All You Need Is Hops Episode 30: Top of the Hops '09

It's be the begining of 2009, so it's high time I finally gave you all my 2008 year end special... so here it is. All You Need Is Hops Episode 30: Top Of The Hops '08 is simply a collection from my top 10 albums of the year, plus a few other gems.

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Hops' Top Ten Albums of 2008

1) @#%&*! Smilers by Aimee Mann
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Sample Track: Phoenix (mp3)

2) Dear Science, by TV On The Radio
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Sample Track: DLZ (mp3)

3) The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit
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Sample Track: Fast Blood (mp3)

4) American Hearts by A.A. Bondy
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Sample Track: Rapture (Sweet Rapture) (mp3)

5) Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
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Sample Track: Stay Positive (mp3)

6) Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State by Matthew Ryan
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Sample Track: American Dirt (mp3)

7) The Slip by Nine Inch Nails
Download the entire album for free (legally) here

8) At Mount Zoomer by Wolf Parade
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Sample Track: Call It A Ritual (mp3)

9) Asking For Flowers by Kathleen Edwards
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Sample Track: I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory (mp3)

10) Loyalty to Loyalty by Cold War Kids
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Sample Track: Welcome To The Occupation (mp3)

Oops: This original Top 10 Album was actually released last year. I'm just out of touch I guess:
Fourteen Autumns, Fifteen Winters by The Twilight Sad
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Sample Track: Cold Days From The Birdhouse (mp3)