 | Black Holes and Revelations by Muse
Buy new: £4.60 / Used from: £3.31 I think by far the best album of the year, and arguably one of the biggest bands in the world at the moment. Top songs - 'Starlight', 'Invincible', 'map of the problematique'...in fact most of it!
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 | Sam's Town by The Killers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.97 A change in direction has seen them improve massively, from 'Bling' to 'Why do I keep counting' their statue rises.
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 | Making Dens by The Mystery Jets
Buy new: £5.16 / Used from: £1.42 Best debut of the year, original and a brilliant album right the way through.
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 | Just Like the Fambly Cat by Grandaddy
Buy new: £8.40 / Used from: £5.50 A sad year indeed, the split of Grandaddy - Maybe their best was last? 'Where I'm anymore' Is them at their very finest.
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 | The Trials of Van Occupanther by Midlake
Buy new: £7.95 / Used from: £7.50 May sound retro, but it is so good who cares? Best - 'Roscoe', 'Head home' and 'young bride'.
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 | First Impressions Of Earth by The Strokes
Buy new: £4.25 / Used from: £3.20 It's different from the old Strokes stuff, but I still like it. Best tracks - 'You Only Live Once ', 'Heart in a Cage' and ' Killing Lies'.
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 | Razorlight by Razorlight
Buy new: £1.44 / Used from: £0.79 Unlike Kasabian (further down), they have followed up a good first album with something even better.
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 | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.03 It is good, but I think they will get much better.
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 | Personality - One Was a Spider One Was a Bird by Sleepy Jackson
Buy used from: £2.61 Luke Steele is odd, this on the other hand is great so hats off to him.
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 | A Call and Response by Longcut
Buy new: £7.63 / Used from: £0.98 Could be here on the basis of one song alone - 'A tried and tested method' - single of the year.
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 | Waterloo To Anywhere by Dirty Pretty Things
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.40 Better than the last Libertines album. Who needs whatshisname?
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 | Empire by Kasabian
Buy new: £4.47 / Used from: £1.83 Carried by the strength of the title track, it's good but nowhere near their first album.
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 | Civilian by Boy Kill Boy
Buy new: £2.79 / Used from: £0.81 Another good debut full of good tunes - 'Ivy Parker ', 'On My Own' and ' Showdown' stand out.
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 | Ballad of the Broken Seas by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.90 Surprise hit of the year? Best songs are 'Saturday's Gone' and ' Revolver'.
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 | The Great Western by James Dean Bradfield
Buy new: £3.16 / Used from: £2.48 A good effort by JDB, will always be compared to Manics stuff though. Much better artwork.
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 | Yours to Keep by Albert Jr. Hammond
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.90 It's not the Strokes, but it is good. What's with the twee title and artwork though?
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 | Voices of Animals and Men by Young Knives
Buy new: £4.25 / Used from: £3.28 Very good debut, best - 'Loughborough Suicide ' and 'She's Attracted To '.
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 | He Poos Clouds by Final Fantasy
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £5.99 Owen Pallett is a very talented guy - this is one up for the geeks.
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 | Someone to Drive You Home by Long Blondes
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £2.89 Great pop music, best - 'once and never again' and 'giddy stratospheres'.
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 | The Life Pursuit by Belle & Sebastian
Buy new: £6.43 / Used from: £4.49 Another good record from B&S, lyrically still cutting - check out 'dress up in you'.
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 | Bande A Part by Nouvelle Vague
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.97 Not as good as vol.1 but the Echo & Bauhaus covers are very good.
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 | Let It Roll by Willard Grant Conspiracy
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £4.88 Some songs are a tad too long but 'distant shore' and 'flying low' are beautiful.
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 | Back To Black by Amy Winehouse
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £4.23 Great hair, great voice, love the attitude.
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 | Cansei De Ser Sexy by CSS
Buy new: £15.81 / Used from: £7.48 Quirky and fresh, although 'death from above' is miles better than anything else on the album.
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 | Techari by Ojos De Brujo
Buy new: £11.47 / Used from: £8.42 Flamenco fused with hip-hop? You had me at hello.
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