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Today's Best of List to discuss comes courtesy of Uncut magazine.

Erik, do you agree with this one a little more (since you're now synonymous with the letters LCD for me now)?

And again with TG, TB and TQ? And Rilo Kiley is TERRIBLY HIGH — beating Bright Eyes and Iron and Wine? Where is their indie-cred? They started off so strong… but completely lost it by #32 (if not before).

What do you think? Why do I keep posting these lists that keep frustrating us? Oh, 'cause I LOVE end of the year lists!

 

01. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
02. Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
03. PJ Harvey – White Chalk
04. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
05. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
06. Robert Wyatt – Comicopera
07. The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
08. The White Stripes – Icky Thump
09. Radiohead – In Rainbows
10. Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
11. Bj̦rk РVolta
12. Battles – Mirrored
13. Neil Young – Chrome Dreams II
14. M.I.A. – Kala
15. Panda Bear – Person Pitch
16. Grinderman – Grinderman
17. Super Furry Animals – Hey Venus!
18. Voice of the Seven Woods – Voice of the Seven Woods
19. Feist – The Reminder
20. Bruce Springsteen – Magic
21. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
22. Babyshambles – Shotters Nation
23. Rilo Kiley – Under the Brightlight
24. Les Savy Fav – Let's Stay Friends
25. Kings of Leon – Because of the Times
26. Manu Chao – La Radiolina
27. Steve Earle – Washington Square Serenade
28. Rufus Wainwright – Release the Stars
29. The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
30. The Good, The Bad & The Queen – The Good, The Bad & The Queen
31. Devendra Banhart – Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
32. Queens of the Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
33. Tinariwen – Aman Iman: Water Is Life
34. The National – Boxer
35. Bill Callahan – Woke on a Whaleheart
36. Bright Eyes – Cassadaga
37. Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
38. The Cribs – Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
39. Interpol – Our Love to Admire
40. Iron and Wine – The Shepherd's Dog
41. Justice – †
42. Richard Thompson – Sweet Warrior
43. Manic Street Preachers – Send Away the Tigers
44. Maps – We Can Create
45. Richard Hawley – Lady's Bridge
46. Von Sudenfed – Tromatic Reflexxions
47. Nick Lowe – At My Age
48. Thurston Moore – Trees Outside the Academy
49. Ry Cooder – My Name Is Buddy
50. Dinosaur Jr. – Beyond