20. I Told Her on Alderaan, Neon Neon, Stainless Style
RIYL: sci-fi lyrics, nerdcore dance, Super Furry Animals, taking her out on the Falcon
19. Lights Out, Santogold, Santogold
RIYL: stylish guitars, Gwen Stefani, Pineapple Express, vomiting gold
18. Mykonos, Fleet Foxes, Sun Giant EP
RIYL: Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young
17. The Hollows, Why?, Alopecia
RIYL: not quite hip hop, not quite indie rock, GRE vocab, backslidden pastor's kids
16. The Sound, Human Highway, Moody Motorcycle
RIYL: strumming an unplugged electric, campfire choruses, The Unicorns, following the sound
15. Lollipop, Lil Wayne, Tha Carter 3
RIYL: laughably explicit lyrics, simplistic keyboard hooks, Auto Tuned perfection, bottles in the club
14. Great Expectations, The Gaslight Anthem, The '59 Sound
RIYL: gritty pop-punk, chimed outros, the Boss, Updike's Rabbit novels
13. Like A Vibration, The Whigs, Mission Control
RIYL: '90s alternative radio, deep-fried distortion, machinic rythmns, saving your Confederate dollars
12. Antarctica, The Weepies, Hideaway
RIYL: folk-pop duets, organic harmonies, The Innocence Mission, trying to stay drunk so nobody knows
11. Pork and Beans, Weezer, The Red Album
RIYL: mopey distortion, nonsensical choruses, Timbaland references, Freaks & Geeks
Best of 2008: 20 - 11
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