‘Tis the season for year end lists. I’m going to start rolling out mine over the next few weeks. If I have any readers, please feel free to debate in the comments.
1. The Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
2. The National – Boxer
3. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
4. The Avett Brothers – Emotionalism
5. Jay-Z – American Gangster
6. Bruce Springsteen – Magic
7. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
8. Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
9. Kanye West – Graduation
10. Kings of Leon – Because of the Times
11. The New Pornographers – Challengers
12. Explosions in the Sky – All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
13. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
14. The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
15. Feist – The Reminder
(Deserving further listening: LCD Soundsystem — Sound of Silver, MIA — Kala, The Good, The Bad & The Queen — The Good, The Bad & The Queen)
Matt Compton 
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