50. Angels, Black Mountain, In the Future
RIYL: warm organs and lazy guitars, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin III, being dazed & confused
49. The Silence Between Us, Bob Mould, District Line
RIYL: dynamic guitar pop, Sugar, late '90s FM rock, mountain couples' retreats
48. Hummingbird, Born Ruffians, Red Yellow & Blue
RIYL: snare rim clicks, Vampire Weekend, youthful harmonies, J.D. Salinger
47. Rooks, Shearwater, Rook
RIYL: bird-themed indie rock, high noon trumpet, Morrissey, The Road
46. Market Girl, Headlights, Some Racing, Some Stopping
RIYL: driving acoustic rhythms, hand-claps, sleigh bells, apartment dives
45. Explode, Uh Huh Her, Common Reaction
RIYL: seductive pop, coy chanteuses, The Eurythmics, The L Word
44. Bad Blood, The Big Sleep, Sleep Forever
RIYL: throttling guitars, Pretty Girls Make Graves, punk intensity, Raymond Carver
43. One Two, The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale
RIYL: sonar beats, Beastie Boys, old skool, The original Star Wars trilogy
42. Heartless, Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreaks
RIYL: Auto-Tune croon, bouncing pipe organ, break-up aftermaths, the coldest story ever told
41. Chinese Democracy, Guns N'Roses, Chinese Democracy
RIYL: minute long non-musical intros, thick distorted power chords, that Axl guy, waiting 17 years for an album that's mostly complete crap but has one or two sweet moments that remind you of why you love Appetite for Destruction
Best of 2008: 50 - 41
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