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AZLTRON Top 30 Albums of 2008 (10-1)

The Faint - "The Geeks Were Right"
This year has been a surprising one for music. After last year I thought to myself, "How could this year possibly be better than last year for music?" And you know what? Album after album I was shocked, no musical lull in sight. Nothing but quality as far as the eye could see. Well, quality in terms of the albums I was looking for. In particular, bands that released somewhat unimpressive sophomore albums came back this year with some intense and riveting releases. Bloc Party, The Stills, The Killers, and Longwave all regrouped and recalibrated to create releases that [...]
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