Hooks galore and storytelling songs, Ok Go may be remembered for their treadmill dancing, but their album is so good that it doesn't deserve to be overshadowed by a marketing gimmick.

Move over Death Cab for Cutie, Belgian group Mint produces the saddest and sweetest indie pop that will win and break your heart at the same time. (I still love Death Cab too)

Indie pop that rolls off the tongue and through the brain so smoothly it seems like a force of nature.

Slick indie rock with the hooks of Hot Hot Heat and the swagger of Arctic Monkeys, it is amazing they haven't been skyrocketed to the mainstream yet.

Gorgeous music with a full ensemble and bittersweet lyrics and hooks.

It seems there's little Beck can't do, and he goes back to pop songs and elaborates on the electric sounds of Hell Yes.

Lyrics that range from tender to absurd, and tropical infused beats form an album that will make you think of the Carribean and thrill your heart.

A goth-posing No Doubt sound-alike, Vincent Black Shadow is polished and danceable, though the over-abundance of slow songs fail to play to the bands strengths.

Darling of the critics and the hippster elite, this album is really quite lovely in its own way. Long rambling songs with orchestral backing, her wandering lyrics become like a lullabye.

As the singer strains to shout her lyrics over the organ, the somewhat monster-movie obsessed Mon Frere pack classic eerie organ music into rock songs.

The rebirth of disco blended with electronica, Scissor Sisters yet again provide fluffy dance-pop for fun but not thinking too hard.

To quote my music director, "It's difficult to believe these songs are outtakes, they're worth an album all by themselves".

Sad melodied songs about happy things and happy songs about sad things. Regina's breathy singing and piano accompaniment are relaxing and soul searching.

Heavily produced but slick as before, the Killers still produce good rock extravaganzas.

Nonsensical to the extreme, Lovely Feather make diabolically catchy songs about completely random topics with silly lyrics and mid-song tune changes.

Following the style of the Stereophonics, Starsailor focuses and shines on its power ballad style songs, but keeps them catchy and not whiny.

Another critic darling that produced an album this year, some claimed the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs were all hype and no bite. Show Your Bones is still an album for those who love the band not for the hype but for the sound and the unique vocals of Karen O.

Melodic and easy-listening southern pop with soft vocals and flowing instrumentals.