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By WFNX AND PHOENIX STAFF | January 4, 2011

20. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

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19. Vampire Weekend - Giving up the Gun

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18. Silversun Pickups - Substitution

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17. Silversun Pickups - The Royal We

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16. The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio

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15. Phoenix - Lisztomania

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14. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home

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13. Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes

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12. The XX - Crystalised

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11. Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait

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