Pitchfork Media's Best Albums of 2008

Just in at the Media Center are the best ten indie albums of 2008, as decided by Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork is the barometer of what's cool, as well as a prime example of how erudite music journalists can be. In either case, its a great selection of music that the Media Center is proud to offer as part of their collection:

1. Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP/Fleet Foxes
2. Portishead - Third
3. New Age - Nouns
4. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
5. Deerhunter - Microcastle
6. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
7. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
8. M83 - Saturdays = Youth
9. Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
10. DJ/rupture - Uproot

The Pitchfork Media top ten lists can be accessed here.

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