| Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) |
|---|
| George Shearing Quintet | Lullaby of Birdland | Live @ Birdland |
| George Shearing | Happiness is a Thing Called Joe | Piano |
| George Shearing Trio | Homeward Bound | Paper Moon |
| Miles Davis | Splash | In a Silent Way |
| The Decemberists | This is Why We Fight | The King Is Dead* |
| Devo | Secret Agent Man | Pioneers Who Got Scalped* |
| Go! Team | Voice Your Choice | Rolling Blackouts* |
| Cypress Hill | Rise Up | Rise Up |
| Venus and the Razorblades | Dog Food | Songs from the Sunshine Jungle |
| Mogwai | Letters to the Metro | Hardcore will Never Die, But You Will* |
| Youssou N'Dour | Lima Weesu (As in a Mirror) | I Bring What I Love* |
| Lou Reed | I'll be Your Mirror | Perfect Night in London |
| Jonathan Richman | Sa Voix M'attise | O Moon, O Queen of Night on Earth* |
| Rachid Taha | It's an Arabian Song | Bonjour |
| The Clash | Ghetto Defender | Combat Rock |
| Souljah Fyah | I Wish | I Wish* |
| The Two Gentleman Band | Me, I Get High on Reefer | Dos Amigos Una Fiesta* |
| Madcap Radio | The Terrestrials | Illicit Prescription for Your Existential Crisis* |
| Laurie Andersen | Only an Expert | Homeland |
| Johnny Clegg | Love in the Time of Gaza | Human* |
| The Dears | Degeneration Street | Degeneration Street* |
Words and music to accompany the decline of the empire as our parents knew it
