It's important for music critics to remember that many casual fans are only now being turned on to the likes of Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes. Most critics' year-end top-10 lists would lead readers to believe that the best music made in 2008 came out of the underground on labels that sound like sub-Saharan dialects (Jagjaguwar) or trucker call-signs (Dangerbird).
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