Blane Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 A few come to mind....Wolf Parade - At Mount ZoomerBonnie Prince Billy - Is it the Sea and Lie Down in the Light (leave it to Will Oldham to throw out two great albums in a year)Fleet Foxes s/tFujiya & Miyagi - LightbulbsPlants & Animals - Parc AveLiking the new Neil Young so far, but it's a bit premature to throw that on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I like the top ten format. It forces you to evaluate and relive and be part of a grander musical discussion. There are about thirty albums I heard this year that I wouldn't kick out of my bed for eating crackers, but the list forces you to pick a side and defend (higher level critical thinking, just what the teacher ordered)1. Plants and Animals - Park Avenue - This album spoke to me in every season and still is a fav around here today2. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges - I don't know if the live rendition pushed this over the top for me but this album is a fun one.3. Vampire Weekend - The winter release that became my album of the summer4. The Racounteurs - Consolers of the Lonely - Jack White should stick to this outfit - groovy rock n roll5. Elliot Brood - Mountain Meadows - This expanded on their already awesome sound - Can't wait for the next step6. The Black Keys - Attack and Release - Rock and Roll Album o Year for me - Blues, gutsy, trippy7. David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything that happens Will Happen Today - This album touched me in a way I wasn't expecting. It became my safety blanket for the back half of the year8.Mother Mother - O My Heart - This album went from "I don't like the change" to "What great songs" to my top ten9. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night - This is a headphone treat - I liked it especially in altered states10. TV on the Radio - My total surprise of the year considering I did not like the last album - the most consistantly interesting album of the year for meHonorable mentions: Blitzen Trapper, Jason Collett, The Constantines, Fleet Foxes, Mike Gordon, The Dears, Bon Iver, Ryan Adams, The Streets, The Herbalizer, Born Ruffians, Conor Oberst, Dr Dog, Girl Talk, Sun Kil Moon, The Black Crowes, Stephen Malkmus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 oh yeah, the Vampire weekend album for sure. Thought that was a 2007 release. My "jogging in Senegal" album. Great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I want to add "No Horses" to my list. Fucking kick ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Here are some other lists kicking around the web that I conveniently found all in one place:NME1. TV On The Radio – Dear Science2. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes3. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago4. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular5. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends6. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend7. Glasvegas - Glasvegas8. Portishead - Third9. Amadou And Mariam – Welcome To Mali10. Kings Of Leon – Only By The NightUncut1. Portishead - Third2. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes3. TV On The Radio - Dear Science4. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend6. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid7. Neon Neon - Stainless Style8. Nick Cave - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!9. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night10. Paul Weller - 22 DreamsLast.FM1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends2. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular3. Portishead - Third4. Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV5. The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing6. The Kooks - Konk7. Death Vab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs8. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark9. Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static10. Sigur Ros - Með suð à eyrum við spilum endalaustPitchfork1. Deerhunter – Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.2. TV On The Radio – Dear Science3. No Age - Nouns4. Hercules And Love Affair – Hercules And Love Affair5. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes6. DJ Rupture - Uproot7. Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life8. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend9. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours10. Portishead – ThirdQ1. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night2. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes3. Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends4. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend5. Glasvegas - Glasvegas6. Duffy - Rockferry7. TV On The Radio – Dear Science8. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid9. Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely10. Nick Cave – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!The Observer1. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago2. Amadou And Mariam – Welcome To Mali3. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid4. Glasvegas - Glasvegas5. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night6. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular7. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend8. Kanye West – 808s And Heartbreak9. Portishead – Third10. TV On The Radio – Dear ScienceMetacritic1. Amadou And Mariam – Welcome To Mali2. The Bug – London Zoo3. Plush – Fed4. TV On The Radio – Dear Science5. Shugo Tokumaru – Exit6. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago7. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes8. Nick Cave – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!9. Neil Young – Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 196810. Robyn – RobynThe Sunday Times1. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes2. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours3. Paul Weller – 22 Dreams4. Nick Cave – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!5. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago6. Aidan John Moffat – I Can Hear Your Heart7. Al Green – Lay It Down8. Kanye West – 808s And Heartbreak9. REM – Accelerate10. My Morning Jacket – Evil UrgesBlender1. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III2. Girl Talk – Feed The Animals3. TV On The Radio – Dear Science4. Metallica – Death Magnetic5. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark6. Robyn – Robyn7. Of Montreal – Of Montreal8. Randy Newman – Randy Newman9. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend10. Fall Out Boy – Folie A DeuxFilter1. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular 2. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes3. Dr. Dog - Fate 4. TV On The Radio - Dear Science 5. Foals - Antidotes 6. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago7. She And Him - Volume One 8. M83 - Saturdays = Youth 9. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colors 10 The Dears - Missiles Sasha Frere Jones / The New Yorker1. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago2. Portishead - Third3. The Very Best - Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit are The Very Best4. Dungen - 45. Taylor Swift - Fearless6. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III7. Ashton Shepherd - Sounds So Good8. Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior9. Flying Lotus - L.A. EP 1 x 310. Cat Power - Jukebox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 In no particular order, here are my favourite 10 albums of the year. Ladyhawk - ShotsStephen Malkmus - Real Emotional TrashViolet Archers - Sunshine at NightPlants and Animals - Parc AvenueSnailhouse - Lies on the PrizeGiant Sand - *proVISIONS*Mount Eerie - Lost WisdomAngela Desveaux & The Mighty ShipSupergrass - Diamond Hoo HaNick Cave - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 The big ones for me this year were Fleet Foxes - both the s/t and Sun Giant EP and Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue.Other stuff that bears mentioning or repeating:Black Keys – Attack and ReleaseBlitzen Trapper – FurrCadence Weapon – Afterparty BabiesChad VanGaalen – Soft AirplaneDr. Dog – FateElliott Brood – Mountain MeadowsGrand Theft Bus – Made UpwardsKanye West – 808s and HeartbreakShearwater – Rook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 D-O: Did you really just post a Kanye title as one of your faves? Color me surprised......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 It's fucking awesome. And the auto-tune over-kill is hardly even annoying after the second listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Here is my top 5, couldn't come up with 10 I could reliably rank...1. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer2. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping3. Hold Steady - Stay Positive4. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals5. Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Pitchfork Top 50:http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148001-the-50-best-albums-of-2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOC Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 My favourite ten albums of 2008 arePort O'Brien - All We Could Do Was SingFrightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ FightBonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the LightBlack Mountain - In the FutureFleet Foxes - Fleet FoxesBon Iver - For Emma...Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig! Lazarus Dig!Golden Animals - Free Your Mind Win a PonyTV On the Radio - Dear SciencePlants and Animals - Parc Avenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Here is my Top 10 of 2008:1. Gary Louris 'Vagabonds'2. Bob Dylan 'Tell Tale Signs: Bootleg Series Vol. 8'3. Randy Newman 'Harps and Angels'4. Conor Oberst 'Conor Oberst'5. My Morning Jacket 'Evil Urges'6. The Raconteurs 'Consolers of the Lonely'7. J.D. Souther 'If the World Was You'8. Jakob Dylan 'Seeing Things'9. The Fireman 'Electric Arguments'10. Pete Seeger 'At 89' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 What? no showtunes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Where's the crotchety old man's lists, did they fall asleep?jaimoe? booche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Dude, it's 2009... live in the NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 thanks yet again for your brilliant insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 shouldn't you be head bobbin in front of Mercer's crotch right about now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Stop focusing on youth and fashion C-towns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 How dare we try and discuss music on this website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 It's fucking awesome. And the auto-tune over-kill is hardly even annoying after the second listen.Never thought I'd say this but... he's right you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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