Welcome to the final installment. Get a look at my top 20 albums of the year!
Best albums of 2008 #20-1:
20. Albert Hammond, Jr.- Como Te Llama
He really is the mastermind in The Strokes. Review
19. Hot Chip- Made In the Dark
A great indie dance album.
18. Val Emmich- Little Daggers
Actor-turned-rocker can sure pen a catchy tune. Review
17. Jukebox the Ghost- Let Live and Let Ghosts
An irresistible album of quirky power pop tunes. Review
16. KasierCartel- March Forth
A duo who make beautiful music together. Review
15. The Rosebuds- Live Like
Lively and bouncy. You need this record. Review
14. Paul Westerberg- 49:00
The centrepiece of a series of guerrilla releases proves there is only one true master. Review
13. Lucinda Williams- Little Honey
The leading lady of alt.country makes a statement. Review
12. David Byrne & Brian Eno- Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
30 years on and still nobody makes music like this. Review
11. Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes
Move over David Crosby and Brian Wilson. Review
10. Career Club- Pure Hearing
Mould, Hart, and Norton? No, Career Club. Review
9. Jaguar Love- Take Me To The Sea
Definitely not for everyone...but I love it. Review
8. The Supersuckers- Get It Together
STILL the greatest rock n' roll band in the world. Review
7. Tapes N' Tapes- Walk It Off
Hard rocking indie rock. Review
6. TV On The Radio- Dear Science
So diverse, so engaging, so rocking, so danceable, so good. Review
5. The Bridges- Limits Of the Sky
Unbelievably harmonies, unbelievable melodies, hooks sharp enough to catch fish with. Review
4. The Hold Steady- Stay Positive
The greatest active bar band in the world. Review
3. She & Him- Volume One
They are just so darned cute together. Review
2. Lykke Li- Youth Novels
She's a remarkable new talent. Review
1. Ra Ra Riot- The Rhumb Line
This is nearly a flawless musical opus. What a debut. Review
That's it. I hope next year is as strong and diverse as 2008 has been!
4 praise/complaints:
great list here, good to see something that doesn't feel like a mirror of rolling stone/pitchfork.
glad to see jaguar love get some..well...love from somebody else! did you see my list?
nice job, again
Thanks man.
I try to be true to what I like and quite frankly, screw those who don't agree.
I saw Jaguar Love on your list and I felt justified.
Have a great x-mas bro.
Thanks for the Career Club mention, I'm really happy we cracked the Top 10. Take that Fleet Foxes!
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