Top 10 of 2008:

1. TV on the Radio – Dear Science (Interscope)
2. Tokyo Police Club – Elephant Shell (Saddle Creek)
3. Grouper – Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (Type)
4. United Nations – United Nations (Eyeball)
5. iLiKETRAiNS – The Christmas Tree Ship EP (Fantastic Plastic)
6. Animal Collective – Water Curses EP (Domino)
7. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III (Universal)
8. Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst (Merge)
9. Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that Shit Gold (Rhymesayers)
10. The Ascent of Everest –How Lonely Sets the City! (SHELSMUSIC)

Top 10 of 2007:

1. Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone
2. The Good Life - Help Wanted, Nights
3. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
4. Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
5. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- Living with the Living
6. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
7. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
8. Beirut - Lon Gisland EP
9. Thrice - Alcehmy Index: Vols 1 & 2
10. Battles - Mirrored

Worthwhile Listens of 07:
Two Gallants - Two Gallants
The National - Boxer
The Perishers - Victorious
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Against Me! - New Wave