The Hold Steady, Mindy Smith, and Girl Talk.

1. Neko Case | Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Anti-)

2. Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere (Downtown)

3. Art Brut | Bang Bang Rock & Roll (Fierce Panda)

4. The Czars | Goodbye (Bella Union)

5. KT Tunstall | Eye to the Telescope (Virgin Records U.S.)

6. Mindy Smith | Long Island Shores (Vanguard)

7. The Hold Steady | Boys and Girls in America (Vagrant)

8. Neil Young | Living with War (Reprise/WEA)

9. Girl Talk | Night Ripper (Illegal Art)

10. Cat Power | The Greatest (Matador) | Preston Jones

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