Get your fill of obscure Canadian artists and a shocking amount of Matador artists...

1) Black Angels - Passover (Light in the Attic)
2) Shout Out Out Out Out - Not Saying/Just Saying (Normals Welcome)
3) Yo La Tengo - I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador)
4) Mogwai - Mr. Beast (Matador)
5) Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint - The River in Reverse (Verve Forecast)
6) Mission of Burma - The Obliterati (Matador)
7) Polysics - Now is the Time! (Tofu)
8) Les George Leningrad - Sangue Puro (Dare to Care)
9) Hot Chip - The Warning (DFA)
10) Think About Life - Think About Life (Alien8)
11) Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Mint)
12) Ratatat - Classics (XL)
13) Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Thorn (Matador)
14) Cat Power - The Greatest (Matador)
15) Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther (Sidecho)
16) Serena-Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh (PlayLouder)
17) Aloha - Some Echoes (Polyvinyl)
18) Holy Fuck - Holy Fuck (Dependent)
19) Akron/Family - Meek Warrior (Young God)
20) The Old Soul - The Old Soul (Hand of God)

I've only heard 9 of these albums.

That Akron/Family's probably going to be in my top 20, too.

Nice list.

I've been reading good things about Shout Out Out Out Out but haven't heard anything.

Totally forgot about that Aloha album, I need to hear that again cuz I liked their earlier stuff.


Did you like that new Ratatat album as much as their debut?

Not really, this album was much cheesier. Enjoyable, but in a different way than their debut.

I totally forgot about the Aloha album. It was definitely top 20 worthy.