5 Acts — 100. Does It Offend You, You? - Dawn Of The Dead099. Anthem In - Moving On098. Calexico - Two Silver Trees097. The LK - Stop Being Perfect096. Neon Neon - I Lust U095. Longwave - Sirens In The Deep Sea094. Jade McNelis - Comedian093. Gentleman Auctio... more info

My Old Kentucky — 2008 was an exciting year in many ways. Of course the socio-political climate gave many of us something be excited about, but I was pretty charged up looking back on 2008 and all the quality music it produced. In today's disposable, no attention sp... more info

5 Acts — Department of Eagles - In Ear ParkFlying Lotus - Los AngelesAtlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot FeelFleet Foxes - Sun Giant EPFleet Foxes - Fleet FoxesPortishead - ThirdChad VanGaalen - Soft AirplaneAzeda Booth on MySpaceAze... more info

5 Acts — Department Of Eagles - In Ear ParkFleet Foxes - Fleet FoxesPeter Broderick - HomeSubplots - We Carved Our Names In Glass EPMGMT - Oracular SpectacularCanon Blue - Halcyon EPHot Chip - Made In The DarkKill Krinkle Club on MySpaceKill Krinkle Club on ... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — and checked out readers’ picks for LPs, songs and videos — but what did the folks who work at RS name their personal favorites? Here’s how critic Will Hermes ra... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rock band Elbow have rounded off a breakthrough year with their album topping an annual "poll of polls" list.Their Nationwide Mercury Prize-winning record The Seldom Seen Kid came out top in the eighth such chart, which combines the choices of critic... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Our label, Autumn Tone Records, had its most, ahem, action-packed year yet with the release of three new albums, plus the digital distribution of J. Tillman’s back-catalog (and his other band Fleet Foxes produced our favorite album of 2008). Last ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — I know you have all been waiting with bated breath, so I will keep you waiting no longer. Forthwith are my Top 15 Albums of 2008. 15. Image: Amazon Lykke Li, Youth Novels 14. Image: Amazon Clark, Turning Dragon 13. Image: Amazon Gnarls Barkley, Th... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s how our army of interns ranked the year’s best: Albums of the Year Fleet Foxes - Fleet ... more info

The Telegraph Blog — It's that time of the year folks. Here are my Top Ten albums of 2008. And just to let you know Radiohead's In Rainbows is not listed as I'm taking the 2007 digital release as the actual release date. Had it been in the running it would have taken th... more info