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My favorite album of the year. It single handedly got me into the indie-pop genre. The opening track "Be Calm" is an absolute masterpiece. I also have to single out "Walking the Dog" Every time I let a friend hear that track, they absolutely loved it. Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg 
An outstanding Post Hardcore record. "Living Saints" is the standout track if you ask me. Rx Bandits - Mandala 
My first thought upon listening to this (as the band refers to it) "Groove Tech" album was "I need better speakers." There is so much going on within every song that your laptop speakers or iPod earbuds couldn't possibly do it justice. Signals Midwest - Burn the Blueprints 
An absolutely outstanding debut album by a young punk rocker from Cleveland, Ohio named Max Stern. I've been a fan of Mr Stern's work since his old Ska/Punk band The Skatastrophes. Now he's graduated to high energy punk rock with amazing and very personal lyrics. Listen to "The Curse Of Rocky Colavito" (and buy this one if you like it. These guys deserve all the help they can get) Bomb the Music Industry! - Scrambles 
Jeff Rosenstock's one man side project has evolved into a full band with real drums and everything! Scrambles is full of fast lyrics, lots of piano, and more obscure instruments than you probably even knew existed. All available for free (legally) from http://www.quoteunquoterecords.com/ The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You 
I had always heard good things about this group, but it wasn't until shortly after this album dropped that I finally decided to check them out. It's a bit less "bluegrassy" than their previous works, and I think that's what helped me get into it. A great gateway to an amazing band. State Radio - Let It Go 
Politically conscious lyrics, lots of rock, and some reggae. State Radio's third full length is what we've come to expect from this trio. Listen to "Held Up By The Wires" and "Still and Silent" Greenland Is Melting - Our Hearts Are Gold, Our Grass Is Blue 
Guitar bass, and Banjo have never sounded so good together. This trio from Gainesville, Florida plays Bluegrassy (I never thought I'd use that word twice in one post :P) folk-punk. Listen to "No More Sorry Songs"
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