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1
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Neon Neon - Stainless Style
March 18, 2008
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
90
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2
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Lonely Drifter Karen - Grass Is Singing
May 5, 2008
Score
90
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3
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Times New Viking - Rip It Off
January 22, 2008
Noise Pop
,
Slacker Rock
,
Shitgaze
Score
90
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Spotify
4
.
Rokia Traoré - Tchamantché
May 19, 2008
Afrobeat
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Chicha Libre - ¡Sonido amazonico!
March 25, 2008
Cumbia
,
Latin Alternative
,
Surf Rock
Score
90
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6
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Aaron Parks - Invisible Cinema
August 19, 2008
Jazz
Score
90
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Spotify
7
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Shelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin'
January 29, 2008
Pop
Score
90
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Spotify
8
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PAS/CAL - I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura
July 22, 2008
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
9
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Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
March 25, 2008
Indie Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
April 8, 2008
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Punk
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Joe Jackson - Rain
January 28, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
October 24, 2008
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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The Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind
October 7, 2008
Neo-Soul
,
Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Shugo Tokumaru - Exit
September 2, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folk Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Wire - Object 47
July 15, 2008
Post-Punk
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Opeth - Watershed
June 3, 2008
Progressive Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
,
Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Maiysha - This Much Is True
August 26, 2008
Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
18
.
Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
June 10, 2008
Folk Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
June 24, 2008
Alt-Country
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
20
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Harvey Milk - Life... The Best Game In Town
June 3, 2008
Sludge Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances
April 14, 2008
Indie Rock
,
Slacker Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
September 22, 2008
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
September 9, 2008
Folk Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
January 29, 2008
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
February 5, 2008
Indietronica
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2008.
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