Narrowly missing my top ten for 2008:
#11 Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Call It A Ritual
#12 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Lump Sum
#13 M83 - Saturdays = Youth
Kim & Jessie
#14 Santogold - Santogold
Penalized for having the most godawful cover art in recent memory.
Lights Out
#15 Young Knives - Superabundance
Terra Firma
#16 Girl Talk - Feed The Animals
Hands In The Air
#17 The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
Standing Next To Me
#18 Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Long Division
#19 Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us
Now
#20 Inara George with Van Dyke Parks - An Invitation
Duet
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Best of 2008
Plenty of great music to choose from in 2008 -- and many best-of lists have already honored several of these records -- here are the 10 albums to which I found myself returning most frequently this past year:
#1 - The Week That Was - The Week That Was
There was no competition for best album of the year for me -- this record contains everything I love about music. It's even better with headphones.
Learn To Learn
#2 - Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
I'm not convinced that I wouldn't find these guys insufferable in person -- but on record, they're sublime. Great bass playing throughout, too.
M79
#3 - Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Believe the hype. And Robin's only 22? Damn.
Quiet Houses
#4 - School of Language - Sea From Shore
Two Brewis brothers, two Top 4 albums on my list.
Disappointment '99
#5 - Friendly Foes - Born Radical
Can't understand why this album isn't on more Best of 2008 lists -- fantastic and fun from start to finish.
Full Moon Morning
#6 - Robyn - Robyn
I've included "Konichiwa Bitches" in my DJ set for years -- glad that this album finally received a Stateside release in 2008.
Konichiwa Bitches
#7 - Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
So so so good.
100 Yard Dash
#8 - Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
Wonderful, literate rock.
Can You Tell
#9 - Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster. . .
Raucous Welsh people.
Death to Los Campesinos!
#10 - TV On The Radio - Dear Science
It took awhile to grow on me, but this is a great record.
Dancing Choose
#1 - The Week That Was - The Week That Was
There was no competition for best album of the year for me -- this record contains everything I love about music. It's even better with headphones.
Learn To Learn
#2 - Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
I'm not convinced that I wouldn't find these guys insufferable in person -- but on record, they're sublime. Great bass playing throughout, too.
M79
#3 - Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Believe the hype. And Robin's only 22? Damn.
Quiet Houses
#4 - School of Language - Sea From Shore
Two Brewis brothers, two Top 4 albums on my list.
Disappointment '99
#5 - Friendly Foes - Born Radical
Can't understand why this album isn't on more Best of 2008 lists -- fantastic and fun from start to finish.
Full Moon Morning
#6 - Robyn - Robyn
I've included "Konichiwa Bitches" in my DJ set for years -- glad that this album finally received a Stateside release in 2008.
Konichiwa Bitches
#7 - Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
So so so good.
100 Yard Dash
#8 - Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
Wonderful, literate rock.
Can You Tell
#9 - Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster. . .
Raucous Welsh people.
Death to Los Campesinos!
#10 - TV On The Radio - Dear Science
It took awhile to grow on me, but this is a great record.
Dancing Choose
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