1. Portishead – Third *****
2. Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul ****1/2
3. The Duke Spirit – Neptune ****1/2
4. Laura Marling – Alas I Cannot Swim ****
5. She & Him – Volume One ****
6. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes ****
7. The Courteeners – St. Jude ****
8. Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends ****
9. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak ****
10. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular ****
11. The Magnetic Fields – Distortion ****
12. Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst ****
13. Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue ***1/2
14. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night ***1/2
15. The Felice Brothers – The Felice Brothers ***1/2
16. Guilty Simpson – Ode To The Ghetto ***1/2
17. Pete Rock – NY’s Finest ***
18. Okkervil River – The Stand Ins ***
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