| David Axelrod | The Smile | | Present, The / Brushfire Records |
| Marcelo Rojas | Llegada | | Maitei America: Harps Of Paraguay / Smithsonian/Folkways |
| British Sea Power | The Currach | | Man Of Aran / Rough Trade |
| Medeski Martin & Wood | Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down | | Radiolarians 3 / Indirecto |
| Belle And Sebastian | I Could Be Dreaming | | Bbc Sessions, The / Jeepster Recordings |
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| The Mothers | Learning | | Mothers: Township Sessions, The / Rasa Music |
| the Marvelettes | Please Mr. Postman | | Motown 1'S / Motown Records |
| Angelique Kidjo | Dje Dje L'aye | | Oyaya! / Columbia Records (College |
| Eliyahu & The Qadim Ensemble | Noldu Bu Gunlar | | Eastern Wind / Self Release |
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| Jens Lekman | A Sweet Summer's Night On Hammer Hill | | Oh You're So Silent, Jens / Secretly Canadian Records |
| 1990s | Balthazar | | Kicks / Rough Trade |
| The Second Academy | Adventure Tuesday | | Grave From Out Of Which We Briefly Wander, The / Tsurumi Records |
| Joanna Newsom | Sadie | | Milk-Eyed Mender, the / Drag City |
| Margot Leverett | Bulgar Medley | | Art of Klezmer Clarinet, the / Traditional Crossroads |
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| Kings of Leon | King of the Rodeo | | Aha Shake Heartbreak / Rca Records (Modern) |
| the 5,6,7,8'S | I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield | | 5,6,7,8'S, the / Au Go Go |
| Crystal Castles | Untrust Us | | Crystal Castles / Last Gang |
| The Long Winters | Fire Island, Ak | | Putting The Days To Bed / Barsuk Records |
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| The Mountain Goats | Woke Up New | | Get Lonely / 4AD |
| Kaki King | Air And Kilometers | | Dreaming Of Revenge / Velour Recordings, Inc. |
| Koite, Habib & Bamada | Kanawa | | Baro / Putumayo World Music |
| Shel Silverstein | Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out | | Best Of Shel Silverstein His Words His Songs His Friends, The / Columbia |
| Nicolas Caballero | Union | | Maitei America: Harps Of Paraguay / Smithsonian/Folkways |
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| the Decemberists | Los Angeles, I'm Yours | | Her Majesty, the Decemberists / Kill Rock Stars |
| Silver Jews | Open Field | | Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea / Drag City |
| Little Mountain | Draw A Little [Heart] In The Sand | | Wolves For Winter / Self Release |
| Nonesuch Explorer Series | Yes, I Love Micombero | | Burundi: Music From the Hearta / Nonesuch Records |
| Jones, Sharon & the Dap-Kings | This Land Is Your Land | | Naturally / Daptone Records |
| Edwin Starr | Stop Her on Sight | | Millennim Collection, the / Motown Records |
| Karate | With Age | | Stekcod / Southern Records |
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| Stereolab | Fluoresences | | Oscillons From the Anti-Sun / Too Pure |
