As I mentioned a few months ago, I always revise my top ten halfway through the following year, as I discover more and more music. Here ’tis

1. Radiohead . Hail To The Thief
2. Metric . Old World Underground
3. The Fiery Furnaces . Gallowsbird’s Bark
4. Bonnie Prince Billy . Master And Everyone
5. The White Stripes . Elephant
6. The New Pornographers . Electric Version
7. The Fire Theft . The Fire Theft
8. Clearlake . Cedars
9. Explosions In The Sky . The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
10. Mogwai . Happy Songs For Happy People
11. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club . Take Them On, On Your Own
12. The Kills . Keep On Your Mean Side
13. Grandaddy . Sumday
14. Snow Patrol . Final Straw
15. Pilate . Caught By The Window
16. The Raveonettes . Chain Gang Of Love
17. My Morning Jacket . It Still Moves
18. The Stratford 4 . Love And Distortion
19. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs . Fever To Tell
20. The Stills . Logic Will Break Your Heart