Born in Sri Lanka, raised in London, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam took a trip round the world for her second album, even if visa issues did prevent her entering America for a while. Her father’s links to the Tamil Tiger terrorists probably didn’t help and while there was plenty of rebel posturing on Kala, its sound – hip hop by way of Africa, the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent – was more potent than its sloganeering. How Jimmy’s Bollywood disco wasn’t a hit is one of the mysteries of the year.
ALBUMS 1 TO 10
THE ARCADE FIRE
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THE WHITE STRIPES
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ARCTIC MONKEYS
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RADIOHEAD
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THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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KINGS OF LEON
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THE SHINS
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THE HOLD STEADY
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RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
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ALBUMS 11 TO 20
MODEST MOUSE
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FOO FIGHTERS
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KAISER CHIEFS
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CHERRY GHOST
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INTERPOL
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MANIC STREET PREACHERS
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RILO KILEY
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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
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BJORK
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THE RUMBLE STRIPS
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ALBUMS 21 TO 30
COLD WAR KIDS
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THE CORAL
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BRIGHT EYES
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PJ HARVEY
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SPOON
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BEIRUT
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RYAN ADAMS
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THE DECEMBERISTS
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ROISIN MURPHY
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THE NATIONAL
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ALBUMS 31 TO 40
SOULSAVERS
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KLAXONS
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NEIL YOUNG
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M.I.A
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HARD-FI
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COMMON
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ROBYN
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FALL OUT BOY
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JONI MITCHELL
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FIELD MUSIC
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ALBUMS 41 TO 50
KEREN ANN
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THE ENEMY
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PATRICK WATSON
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GOGOL BORDELLO
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LUCINDA WILLIAMS
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SIGUR ROS
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KATE NASH
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JUSTICE
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JAMIE T
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STEREOPHONICS
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