The publication chose:

1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
4. Miike Snow – Miike Snow
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

View the full rundown here.

On Monday, I unveiled my favorite LPs of the year.

Last month, Animal Collective debuted a video for ‘In The Flowers’.

MP3: Animal Collective – My Girls (Mexicans With Guns Mix)

When asked when he would call it a day, he replied: *I don’t want to go on much longer, really. I think that would suggest a lack of imagination. A certain lack of dignity also. There has to reach a point where you’ve said enough, I think.* The full Q&A will be featured in their Feb ’09 issue.

MP3: Morrissey – You Must Please Remember

Her picks include:

Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke
The Smiths – The Sound Of The Smiths
Shrag – Shrag
Metronomy – Nights Out

View the full rundown here.

MP3: Kate Nash – Pumpkin Soup

Included in the bunch:

Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
The Breeders – Mountain Battles
Beach House – Devotion

View the full list here.

The Walkmen will embark on a North American trek next month.

MP3: The Walkmen – The Rat

Amongst their picks:

MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Beck – Modern Guilt
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
Hercules & Love Affair – Hercules & Love Affair

View the full rundown here.

Visit the Montreal based act on MySpace.

MP3: The Dears – Money Babies

Their picks include:

Tilly & The Wall – O
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

View the full rundown here.

Earlier this week, Of Montreal dropped by Letterman.

The band will embark on a Euro trek in January.

MP3: Of Montreal – Sink The Seine

Their Top 5 shapes up like this:

1. Thomas Tantrum, Thomas Tantrum
2. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
3. Sigur Ros, Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
4. MGMT, Oracular Spectacular
5. The Last Shadow Puppets, The Age Of The Understatement

Visit Glasvegas on MySpace.

MP3: Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gone

Their picks include:

Santogold – Santogold
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Deerhunter – Microcastle
Metronomy – Nights Out

View the full rundown here.

Last month, the band debuted a clip for ‘Good Days Bad Days’.

Kaiser Chiefs will embark on a UK tour this February.

MP3: Kaiser Chiefs – Oh My God (Demo)

His shortlist includes:

MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Santogold – Santogold
Beck – Modern Guilt
M83 – Saturdays = Youth
Hot Chip – Made In The Dark

View the full list at Filter.

MP3: Brazilian Girls – Good Time (Diplo Mix)

Their picks include:

1. Ceremony – Still Nothing Moves You
2. The Fall – Imperial Wax Solvent
3. Sam Buck Rosen – Hold Me EP
4. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
5. The Virgins – The Virgins

View all the rest here.

Visit Ra Ra Riot on MySpace.

RRR recently dropped by Austin’s Waterloo Records.

MP3: Ra Ra Riot – Dying Is Fine