In approximate order that they were released.
The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Cat Power - Jukebox
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Black Mountain - In The Future
Hot Chip - Made In The dark
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The New Puritans - Beat Pyramid
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly - Searching For The How And The Whys
Neon Neon - Stainless Style
The Mae Shi - Hillyh
Laura Marling - Alas I Can Not Swim
Cass McCombs - Dropping The Writ
Pete & The Pirates - Little Death
Los Campesinos - Hold On Now, Youngster
I Was A Cub Scout - I Want To Know That There Is Always Hope
Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
Pegi Young - Pegi Young
Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl - Two
Billy Bragg - Mr Love & Justice
R.E.M. - Accelerate
Foals - Antidote
We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
The Young Knives - Super Abundance
Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward
Adam Green - Sixes & Sevens
Mystery Jets - Twenty One
The Teenagers - Reality Check
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting
Yourself Into
Rocket From The Crypt - R.I.P.
Muse - HAARP
Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha
Portishead - Third
Blood Res Shoes - Box Of Secrets
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of Understatement
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
The Courteeners - St Jude
The Breeders - Mountain Battles
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Spritualized - Songs In A & E
Martha Wainwright I Know Youre Married But I've Got Feelings Too
Willard Grant Conspiracy - Pilgrim road
Elvis Costello & The Imposters- Momofuku
Crystal Castles - Crystal castles
Santogold - Santogold
The Futureheads - This Is Not The World
Paul Weller - 22 Dreams
Johnny Flynn - A Larem
Coldplay - Viva La Vida bla bla bla.....
The Fratellis - Here We Stand
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up 'Til It Was Light
Weezer - Weezer (AKA The Red Album)
Sigur Ros - Meπ suπ ν eyrum viπ spilum endalaust
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Primal Scream - Beautiful Future
Ry Cooder - I, Flathead
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
Albert Hammond Jr. - Como Te Llama?
Leila - Blood Looms And Blooms
Beck - Modern Guilt
Tricky - Knowle West Boy
My Bloody Valentine & Patti Smith - The Coral Sea
Randy Newman - Harps & Angels
The Subways - All Or nothing
Primal Scream - Future Shock
The Little Ones - Morning Tide
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
The Verve - Forth
Damon Albarn - Monkey:Journey To The West
Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun
The Week That Was - The Week That Was
Stereolab - Chemical Chords
Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
Glass Candy - B/E/A/T/B/O/X
TV On The Radio - Dear Science
Glasvegas - Glasvegas
Travis - Ode To J Smith
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
Calexico - Carried To Dust
Metronomy - Nights Out
Julian Cope - Black Sheep
Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight
Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
The Aliens - Luna
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
Grace Jones - Hurricane
lambchop - Oh(ohio)
AC/DC - Black Ice
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Is It The Sea?
Block Party - Intimacy
Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
The Dears - Missiles
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology
The Cure - 4:13 Dream
Chairlift - Does You Inspire You
School Of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
The Fireman - Electric Arguments
The Killers - Day & Age
Brightblack Morning Light - Motion To Rejoin
Glasvegas - A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)
Eels - Meet The Eels/Useless Trinkets
Nick Low - Jesus Of Cool
Fela Kuti - Anthology 1
Morrissey - Greatest Hits
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Various Artists (Domino) - All The Rage
Beck - Odelay: Deluxe Edition
Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
Squeeze - Sweets From A Stranger, East Side Story, Argybargy
Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
The Groundhogs - Hogwash
Joy Division - The Best Of..
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Years Model (Deluxe edition)
Free - Fire & Water (Deluxe Edition)
The Beat - You Just Can't Beat It
Love - Forever Changes
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue - Legacy Edition - (Out June 16th)
Otis Redding - Otis Blue - Collectors edition
Radiohead - The Best Of
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless/Isn't Anything
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection [Deluxe Edition]
David Bowie - Live Santa Monica '72
Kevin Ayers - Songs For Insane Times: 1969 - 1980
Alice Cooper - Easy Action/Pretties For You
The Coral - Singles Collection
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
Creedence Clearwater revival - 1st 6 Albums Re Mastered
New Order - Low Life/Brotherhood/Technique
The Clash - Live At Shea Stadium
The Long Blonds - Singles
Eddy Grant - Walking On Sunshine [Deluxe Edition]
Steinski - What Does It All Mean? 1983 - 2006 Retrospective
Paul Weller - At The BBC
Ry Cooder - The UFO Has Landed: The Ry Cooder Anthology
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue - 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (Collector's Edition)
The Buzzcocks - A Different Kind Of Tension (Deluxe Edition)
The Smiths - The Sound Of The Smiths
Robert Wyatt - Shleep
Stereophonics - Decade In The Sun - Best Of..
Fripp & Eno - No Pussyfooting (Deluxe Edition)
The Replacements - 1st 4 Sire Albums
Belle And Sebastian - The BBC Sessions
Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
Pavement - Brighten The Corners
The Kinks - Picture Book
Neil Young - Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968
Mystery Jets - Flakes
Super Furry Animals - The Gift That Keeps Giving
The White Stripes - Conquest
Kate Nash - Pumpkin Soup
British Sea Power - Waving Flags
The Courteeners - What Took You So Long?
Biffy Clyro - Who's Got A Match?
Morrissey - That's How People Grow Up
The Wombats - Moving To New York
Badley Drawn Boy - The Time Of Times
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong - Lonely Boy
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
We Are Scientists - After Hours
The Coral - Put The Sun Back
The Cribs - I'm A Realist
Young Knives - Up All Night
The Courteeners - Not 19 Forever
Mystery Jets - Young Love
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Find The Time
R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious
Manic Street Preachers - Umbrella
Elbow - Grounds For Divorce
Kate Nash - Merry Happy
Yeasayer - Wait For The Summer
Editors - Push Your Head Towards The Air
British Sea Power - No Lucifer
The Enemy - This Song Is About You
Supergrass - Bad Blood
Gnarls Barkley - Run
Hot Chip - One Pure Thought
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - More News From Nowhere
Lightspeed Champion - Galaxy Of The Lost
The Fratellis - Mistress Mable
The Wombats - Backfire At The Disco
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - No Hiding Place
The Futureheads - Radio Heart
Elbow - A Day Like This
Young Knives - Turn Tail
I Was A Cub Scout - The Hunters Daughter
The Kills - Last Day Of Music
Black Kids - Hurricane Jane
Gnarls Barkley - Going On
Radiohead - Bodysnachers
MGMT - Electric Feel
Last Shadow Puppets - Standing Next To Me
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Block Party - Mercury
Santogold - Lights Out
Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone
Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams
Black Kids - Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)
The Week That Was - The Airport Line
White Denim - Shake Shake Shake
Razorlight - Wire To Wire
Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn
AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Train
Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way To Die
Foals - Olympic Airways
Bloc Party - Talons
Laura Marling - Night Terror
Guns & Roses - Chinese Democracy
The Killers - Human
The Verve - Rather Be
Santogold - Say Aha
Oasis - I'm Outta Time
Cat Power - Dark End Of The Street
Ladyhawk - My Delerium
The Hours - See The Light
NME Tracks of the week 2008
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
The Magnetic Fields - California Girls
Black Kids - Wizard Of Ahhhs
Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It's Worth
Glasvegas - It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry
The Ting Tings - Great DJ
Team Waterpolo - Letting Go
Fucked Up - Year Of The Pig
Hercules & Love Affair - Blind
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - We Are Rockstars
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of Understatement
Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating
Future Of The Left - Manchasm
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold
White Lies - Unfinished Business
Wiley - Wearing My Rolex
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Black Lips - Bad Kids
Spritualized - Soul On Fire
Lilly Allen - I Could Say/I Don't Know
Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down
Beck - Chemtrails
Jay Reatard - Always Wanting More
Glasvegas - Geraldine
Pharrell Williams, Julian Casablancas & Santogold - My Drive Thru
Primal Scream - Can't Go Back
Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius pip - Letter From God To A man
The Verve - Love Is Noise
Magistrates - Make This Work
The Joy Formidable - Austere
Telepathe - Devil's Trident
Oasis - The Shock Of The Lightning
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Chairlift - Planit Of Health
TV On The Radio - Golden Age
Toddla T - Manabadman
Danananananaykroyd - Pink Sabbath
Fucked Up - No Epiphany
MIA - Paper Planes
The View - 5 Rebecca's
Cheeky Cheeky & The Nosebleeds - You Let Me Go
Mumford & Sons - Love Your Ground EP
Howling Bells - Into The Chaos
Florence + The Machine - Dog Days
Dinosaur Pile-up - My Rock 'N' Roll
Young Fathers - Straight Back On It
The Bright Chorus - She Was Always Cool
Top 25 Bands Making America Cool Again 2008
From 2nd August 2008 Issue
1. Vampire Weekend
2. Lil Wayne
3. Glass Candy
4. Kings Of Leon
5. MGMT
6. Spank Rock
7. TV On The Radio
8. Boy Crisis
9. Black Kids
10. Holy Ghost Revival
11. The Hold Steady
12. Fleet Foxes
13. Amazing Baby
14. Jay Retard
15. Health
16. The Cool Kids
17. Black Lips
18. Yo Majesty
19. White Denim
20. Teleparthe
21. Iglu And Harty
22. Chester French
23. Girl Talk
24. The Death Set
25. Grace Jones
Not Forgetting More Currant Cool US Bands.. that the NME overlooked!
Yeasayer
We Are Scientists
Conor Oberst
Iron And Wine
Lightspeed Champion - May just squeeze in there!
Bon Iver
The Kills Anglo/American
The Killers
The Magnetic Fields
The Gutter Twins
The Mars Volta
Gnarls Barkley
Bright Eyes
Beck
Dinosaur Jr
Ryan Adams
Weezer
The Flaming Lips
Tom Waits
Sufjan Stevens
UK Gigs & Tours
A Selection Of Gigs Recommended.....
R.E.M./Editors/Guillemots - August
Hot Chip - October/november
The Courteeners - October
Vampire Weekend - October
Oasis - October - Sold Out
Elbow - October
The Hold Steady - October - December
Travis - October
Now Booking
AC/DC - 2009
NME Awards Tour 2009 - Glasvegas, Friendly Fires
NME Big Gig - The Cure - Feb 2009
Kings Of Leon - June 2009