JIM MOTRINEC - Miami, USA via Austin Texas

1. Peter Bjorn & John – Writer's Block. My pick for album of the year!
2. The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
3. White Stripes – Icky Thump. Best use of bagpipes you’ll hear on a modern album, tracks Prickly Thorn & St Andrew.
4. Radiohead – In Rainbows. Best free album of the year!
5. Albert Hammond Jr. – Yours to Keep.
6. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black.
7. LCD Soundsystem – Sounds of Silver. North American Scum!
8. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.
9. Lucinda Williams – West.
10. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky. Maybe should be renamed the “VW Album.”

Honorable mentions:
Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger.
Rilo Kiley – Under the Black Light.
Frank Smith – Heavy Handed Peace & Love.
Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.
The Bravery – Sun and the Moon.
Band of Horses – Cease to Begin.