 | Dear Science by TV on the Radio
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $8.46 More consistent and accessable than their brilliant Return to Cookie Mountain
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 | Oracular Spectacular by MGMT
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.07 A little Bowie, a little New Order, a little Depeche Mode and a sound for the 2000's
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 | Modern Guilt by Beck
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.41 Another winner from this guy
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 | For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $10.74 At times beautiful, at times mesmerizing.
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 | Santogold by Santogold
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $9.99 Mix some hip-hop with 80's new wave and you get this refreshing debut.
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 | Real Emotional Trash by Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.45 I wasn't impressed after the first few listenings, but it really grew on me and now I can't keep it out of the CD player.
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 | Asking for Flowers by Kathleen Edwards
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.94 A great effort from one of today's better song writers
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 | Velocifero by Ladytron
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $8.00 Their previous albums were at times brilliant, but very inconsistent. This one fixes that problem. Great throughout.
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 | District Line by Bob Mould
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $2.49 Mould's fascination with electronic music shows here. His best solo release since Black Sheets of Rain
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 | Accelerate by R.E.M.
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $1.97 R.E.M. is back with their best album in years.
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 | Songs in A & E by Spiritualized
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $5.26 I'll never understand why this band isn't more popular. "I Gotta Fire" really rocks and the other songs are nearly as good.
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 | Lust Lust Lust by The Raveonettes
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $9.01 A mesmerizing wall of sound. The Shirelles meet Sonic Youth.
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 | Narrow Stairs by Death Cab for Cutie
Buy new: $11.97 / Used from: $7.07 As if having one of the best names in rock history isn't enough, they put out one solid album after another.
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 | Little Honey by Lucinda Williams
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.69 Her most upbeat record in years.
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 | Do You Like Rock Music? by British Sea Power
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.22 A bit of a change from their previous releases, but a very good record. Waving Flags may be my favorite song of 2008.
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 | Partie Traumatic by Black Kids
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $1.18 Channeling Bowie, The Cure and Prince, the Black Kids have released the party album of the year. Not deep, but loads of fun.
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 | We Started Nothing by The Ting Tings
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.00 No, they didn't start anything with this album, but they followed the footsteps of the B52's, Toni Basil, Cibo Matto, etc. very well with this fun, party pop record.
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 | Real Animal by Alejandro Escovedo
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $7.58 Not his most consistent album but when it's good it's great.
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 | Funplex by The B-52's
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.98 The practically started the party pop genre of music and this album is as good as any of theirs and better than some.
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 | All or Nothing by Subways
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $1.67 Not quite as good as their debut, but good enough to prove that Young For Eternity was no accident.
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 | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today by David Byrne
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.95 Not a bad record, but I expected so much more from these two.
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 | Consolers Of The Lonely
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.24 Quite a change from their first record, but a good one.
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 | 4:13 Dream by The Cure
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.40 Largely ignored by everybody, it's a solid effort on the part of one of rock's all time great bands.
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 | Lucky by Nada Surf
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $0.98 |
 | Konk by The Kooks
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $4.37 Decent pop.
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