30. My Only Offer, Mates of State, Re-Arrange Us
RIYL: delicate piano pop, The Rosebuds, male/female duets, Scenes from a Marriage
29. Untrust Us, Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
RIYL: lap-pop, Thom Yorke's voice on "Kid A", dancing synths, Phillip K. Dick
28. Some Are Lakes, Land of Talk, Some Are Lakes
RIYL: dirty guitar, Canadian alt-country, Loose Fur, PBR
27. Furr, Blitzen Trapper, Furr
RIYL: acoustic balladry, accent harmonica, Robert Zimmerman, Teen Wolf
26. Fools, The Dodos, Visiter
RIYL: true rhythm guitar, rim click heaven, poppier Animal Collective, sweaty youths in white tees
25. DLZ, TV on the Radio, Dear Science,
RIYL: menacing synths, sweet drum loops, singing "la la la", smooth operators
24. Swagger Like Us, T.I. feat. Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Lil Wayne, Paper Trail
RIYL: star-studded braggado, "Jesus Walks" drums, M.I.A. samples, not wearing skinny jeans 'cuz your nuts don't fit
23. The Modern Leper, Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight
RIYL: pub-crawling guitar, splashy outros, Idlewild, Scottish critiques of modernity
22. Your Control, Crooked Fingers fest. Neko Case, Forfeit/Fortune
RIYL: angelic '80s synths, The New Pornographers, dramatic harmonies, updating "Islands in the Stream" for the double-aught set
21. Hang Them All, Tapes n'Tapes, Walk It Off
RIYL: Chili-Pepper guitar licks, swagger organ, scatter snare, absolutely loving one and only one song on an otherwise terrible album
Best of 2008: 30 - 21
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