Here is the finalist for the shortlist
# Air: Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)
# Dizzee Rascal: Boy in Da Corner (Matador/XL)
# Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand (Domino/Epic)
# Ghostface: The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam)
# The Killers: Hot Fuss (Island)
# Loretta Lynn: Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
# Nellie McKay: Get Away from Me (Columbia)
# The Streets: A Grand Don't Come for Free (Vice)
# TV on the Radio: Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (Touch & Go)
# Wilco: A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)
Bands that got robbed include AC Newman, Fiery Furnaces, Iron & Wine, The Weakerthans, Devendra Banhart and Wrens. My money is on Franz Ferdinand to win this thing, but underdog vote goes to TV on the Radio.
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