2008 So Far

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  1. Vampire Weekend (Beggars/XL)
  2. Boris - Smile (Southern Lord)
  3. Pete & the Pirates - Little Death (Stolen)
  4. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (Modular)
  5. Opeth - Watershed (Roadrunner) Jun 3
  6. The Horror The Horror - Wired Boy Child (Tapete)
  7. White Denim - Explosion (White Denim) Jun
  8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus Dig! (Anti)
  9. Black Mountain - In the Future (Jagjaguwar)
  10. The Black Keys - Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
  11. Kelley Polar - I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling (Environ)
  12. The Dodos - The Visitor (French Kiss)
  13. Jamie Lidell - Jim (Warp)
  14. Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash (Matador)
  15. Santogold (Downtown)
  16. Portishead - Third (Mercury/Island)
  17. Sahg - II (Candlelight)
  18. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement (Domino)
  19. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight (Fat Cat)
  20. Atlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky)
  21. Tall Firs - Too Old To Die Young (Ecstatic Peace)
  22. The Futureheads - This Is Not The World (Nul) May 24
  23. Spiritualized - Songs In A & E (Universal) May 19
  24. Man Man - Rabbit Habits (Anti)
  25. The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me (Domino) June
  26. No Age - Nouns (Sub Pop)
  27. Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath (Universal/GSL)
  28. The Sword - Gods Of The Earth (Kemado)
  29. Torche - Meanderthal (Hydrahead)
  30. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely (WB)
  31. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia (Sub Pop)
  32. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (Geffen)
  33. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark (EMI)
  34. R.E.M. - Accelerate (WB)
  35. Meshuggah - Obzen (Nuclear Blast)
  36. Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior (Tempa)
  37. Clinic - Do It! (Domino)
  38. The Breeders - Mountain Battles (4AD)
  39. Bauhaus - Go Away White (Bauhaus)
  40. The Roots - Rising Down (Def Jam)
  41. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (Sony)
  42. These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid (Angular/Domino)
  43. Clark - Turning Dragon (Warp)
  44. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple (Atlantic)
  45. Jim White - Transnormal Skiperoo (Luaka Bop)
  46. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music (Rough Trade UK)
  47. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (Motown)
  48. Beach House - Devotion (Carpark)
  49. Die! Die! Die! - Promises Promises (S.A.F.)
  50. Dead Meadow - Old Growth (Matador)
  51. Crystal Castles (Last Gang)
  52. Bob Mould - District Line (Anti-)
  53. Nada Surf - Lucky (Barsuk)
  54. Hercules And Love Affair (Phantom Sound & Vision)
  55. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell (Saddle Creek)
  56. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing (ATP)
  57. Protest The Hero - Fortress (Vagrant)
  58. French Kicks - Swimming (Vagrant)
  59. iForward Russia! - Life Processes (Cooking Vinyl)
  60. Sons And Daughters - This Gift (Domino)
  61. Shortwave Set - Replica Sun Machine (Rough Trade)
  62. Los Campesinos - Hold On Now, Youngster (Arts & Crafts)
  63. Apes - Ghost Games (Gypsy Eyes)
  64. Tapes 'n' Tapes - Walk It Off (Beggars XL)
  65. School Of Language - Sea From Shore (Thrill Jockey)
  66. Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead (Sub Pop)
  67. Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers (Kill Rock Stars)
  68. Magnetic Fields - Distortion (Nonesuch)
  69. The Big Sleep - Sleep Forever (Frenchkiss)
  70. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West)
  71. Rings - Black Habit (Paw Tracks)
  72. Dengue Fever - Venus On Earth (M80)
  73. Temposhark - The Invisible Line (Paper and Glue/Defend Music)
  74. Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off the Lavender Bridge (Domino)
  75. Adele - 19 (XL)
Author Comments: 

This list will look a lot different at the end of the year.