20. dj quik & kurupt - blaQKout
19. the avett brothers - i and love and you
18. mike snow
17. the mountain goats - the life of the world to come
16. phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
15. sunset rubdown - dragonslayer
14. basement jaxx - scars
13. the minus 5 - killingsworth
12. wilco - wilco (the album)
11. tegan & sara - sainthood
10. dan deacon - bromst
09. yeah yeah yeahs - it's blitz
08. v/a - dark was the night
07. the decemberists - the hazards of love
06. neko case - middle cyclone
05. royksopp - junior
04. discovery - lp
03. monsters of folk
02. andrew bird - noble beast
01. animal collective - merriweather post pavilion

(full list can be found here.)

Can't argue with no.1

Royskopp I hadn't heard but read a good review on it. Minus 5 is another not heard yet. I must 've been sleeping this year.

that minus 5 is pretty good, top 50 material for me