| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset | Half A Man, Half A Man | {{{SUNSET}}} | rock | Self-Released |
| Karl Blau | Shadow | Beneath The Waves | rock | K |
| Elf Power | Paralyzed | In A Cave | rock | Rykodisc |
| A Place to Bury Strangers | To Fix The Gash In Your Head | s/t | rock | Killer Pimp |
| These New Puritans | Colours | Beat Pyramid | rock | Domino Records |
| Sons & Daughters | Split Lips | This Gift | rock | Domino Records |
| Egg Hunt | We All Fall Down | rock | Dischord | |
| Bauhaus | Adrenaline | Go Away White | rock | Bauhaus Music |
| The Raveonettes | Dead Sound | Lust, Lust, Lust | rock | Vice |
| Jay Reatard | My Shadow | Blood Visions | rock | In The Red |
| Clipd Beaks | Melter | Hoarse Lords | rock | Lovepump United |
| Susu | Hands Up (The Race) | Win | rock | eMusic Selects |
| Videohippos | Laser Jet | Unbeast the Leash | rock | Monitor USA |
| Ghostland Observatory | Heavy Heart | Robotique Majestique | electronic | Trashy Moped Recordings |
| Neon Neon | Belfast | Stainless Style | electronic | Lex |
| Hercules and Love Affair | This Is My Love | s/t | electronic | DFA |
| bloodysnowman | Dead Raver (Drugs For Sale) | bloodybunnies | experimental | daly city records 2008 |
| Cut Copy | Nobody Lost Nobody Found | In Ghost Colours | electronic | Modular |
| Thieves Like Us | Drugs In My Body | s/t | electronic | Kitsune |
| El Guincho | Cuando Maravilla Fui | Alegranza | world | Discoteca Oceano |
| The Fleshtones | Down To The Ground | Take A Good Look | rock | Yep Roc |
| White Denim | Darksided Computer Mouth | Let's Talk About It EP | rock | self-released |
| The Kills | Last Day of Magic | Midnight Boom | rock | Domino Records |
| Loxsly | Lamprey Eels | Flashlights | rock | S/R |
| Atmosphere | Full Moon | Strictly Leakage | hiphop | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| The Mae Shi | Party Politics | HLLLYH | rock | Team Shi |
| Various Artisit | Yekanini | The Rough Guide to the music of South Africa | world | World Music Network |
| Kaki King | Sad American | Dreaming of Revenge | rock | Velour |
| Atlas Sound | Activation | Orange Ohms Glow EP | rock | self-released |
I didn't get any peeps this year.
