on ... More
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12. Gravel & Wine (2011)
by Gin Wigmore
Gin Wigmore is already a huge star in her native New Zeeland, but she is virtually unknown in the rest of the world, although she has what it takes ... More
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13. Ghost on Ghost (2013)
by Iron & Wine
This New York-recorded fifth album from the Texas-based singer/songwriter Sam Beam, is the lushly-produced follow up to 2011's critically and ... More
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14. Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013)
by Kurt Vile
Philadelphia songsmith Kurt Vile's 2011 album Smoke Ring for My Halo was a definitive shift for the artist away from home-recorded overexposed fuzz ... More
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15. Love This Giant (2012)
by David Byrne & St. Vincent
It's not surprising that David Byrne and St. Vincent's Annie Clark were drawn to work together. While they're hardly sound-alikes, they are both keen ... More
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16. Ceremonials (2011)
by Florence + the Machine
Ceremonials is the hotly anticipated sophomore album from Florence + the Machine. Following the critically acclaimed debut Lungs -- which won ... More
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17. Overgrown (2013)
by James Blake
With his 2011 debut full-length, dubstep-via-fractured R&B producer James Blake delivered on the promise of his earlier singles while at the same ... More
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18. The Harrow & the Harvest (2011)
by Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch is an American bluegrass singer/songwriter, and The Harrow & the Harvest is her fifth full-length studio album. Welch and musical ... More
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19. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You Mor (2012)
by Fiona Apple
So much of the drama surrounding Fiona Apple's third album, Extraordinary Machine, focused on its recording and release -- how the original Jon Brion ... More
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21. Every Kingdom (2011)
by Ben Howard
Risking arriving a little too late to the party, Devon-born 23-year-old Ben Howard is yet another young troubadour whose sound appears indebted to ... More
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22. Push the Sky Away (2013)
by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
It's been nearly five years since Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds issued the manic, intense rock cabaret that was Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Since then, the ... More
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23. Regions of Light and Sound of God [LP] (2013)
by Jim James
In 2008, during a My Morning Jacket concert, frontman Jim James fell from the stage and was injured badly enough to spend three weeks recuperating. ... More
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24. What We Saw from the Cheap Seats (2012)
by Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor's sixth outing, the predictably unpredictable What We Saw from the Cheap Seats, feels a little like a Wes Anderson movie. By now, you ... More
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25. There's No Leaving Now (2012)
by The Tallest Man on Earth
The Tallest Man on Earth has carved out his own little niche of winsome and slightly raspy folk-indie-pop over the years of the 21st century, so ... More
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