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1
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British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
January 14, 2008
Indie Rock
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
March 25, 2008
Indie Rock
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
May 13, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
The Dodos - Visiter
March 18, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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M83 - Saturdays = Youth
April 15, 2008
Dream Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
March 17, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Post-Britpop
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Portishead - Third
April 28, 2008
Experimental Rock
,
Electronic
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
August 5, 2008
Folk Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali
November 17, 2008
Mande Music
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
April 22, 2008
Comedy Rock
,
Musical Parody
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
June 3, 2008
Chamber Folk
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
September 23, 2008
Alt-Country
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Black Mountain - In The Future
January 21, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Stoner Rock
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
January 29, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night
November 11, 2008
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
El Guincho - Alegranza
March 1, 2008
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
February 11, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
September 23, 2008
Post-Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
June 10, 2008
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
October 7, 2008
Indie Folk
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Crystal Stilts - Alight of Night
October 28, 2008
Post-Punk
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Cat Power - Jukebox
January 22, 2008
Indie Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us
May 20, 2008
Indie Pop
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Constantines - Kensington Heights
April 15, 2008
Indie Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
April 8, 2008
Experimental Rock
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under the Radar awarded albums throughout 2008.
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