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Albums of 2008
Black IceBlack Ice by AC/DC
Buy new: £5.38 / Used from: £2.82
How did we ever doubt them?
Dear ScienceDear Science by TV on the Radio
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.45
More accessible than Cookie Mountain, this is still a thing of great beauty
We Are the PhysicsWe Are the Physics by We Are the Physics
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £4.48
Best live band of the last few years, this long-awaited debut album did not disappoint. DEVO influenced party punks.
Black SheepBlack Sheep by Julian Cope
Buy new: £11.18 / Used from: £8.65
Atheist/pantheist/wiccan album of the year. Cope rediscovers melody, hooks and a wicked turn of phrase
Viva la Vida or Death and All His FriendsViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.00
I was surprised to find I really liked most of this album
Oracular SpectacularOracular Spectacular by MGMT
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £2.58
This year's leading proponents of the 'Brooklyn sound'
Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles by Crystal Castles
Buy used from: £5.90
Squelchy Atari chip electro
Made in the DarkMade in the Dark by Hot Chip
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.49
Strong follow-up to The Warning, packed with choons
Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.10
You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself IntoYou Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into by Does It Offend You Yeah?
Buy new: £8.88 / Used from: £3.93
Best Brit-Indie debut
The Age Of UnderstatementThe Age Of Understatement by The Last Shadow Puppets
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.90
Alex Turner - together with Miles Kane and James Ford, demonstrates there are more strings to his bow than Arctic Monkeys' streetwise sonic attack
Censored ColorsCensored Colors by Portugal The Man
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £9.71
Another overlooked masterpiece by Alaska's finest
Fantasy Black ChannelFantasy Black Channel by Late of the Pier
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.00
Slightly wonky but very catchy indie
Beat PyramidBeat Pyramid by These New Puritans
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.36
More quality UK indie
At Mount ZoomerAt Mount Zoomer by Wolf Parade
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.75
A worthy follow-up to 'Apologies to the Queen Mary'
...Earth to the Dandy Warhols......Earth to the Dandy Warhols... by The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols rediscover their mojo
Knowle West BoyKnowle West Boy by Tricky
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.68
Return to form for Tricky
PunkaraPunkara by Asian Dub Foundation
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £6.48
Best ADF album in years
Break Up the ConcreteBreak Up the Concrete by The Pretenders
Buy new: £15.99 / Used from: £9.63
Awesome comeback album - look out for the 2CD set combined with their Best Of - it's cheaper than this 1CD version
Fits & StartsFits & Starts by O Fracas
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £2.80
More generic wonky UK indie, good stuff though
AntidotesAntidotes by Foals
Buy new: £8.38 / Used from: £2.70
'Fits and Starts' is a better title for this album than for the O Fracas album above - jittery jazz-punk at its best
Midnight BoomMidnight Boom by The Kills
Buy new: £6.58 / Used from: £5.80
Alison Mosshart obviously impressed Jack White with this album, as he has since recruited her for Dead Weather
Vantage PointVantage Point by Deus
Buy new: £4.98
Not quite up to the level of Pocket Revolution, but still a great album from Belgium's second-finest
Acres of Dead Space CadetsAcres of Dead Space Cadets by Elle Milano
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £1.99
Elle Milano kept us waiting years for their debut, then promptly split up. Damn shame
Only by the NightOnly by the Night by Kings of Leon
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.49
Return to form for KoL, largely thanks to solid songwriting