01) Shins "Chutes Too Narrow" 2003 Sub Pop 02) Beulah "The Coast is Never Clear" 2001 Velocette 03) Decemberists "Five Songs" Self-Released 2001/Hush Reissue 2002 04) Tullycraft "Beat, Surf, Fun" Magic Marker 2002 05) Decemberists "Castaways and Cutouts" Hush 2002/Kill Rock Stars 2003 06) Fiery Furnaces "Blueberry Boat" Rough Trade 2004 07) Weakerthans "Left and Leaving" G7 Welcoming Committee 2000 08) Spoon "Girls Can Tell" 2001 Merge 09) Mountain Goats "We Shall All Be Healed" 4AD 2004 10) Decemberists "Her Majesty" Kill Rock Stars 2003 11) Arcade Fire "Funeral" 2004 Merge 12) Galactic Heroes "How About San Francisco" Magic Marker 2000 13) Fountains of Wayne "Welcome Interstate Managers" S-Curve 2003 14) Belle and Sebastian "I'm Waking Up to Us" Jeepster 2001 15) Modest Mouse "The Moon & Antarctica" Epic 2000