Another great year for music.  Here's my Best of the Best:

1.  Boss Martians - The Set-Up 
2.  Chris Von Sneidern - The Wild Horse
3.  Model Rockets - Pilot Country Suite
4.  Second Saturday - Here's the Deal
5.  Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers
6.  True Love - I Was Accident
7.  The Cloudsmen - s/t
8.  Barely Pink - Last Day of Summer
9.  Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
10. Eels - Shootenanny 
11. Maxtone Four - Go Steady
12. The Brilliant Mistakes - Dumb Luck
13. Soul Engines - Closer Still
14. The High Dials - A New Devotion
15. Bob Walkenhorst - The Beginner
16. New Pornographers - Electric Version
17. The Waking Hours - The Good Way
18. Splitsville - Incorporated
19. The Effection - Soundtrack to a Moment
20. Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music

close contenders:

The 88 - Kind of Light
The Flashcubes - Brilliant
Mark Scheer - Discount Stars
The Thrills - So Much For the City
Mark Bacino - Million Dollar Milkshake
Adventures of Jet - Muscle