Album:
Vic Chesnutt - North Star Deserter
Akron/Family - Love Is Simple
Animal Collective - Strawerry Jam
Grinderman - Grinderman
Little Wings - Soft Pow'r
Low - Drums And Guns
Song:
Micah P. Hinson - Dream Of Her
Beirut - Nantes
Dinosaur Jr.- Almost Ready
Parts & Labor - Factured Skies
Scout Niblett - Kiss
Vic Chesnutt - You Are Never Alone
Male:
Vic Chesnutt
Beirut
Eef Barzelay
Panda Bear
Robert Wyatt
Sandro Perri
Female:
Scout Niblett
Emma Pollock
Feist
Kristin Hersh
Pj Harvey
Shannon Wright
New Artist:
Elvis Perkins
Bill Callahan
Emma Pollock
Sea Wolf
Voice Of The Seven Woods
Will Stratton
Pop:
Low
Akron/Family
Little Wings
Loney, Dear
Menomena
The Sea And Cake
Rock:
Dinosaur Jr.
Gravenhurst
Grinderman
Les Savy Fav
Six Organs Of Admittance
The Fall
Electronic / New Tendance:
Animal Collective
Battles
Burial
Deerhunter
Of Montreal
Von Sudenfed
Folk / Country / Americana:
Angels Of Light
Buffalo Tom
Richmond Fontaine
The Black Swans
Two Gallants
Wilco
New Group:
Grinderman
A Place To Bury Strangers
Ben And Bruno
Deerhunter
Jonquil
The Cave Singers
Production:
Little Wings - Soft Pow'r - John Golden
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup - Zach Condon & Griffin Rodriguez
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Low - Drums And Guns - Dave Fridmann
Menomena - Friend And Foe - Jeff Stuart Saltzman
Scout Niblett - This Fool Can Die Now - Steve Albini
Design:
Menomena - Friend And Foe - Craig Thompson
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup - Kristianna Smith & Alexandra Klasinski
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog - Dusty Summers
Low - Drums & Guns - Bridget Riversmith, Jimi Sides & Low
Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound - David Babbitt
Vic Chesnutt - North Star Deserter - Ian & Jem Cohen
American:
Vic Chesnutt
Akron/Family
Animal Collective
Dinosaur Jr.
Low
Little Wings
British:
Gravenhurst
Burial
Nick Lowe
Scout Niblett
Pj Harvey
The Fall
Candian:
Sandro Perri
Caribou
Feist
The Arcade Fire
The Besnard Lakes
The New Pornographers
Foreign:
Grinderman (AUS)
Einstürzende Neubauten (GER)
Múm (ICE)
Loney, Dear (SWE)
Tender Forever (FRA)
Von Südenfed (GER/GB)
Spanish:
Lisabö
Anari
Fernando Afaro y Los Alienistas
Los Planetas
Madee
Nisei
Live:
Dinosaur Jr.
Low
Sonic Youth
The Fall
Vic Chesnutt
Wilco
Video:
Beirut - Elephant Gun - Alma Har'el
Bright Eyes - Four Winds - Patrick Daughter
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. - Jonas And François
Liars - Plasters Cast Of Everything - Patrick Daughters
Modest Mouse - Dashboard - Matthew Cullen
The National - Apartment Story - Banner Gwin
Career/Compilation/Re-Edition:
Sebadoh
Pavement
Sigur Rós
The Lucksmiths
The Wedding Present
Wire
Others:
Nina Nastasia & Jim White
Jeffrey Lewis
Jonquil
Josh Ritter
Okkervil River
The Ladybug Transistor