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Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (July 2004)

Posted pre-2010

Carver

01. Iron And Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)

02. Aaron Sprinkle - Lackluster (Tooth and Nail)

03. Pedro the Lion - Achilles Heel (Jade Tree)

04. The River Bends - ... and Flows into the Sea (Tooth and Nail)

05. Tilly and the Wall - Wild Like Children (Team Love)

Jon

01. Madvillian - Madvilliany (Stones Throw)

02. The Cocker Spaniels - Withstand The Whatnot (Artbreak Recordings)

03. 90 Day Men - Panda Park (Southern Records)

04. Kanye West - College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)

05. Oneida - Secret Wars (Jagjaguwar)

Melanie

01. Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News (Epic)

02. Air - Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)

03. Muse - Absolution (East West Records)

04. Kanye West - College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)

05. The Cure - The Cure (Geffen)

Michael

01. Minus the Bear - They Make Beer Commercials Like This (Arena Rock Recording Co.)

02. Eagles of Death Metal - Peace Love Death Metal (Ant Acid Audio)

03. Oceansize - Effloresce (Beggars Banquet)

04. Fantómas - Delirium Cordia (Ipecac Recordings)

05. With Honor - Heart Means Everything (Stillborn Records)

Nancy

01. Ambulance LTD - LP (TVT Records)

02. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (Domino Record Co.)

03. Air - Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)

04. A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder (Matador Records

05. Tilly and the Wall - Wild Like Children (Team Love)

Robby

01. Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles (5 Rue Cristine)

02. Circle Takes The Square - As The Roots Undo (Robotic Empire)

03. Kanye West - College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)

04. The Decemberists - The Tain (Phantom)

05. Morrissey - You Are The Quarry (Attack)

Ryan

01. Kanye West - College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)

02. Les Savy Fav - Inches (French Kiss Records)

03. Wilco - A Ghost is Born (None Such Records

04. McLusky - The Difference Between You And Me Is That I'm Not On Fire (Too Pure)

05. A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder (Matador Records

Zed

01. Madvillian - Madvilliany (Stones Throw)

02. Circle Takes The Square - As The Roots Undo (Robotic Empire)

03. Kanye West - College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)

04. A Day In Black And White - My Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboys (Level-Plane)

05. Iron And Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)

— words by the SPB team

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