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It's here! The most-anticipated year-end list in music, The HYPE MACHINE's 2008 Music Blog Zeitgeist.

BLOG FRESH RADIO have teamed up with THE HYPE MACHINE to present a mega 5-part special, counting down the 50 Best Albums of the year, as voted by music blogs around the world.

Welcome to Part 2, albums 40-31.

We're joined on the show by some of the most influential music blogs in the game, who will chat about the list and also tell us about a few of their favorite albums from 2008.

Big shout to the crew at iMeem for their help in customizing a player for us. You can stream all 50 albums in their entirety over at their site.

A new episode will be posted every day of the week, as The Hype Machine unveil the Best 50 Albums, ten at a time. So be sure you keep listening!

1. BECK - "Replica" (40)
2. OF MONTREAL - "Id Engager" (39)
3. BLITZEN TRAPPER - "Gold For Bread" (38)
4. HERCULES And LOVE AFFAIR - "Athene" (blogger pick)
5. THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM - "Id'a Called You Woody, Joe" (37)
6. NICK CAVE And THE BAD SEEDS - "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" (36)
7. LYKKE LI - "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (35)
8. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - "I WIll Possess Your Heart" (34)
9. THE BLACK KEYS - "I Got Mine" (33)
10. FOALS - "Electric Boom" (32)
11. WOLF PARADE - "Bang Your Drum" (31)

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