Anticipated '10 pt. 1

Yeasayer - Odd Blood, Secretly Canadian - Their new single was very good.
Liars - Sisterworld, Mute - "Scissors" wasn't all we hoped for, but Liars' last two albums ruled.
Midlake - The Courage of Others, Bella Union - Lo-fi February.
Xui Xui - Dear God, I Hate Myself, Kill Rockstars - Jamie Stewart's collaboration with Zola Jesus was of the radar but really interesting, their 10th coming in 2010.
No Age - ----, Sub Pop - Losing Feeling was a sign that No Age aren't changing their sound.
The Walkmen - ----,Fat Possum - Vets.
LCD Soundsystem - ----, DFA - We've heard the Son, and the Father, what is Murphy's Holy Ghost album.
The National - ----, 4AD - Wierd intelli-post-pop on the best label for it.
Espen Eiksen Trio - ----, Rune Grammofon - More electro-jazz.
The dBs - [reunion album], ----- - North Carolina's finest 80s Jangle/teen-bopper revivalists coming back out of retirement
Avalanches - I shit you not.
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast, Kanine - These guys have a stock guitar sound we haven't heard in a while and Surf Rock is back...
Male Bonding - ----, Sub - Pop Best new garage punk; hail from the UK.
Jumbling Towers - Recommended by our Music Dir.