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— Neon Bible
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2 of 19
— Some Loud Thunder
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3 of 19
— West
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4 of 19
— We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
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5 of 19
— Friend (EP)
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6 of 19
— Sky Blue Sky
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7 of 19
— Volta
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8 of 19
— The Reminder
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9 of 19
— Drums and Guns
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10 of 19
— Icky Thump
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11 of 19
— Release the Stars
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12 of 19
— This is Ryan Shaw
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13 of 19
— Memory Almost Full
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14 of 19
— Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
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15 of 19
— Once (Soundtrack)
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16 of 19
— The Distant Future
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17 of 19
— Back to Black
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18 of 19
— The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
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19 of 19
— Challengers
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