We have a little overlap but you've heard a few more than me. I went ahead and pulled out a top 10, but some will surely go up and some will surely go down by the time I post it for real since I've barely listened to a couple that I can already tell are very good (such as the Joseph Arthur) and there's also a big group of about 6 or 7 that are all on the bubble and could easily move into the top 10 depending on my mood.

Top 10...

Moonbabies - The Orange Billboard**
Pinback - Summer in Abaddon
Arcade Fire - Funeral
The National - Cherry Tree EP
Old Canes - Early Morning Hymns
The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In The Hands**
Willard Grant Conspiracy - Regard the End
Honeydogs - 10,000 Years
Animal Collective - Sung Tongs


The rest of the story ...

Lali Puna - Faking The Books
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand**
Electrelane - The Power Out
Joseph Arthur - Our Shadows Will Remain**
The Libertines**
Junior Boys - Last Exit**
The Legends - Up Against The Legends**
Vetiver - Vetiver
Giant Sand - Is All Over The Map
Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum
David Kilgour - Frozen Orange
TV On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
The Court and Spark - Witch Season
Richmond Fontaine - Post To Wire
Carina Round - The Disconnection
Ash - Meltdown**
The Places - Call It Sleep
Les Savy Fav - Inches
Secret Machines - Now Here is Nowhere
Mary Lou Lord - Baby Blue
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Blonde Redhead - Misery Is A Butterfly
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld**

** CD-R copy