| Amos Lee | Hello Again | Mission Bell | Blue Note |
| The Autumn Defense | City Bells | Self-Titled | Broadmoor |
| Arlo Guthrie | If Ever I Should See the Mountain | Tales of '69 | Rising Son Records |
| Antony and the Johnsons | Thank you for your love | Swanlights | Secretly Canadian |
| Amy Correia | O Lord | You Go Your Way | Self-Released |
| Phosphorescent | Tell Me Baby (Have you had Enough) | Here's to Taking it Easy | Dead Oceans |
| Juliana Hatfield | Evan | Peace and Love | Ye Olde Records |
| Iron and Wine | Tree by the River | Kiss Each Other Clean | Warner Bros. |
| The Decemberists | All Arise! | The King is Dead | Capitol Records |
| My Morning Jacket | Golden | Okonokos | ATO |
| Smith Westerns | Still New | Dye it Blonde | Fat Possum |
| Meat Puppets | Vampires | Taste of the Sun | London |
| The Low Anthem | Burn | Smart Flesh | Nonesuch |
| Mogwai | White Noise | Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will | Sub Pop |
| Irene and Reed | Wine and Whiskey | Closer to Home | Self-Released |
| The Vaselines | The Devil's Inside Me | Sex with an X | Sub Pop |
| Giant Sand | Brand New Swamp Thing | Blurry Blue Mountain | Fire |
| The Wailin' Jennys | Bird Song | Bright Morning Stars | Red Houe Records |
| Gillian Welch | Look at Miss Ohio | Soul Journey | Acony |
| Bright Eyes | Shell Games | The People's Key | Saddle Creek |
| The New Pornographers | The Crash Years | Together | Matador |
| Akron/Family | Island | S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT | Dead Oceans |
| Belle and Sebastian | Write About Love | Write About Love | Matador |