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The band has toured in support of Broken Bells (spring 2010), Grizzly Bear (fall 2009), The Kooks and Death Cab for Cutie (summer 2008), Ra Ra Riot (fall 2008), and has also played with Yo La Tengo, MGMT, Grand Archives, Yeasayer, Two Gallants, The Rosebuds, Au Revoir Simone, We Are Scientists, and White Rabbits.[citation needed] They also toured with The Submarines in 2009 and The Black Keys in 2010[citation needed].\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn December 2008, iTunes deemed Talking Through Tin Cans the best indie/alternative album of 2008. 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