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RadioheadReckonerIn Rainbows
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  • "Reckoner"
  • Album: In Rainbows
  • Artist: Radiohead
  • Released: 2007
Vampire WeekendMansard RoofVampire Weekend
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  • "Mansard Roof"
  • Album: Vampire Weekend
  • Artist: Vampire Weekend
  • Released: 2008
LunaAnesthesiaLunapark
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  • "Anesthesia"
  • Album: Lunapark
  • Artist: Luna
  • Released: 1992
Chris WhitleyLiving With the LawLiving With The Law
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  • "Living With the Law"
  • Album: Living With The Law
  • Artist: Chris Whitley
  • Released: 1991
Screaming TreesNearly Lost YouSweet Oblivion
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  • "Nearly Lost You"
  • Album: Sweet Oblivion
  • Artist: Screaming Trees
  • Released: 1992
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RevivalRecorded Live for the World Café 
Kathleen EdwardsThe Cheapest KeyAsking For Flowers
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  • "The Cheapest Key"
  • Album: Asking For Flowers
  • Artist: Kathleen Edwards
  • Released: 2008
Tom PettyHometown BluesTom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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  • "Hometown Blues"
  • Album: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  • Artist: Tom Petty
  • Released: 1976
The NationalStart A WarBoxer
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  • "Start A War"
  • Album: Boxer
  • Artist: The National
  • Released: 2007
What Made Milwaukee Famous For the BirdsWhat Doesn’t Kill Us 

Playlist - Hour Two

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Otis ReddingShakeOtis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
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  • "Shake"
  • Album: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
  • Artist: Otis Redding
  • Released: 1966
Slim HarpoTe Ni Nee Ni NuThe Best Of Slim Harpo
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  • "Te Ni Nee Ni Nu"
  • Album: The Best Of Slim Harpo
  • Artist: Slim Harpo
  • Released: 1997
Black Joe LewisI Don't MindBlack Joe Lewis 
Los LobosThe Road to Gila BendThe Town and City
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  • Album: The Town and City
  • Artist: Los Lobos
  • Released: 2006
Lizz WrightMy HeartThe Orchard
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  • "My Heart"
  • Album: The Orchard
  • Artist: Lizz Wright
  • Released: 2008
David Gray Please Forgive MeWhite Ladder
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  • "Please Forgive Me"
  • Album: White Ladder
  • Artist: David Gray
  • Released: 1999
Butterfly BoucherAnother White DashFlutterby
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  • "Another White Dash"
  • Album: Flutterby
  • Artist: Butterfly Boucher
  • Released: 2003
Ben Lee Catch My DiseaseAwake is the New Sleep
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  • "Catch My Disease"
  • Album: Awake is the New Sleep
  • Artist: Ben Lee
  • Released: 2005
Jack Penate"Second, Minute or Hour""Second, Minute or Hour Single" 
American Music ClubThe Decibels and the Little PillsThe Golden Age
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  • "The Decibels and the Little Pills"
  • Album: The Golden Age
  • Artist: American Music Club
  • Released: 2008
WilcoImpossible GermanySky Blue Sky
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  • "Impossible Germany"
  • Album: Sky Blue Sky
  • Artist: Wilco
  • Released: 2007
Sharon Jones & The Dap KingsNobody's Baby"100 Days, 100 Nights"
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  • "Nobody's Baby"
  • Album: "100 Days, 100 Nights"
  • Artist: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
  • Released: 2007
Afro Celt Sound System"""Whirl-y Reel"Volume 1: Sound Magic
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  • """"Whirl-y Reel""
  • Album: Volume 1: Sound Magic
  • Artist: Afro Celt Sound System
  • Released: 1996

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