13. What Made Milwaukee Famous, What Doesn't Kill Us
Why do I listen? Because they sound exactly like bands as diverse as Spoon, The Replacements, and The Format, often times within the same song.
Highlights: "Sultan," "Cheap Wine," "For The Birds"
12. The Kills, Midnight Boom
Why do I listen? Because they make me feel like I spend all of my weeknights in New York City dive bars.
Highlights: "Last Day of Magic," Hook and Line," "Sour Cherry"
11. Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
Why do I listen? Because they let me dance to Atari games.
Highlights: "Alice Practice," "Vanished," "Knights"
10. Why?, Alopecia
Why do I listen? "I'm not a ladies' man I'm a land mine filming my own fake death/Under an '88 Cavalier I go..."
Highlights: "The Vowels Pt. 2," "Good Friday," "Simeon's Dilemma"
9. Rhymefest, Mark Ronson presents Rhymefest: MAN IN THE MIRROR
Why do I listen? Because I miss the black Michael Jackson.
Highlights: "Dancin' Machine," "All That I've Got Is You," "Can't Make It"
8. M83, Saturdays = Youth
Why do I listen? Because they are exactly right for a gray, rainy day in the fall of 1987, which is how Northeast Ohio feels for 9 months out of the year.
Highlights: "We Own The Sky," "Couleurs," "Kim & Jessie"
7. Beck, Modern Guilt
Why do I listen? Because it's the first Beck album since Midnite Vultures that sounds like a Beck album.
Highlights: "Modern Guilt," "Gamma Ray," "Chemtrails"
6. Johnny Foreigner, Waited Up Til It Was Light
Why do I listen? Because I want to karaoke the entire album with my girlfriend.
Highlights: "Salt, Peppa, and Spinderella," "DJs Get Doubts," "Our Bipolar Friends"
5. Kings of Leon , Only By The Night
Why do I listen? Because it makes me want to just keep driving forever when I listen to it on my way home from wherever in the early morning hours.
Highlights: "Sex On Fire," "I Want You," "Revelry"
4. The Black Keys, Attack and Release
Why do I listen? Because it makes me feel like Brad Pitt and Ed Norton walking into Lou's in the movie Fight Club.
Highlights: "I Got Mine," "Strange Times," "Same Old Thing"
3. Phantom Planet, Raise The Dead
Why do I listen? Because every single track is the catchiest song I hear all day.
Highlights: "Dropped," "Leader," "Raise The Dead"
2. The Teenagers, Reality Check
Why do I listen? Because they make me feel like a Euro-trash douchebag who laughs at Americans.
Highlights: "Homecoming," "III," "Love No"
1. Girl Talk, Feed The Animals
Why do I listen? Because they make me feel like the coolest kid at the party.
Highlights: "Here's The Thing," "No Pause," "Still Here"
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