| Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| Mary Lou Lord | His Indie World | Mary Lou Lord | Kill Rock Stars |
| Call and Response | Lightbulb | Call and Response | Emperor Norton |
| Nada Surf | Fruit Fly | Let Go | Barsuk |
| Jolie Holland | Mad Tom of Bedlam | Escondida | Anti |
| Arto Lindsay | Interior Life | Prize | Righteous Babe |
| Brendan Benson | Tiny Spark | Lapalco | Startime |
| Brendan Benson | Folk Singer | Lapalco | Startime |
| Bart Davenport | Euphoria | Game Preserve | Antenna Farm |
| Caliphone | Apple | Heron King Blues | Thrill Jockey |
| Fognode | Beat Hollow | Beat Hollow | Infrasound Collective |
| Solex | Pick Up | Pick Up | Matador |
| The Real Tuesday Weld | The Ugly and the Beautiful | I, Lucifer | Six Degrees |
| Joannna Newsom | Peach, Plum, Pear | The Milk-Eyed Mender | Drag City |
| Elliott Smith | Alameda | Either/Or | KRS |
| Laura Veirs | Snow Camping | Carbon Glacier | Bella Union |
| Gastr Del Sol | The Seasons Reverse | Camoufleur | Drag City |
| Myles Boisen | Devil Blues | Past-Present-Future | A Small Tribe |
| Tin Hat Trio | Empire of Light | Book of Silk | Ropeadope |
| Odessa Chen | Side By Side | One Room Palace | Self-released |
| The Stratford 4 | All the Fading Stars | The Revolt Against Tired Noises | Jestset |
| Spottiswoode & His Enemies | Nice Girl | Spottiswoode & His Enemies | Kumpelstiltskin |
| The Dining Rooms | African Loungsters | Tre | Guidance |
| David Hopkins | Some Folk Are Truly Evil | Here Comes The Bright Light | Modest |
| Nina Nastasia | I Say That I Will Go | Run to Ruin | Touch & Go |
| Carla Kihlstedt | Empty Cupboard | Two Foot Yard | Tzadik |
| Combustible Edison | Cat O'Nine Tails | The Impossible World | Subpop |
| Architecture in Helsinki | The Owls Go | Fingers Crossed | Bar None |
| Smokey & Miho | Bocoche' | The Two EPs | Afro Samba |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Why'd You Want to Live Here | The Photo Album | Barsuk |
| Blonde Redhead | Love Despite of Great Faults | Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons | Touch & Go |
| Brendan Benson | I'm Easy | Lapalco | Startime |