Wire — Red Barked TreeSmith Westerns — Dye It Blonde
Tennis — Cape Dory
The Decemberists — The King Is Dead
Cloud Nothings — s/t
Deerhoof — Deerhoof vs. Evil
Talib Kweli — Gutter Rainbows
Wanda Jackson — The Party Ain’t Over
PJ Harvey — Let England Shake
Mogwai — Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
Bright Eyes — The People’s Key
Rye Rye — Go! Pop! Bang!
J Mascis — Several Shades of Why
The Mountain Goats — All Eternals Deck
Kanye West and Jay-Z — Watch My Throne
Lady Gaga — Born This Way
Comment: best album name of the new year? Go! Bang! Pop!