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NPR: Year In Review - Best Albums of 2008
Bon Iver
Album: For Emma, Forever Ago
Coldplay
Album: Viva la Vida
My Morning Jacket
Album: Evil Urges
Death Cab for Cutie
Album: Narrow Stair
Fleet Foxes
Album: Fleet Foxes [Bonus Tracks]
Blind Pilot
Album: 3 Rounds and a Sound
Son Lux
Album: At War with Walls & Mazes
Santogold
Album: Santogold
Sparks
Album: Exotic Creatures of the Deep
Mates of State
Album: Re-Arrange Us
Chad VanGaalen
Album: Soft Airplane
TV on the Radio
Album: Dear Science
Plants and Animals
Album: Parc Avenue
Blitzen Trapper
Album: Furr
Ladyhawk
Album: Shots
MGMT
Album: Oracular Spectacular [Bonus Features]
Vampire Weekend
Album: Vampire Weekend
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Motel de Moka’s Top 10 Albums 2008 (with sample mp3s)
1. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista (Fonal)
MP3: Ursulan Uni
2. Jacaszek - Treny (Miasmah)
3. Scott Tuma - Not For Nobody (Digitalis)
4. Shed - Shedding the Past (Ostgut Ton)
5. Tape - Luminarium (Häpna)
6. Fleet Foxes - fleet foxes (Sub pop)
7. Bruno Pronsato - Why can’t we be like us (Hello? Repeat)
8. Grouper - Dragging a dead dear up the hill (Type)
9. Lykke Li - Youth Novels (LL)
10. Zdzislaw Piernik & Piotr Zbrodzki - Namanga (Vivo)
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1. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista (Fonal)
MP3: Ursulan Uni
2. Jacaszek - Treny (Miasmah)
3. Scott Tuma - Not For Nobody (Digitalis)
4. Shed - Shedding the Past (Ostgut Ton)
5. Tape - Luminarium (Häpna)
6. Fleet Foxes - fleet foxes (Sub pop)
7. Bruno Pronsato - Why can’t we be like us (Hello? Repeat)
8. Grouper - Dragging a dead dear up the hill (Type)
9. Lykke Li - Youth Novels (LL)
10. Zdzislaw Piernik & Piotr Zbrodzki - Namanga (Vivo)
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CMTs Top Country Albums of 2008
Top 10 Country Albums of 2008
Chet Flippo's Picks
Hank Williams, The Unreleased Recordings
Randy Travis, Around the Bend
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song
Patty Loveless, Sleepless Nights
Alan Jackson, Good Time
Ashton Shepherd, Sounds So Good
Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy
Sugarland, Love on the Inside
Trisha Yearwood, Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love
Emmylou Harris, All I Intended to Be
Alison Bonaguro's Picks
Sugarland, Love on the Inside
Ashton Shepherd, Sounds So Good
Darius Rucker, Learn to Live
Keith Anderson, C'Mon
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Kenny Chesney, Lucky Old Sun
Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
Trace Adkins, X (Ten)
Phil Vassar, Prayer of a Common Man
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song
Edward Morris' Picks
Dailey & Vincent, Dailey & Vincent
Charlie Haden, Family & Friends, Rambling Boy
Joey & Rory, The Life of a Song
Jypsi, Jypsi
Kathy Mattea, Coal
John Michael Montgomery, Time Flies
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass, Tribute to 1946 -47
Ralph Stanley II, This One Is Two
Rhonda Vincent, Good Thing Going
Hank Williams, The Unreleased Recordings
Craig Shelburne's Picks
Sugarland, Love on the Inside
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song
The Imus Ranch Record
Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy
Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
And here are five more albums beyond the mainstream that merit a mention:
Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
Hayes Carll, Trouble in Mind
Tift Merritt, Another Country
Reckless Kelly, Bulletproof
Dan Tyminski, Wheels
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Top 10 Country Albums of 2008
Chet Flippo's Picks
Hank Williams, The Unreleased Recordings
Randy Travis, Around the Bend
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song
Patty Loveless, Sleepless Nights
Alan Jackson, Good Time
Ashton Shepherd, Sounds So Good
Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy
Sugarland, Love on the Inside
Trisha Yearwood, Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love
Emmylou Harris, All I Intended to Be
Alison Bonaguro's Picks
Sugarland, Love on the Inside
Ashton Shepherd, Sounds So Good
Darius Rucker, Learn to Live
Keith Anderson, C'Mon
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Kenny Chesney, Lucky Old Sun
Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
Trace Adkins, X (Ten)
Phil Vassar, Prayer of a Common Man
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song
Edward Morris' Picks
Dailey & Vincent, Dailey & Vincent
Charlie Haden, Family & Friends, Rambling Boy
Joey & Rory, The Life of a Song
Jypsi, Jypsi
Kathy Mattea, Coal
John Michael Montgomery, Time Flies
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass, Tribute to 1946 -47
Ralph Stanley II, This One Is Two
Rhonda Vincent, Good Thing Going
Hank Williams, The Unreleased Recordings
Craig Shelburne's Picks
Sugarland, Love on the Inside
Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song
The Imus Ranch Record
Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy
Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
And here are five more albums beyond the mainstream that merit a mention:
Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
Hayes Carll, Trouble in Mind
Tift Merritt, Another Country
Reckless Kelly, Bulletproof
Dan Tyminski, Wheels
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Jim DeRogatis/Chicago Sun Times 'Best Albums of 2008'
1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!" (Anti-)
2. David Byrne and Brian Eno, "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" (http://everythingthathappens.com)
3. Vivian Girls, "The Vivian Girls" (In the Red)
4. The Knux, "Remind Me in 3 Days" (Interscope)
5. Brazilian Girls, "New York City" (Verve)
6. Local H, "12 Angry Months" (Shout Factory)
7. Saul Williams, "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!" (niggytardust.com/Fader)
8. Fleet Foxes, "Fleet Foxes" (Sub Pop)
9. Kanye West, "808s & Heartbreak" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)
10. Erykah Badu, "New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War" (Motown)
11. TV on the Radio, "Dear Science" (DGC/Interscope)
12. Parts & Labor, "Receivers" (Jagjaguwar)
13. Jenny Lewis, "Acid Tongue" (Warner Bros.)
14. Spiritualized "Songs in A&E" (Fontana)
15. Sigur Ros, "Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust" (XL)
16. The Black Angels, "Directions to See a Ghost" (Light in the Attic)
17. Girl Talk, "Feed the Animals" (Illegal Art)
18. Gnarls Barkley, "The Odd Couple" (Atlantic)
19. Weezer, "Weezer" (Geffen)
20. Lou Reed, "Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse" (Matador)
21. Portishead, "Third" (Mercury)
22. Q-Tip, "The Renaissance" (Universal/Motown)
23. Rise Against, "Appeal to Reason" (DGC/Interscope)
24. Flight of the Conchords, "Flight of the Conchords" (Sub Pop)
25. Ladytron, "Velocifero" (Nettwerk)
26. Bob Dylan, "Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased, 1989-2006" (Columbia)
27. Moby, "Last Night" (Mute/EMI)
28. Lykke Li, "Youth Novels" (Atlantic)
29. The Gutter Twins, "Saturnalia" (Sub Pop)
30. Wire, "Object 47" (Pink Flag)
31. Randy Newman, "Harps and Angels" (Nonesuch)
32. Sons and Daughters, "This Gift" (Domino)
33. Death Cab for Cutie, "Narrow Stairs" (Atlantic)
34. Beck, "Modern Guilt" (Interscope)
35. Tim Fite, "Fair Ain't Fair" (Anti-)
36. Deerhunter, "Microcastle" (Kranky)
37. Shot Baker, "Take Control" (Riot Fest)
38. Tokyo Police Club, "Elephant Shell" (Saddle Creek)
39. Nine Inch Nails, "The Slip" (nin.com)
40. Alejandro Escovedo, "Real Animal" (Back Porch)
41. Sia, "Some People Have Real Problems" (Hear Music)
42. Joan as Police Woman, "To Survive" (Cheap Lullaby)
43. Darker My Love, "2" (Dangerbird)
44. AC/DC, "Black Ice" (Columbia)
45. King Khan and the Shrines, "The Supreme Genius of King Khan" (Vice)
46. Disfear, "Live the Storm" (Relapse)
47. Super Furry Animals, "Hey Venus!" (Rough Trade)
48. Black Mountain, "In the Future" (Jagjaguwar)
49. Amy Ray, "Didn't It Feel Kinder" (Daemon)
50. Madonna, "Hard Candy" (Warner Bros.)
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1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!" (Anti-)
2. David Byrne and Brian Eno, "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" (http://everythingthathappens.com)
3. Vivian Girls, "The Vivian Girls" (In the Red)
4. The Knux, "Remind Me in 3 Days" (Interscope)
5. Brazilian Girls, "New York City" (Verve)
6. Local H, "12 Angry Months" (Shout Factory)
7. Saul Williams, "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!" (niggytardust.com/Fader)
8. Fleet Foxes, "Fleet Foxes" (Sub Pop)
9. Kanye West, "808s & Heartbreak" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)
10. Erykah Badu, "New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War" (Motown)
11. TV on the Radio, "Dear Science" (DGC/Interscope)
12. Parts & Labor, "Receivers" (Jagjaguwar)
13. Jenny Lewis, "Acid Tongue" (Warner Bros.)
14. Spiritualized "Songs in A&E" (Fontana)
15. Sigur Ros, "Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust" (XL)
16. The Black Angels, "Directions to See a Ghost" (Light in the Attic)
17. Girl Talk, "Feed the Animals" (Illegal Art)
18. Gnarls Barkley, "The Odd Couple" (Atlantic)
19. Weezer, "Weezer" (Geffen)
20. Lou Reed, "Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse" (Matador)
21. Portishead, "Third" (Mercury)
22. Q-Tip, "The Renaissance" (Universal/Motown)
23. Rise Against, "Appeal to Reason" (DGC/Interscope)
24. Flight of the Conchords, "Flight of the Conchords" (Sub Pop)
25. Ladytron, "Velocifero" (Nettwerk)
26. Bob Dylan, "Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased, 1989-2006" (Columbia)
27. Moby, "Last Night" (Mute/EMI)
28. Lykke Li, "Youth Novels" (Atlantic)
29. The Gutter Twins, "Saturnalia" (Sub Pop)
30. Wire, "Object 47" (Pink Flag)
31. Randy Newman, "Harps and Angels" (Nonesuch)
32. Sons and Daughters, "This Gift" (Domino)
33. Death Cab for Cutie, "Narrow Stairs" (Atlantic)
34. Beck, "Modern Guilt" (Interscope)
35. Tim Fite, "Fair Ain't Fair" (Anti-)
36. Deerhunter, "Microcastle" (Kranky)
37. Shot Baker, "Take Control" (Riot Fest)
38. Tokyo Police Club, "Elephant Shell" (Saddle Creek)
39. Nine Inch Nails, "The Slip" (nin.com)
40. Alejandro Escovedo, "Real Animal" (Back Porch)
41. Sia, "Some People Have Real Problems" (Hear Music)
42. Joan as Police Woman, "To Survive" (Cheap Lullaby)
43. Darker My Love, "2" (Dangerbird)
44. AC/DC, "Black Ice" (Columbia)
45. King Khan and the Shrines, "The Supreme Genius of King Khan" (Vice)
46. Disfear, "Live the Storm" (Relapse)
47. Super Furry Animals, "Hey Venus!" (Rough Trade)
48. Black Mountain, "In the Future" (Jagjaguwar)
49. Amy Ray, "Didn't It Feel Kinder" (Daemon)
50. Madonna, "Hard Candy" (Warner Bros.)
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Amazon: The Best Damn Electronic Albums of 2008 ... So Far
From JBizzle "Da Fizzle Shizzle, Dizzle" (Under A Rock)
1. Everything Is OK by Jaytech
2. Metaverse by Orkidea
3. Dirty Nails & Vapour Trails by Quivver
4. In Silico by Pendulum
5. Pleasure Machine by Slitloop
6. Elevate by Morgan Page
7. You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into by Does It Offend You, Yeah?
8. Supersized by Danny Byrd
9. Authenticity by Ernesto vs. Bastian
10. Lost Together by Fred Everything
11. Sirens of the Sea by Oceanlab
12. Big Monster by Baobinga & I.D.
13. From Within by Jon O'bird
14. Supernaturalistic by Sander VanDoorn
15. Touareg by Airwave
16. Off The Grid by Morphonix
17. Phoenix by System 7
18. Better Late Than Never by Lange
19. The Sun & the Neon Light by Booka Shade
20. Sabretooth by Sabretooth
21. Headthrash by Plump DJs
Plus:
"Scott Attrill aka Vinylgroover - Bass Junkie"
"Mirco De Govia - Iconic Path"
"Tican - 2am"
"Tegma - Lo-Fi Adventures"
"Scott Hardkiss - Technicolor Dreamer" (Summer)
"X-Press 2 - Raise Your Hands (Best Of)"
"Kos - Zero To Hero"
"D-Nox & Beckers - City Lights" (2008)"
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From JBizzle "Da Fizzle Shizzle, Dizzle" (Under A Rock)
1. Everything Is OK by Jaytech
2. Metaverse by Orkidea
3. Dirty Nails & Vapour Trails by Quivver
4. In Silico by Pendulum
5. Pleasure Machine by Slitloop
6. Elevate by Morgan Page
7. You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into by Does It Offend You, Yeah?
8. Supersized by Danny Byrd
9. Authenticity by Ernesto vs. Bastian
10. Lost Together by Fred Everything
11. Sirens of the Sea by Oceanlab
12. Big Monster by Baobinga & I.D.
13. From Within by Jon O'bird
14. Supernaturalistic by Sander VanDoorn
15. Touareg by Airwave
16. Off The Grid by Morphonix
17. Phoenix by System 7
18. Better Late Than Never by Lange
19. The Sun & the Neon Light by Booka Shade
20. Sabretooth by Sabretooth
21. Headthrash by Plump DJs
Plus:
"Scott Attrill aka Vinylgroover - Bass Junkie"
"Mirco De Govia - Iconic Path"
"Tican - 2am"
"Tegma - Lo-Fi Adventures"
"Scott Hardkiss - Technicolor Dreamer" (Summer)
"X-Press 2 - Raise Your Hands (Best Of)"
"Kos - Zero To Hero"
"D-Nox & Beckers - City Lights" (2008)"
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This is an excellent list
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NMEs Top 50 Albums of the Year
1 MGMT Oracular Spectacular
2 TV on the Radio Dear Science
3 Glasvegas Glasvegas
4 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
5 Foals Antidotes
6 Metronomy Nights Out
7 Santogold Santogold
8 Mystery Jets Twenty One
9 Kings of Leon Only by the Night
10 Friendly Fires Friendly Fires
11 Neon Neon Stainless Style
12 Crystal Castles Crystal Castles
13 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
14 Marling, Laura Alas, I Cannot Swim
15 Last Shadow Puppets The Age of Understatement
16 Ladyhawke Ladyhawke
17 Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
18 Late Of The Pier Fantasy Black Channel
19 Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life
20 Spiritualized Songs in A and E
21 Lightspeed Champion Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
22 Oasis Dig Out Your Soul
23 Johansson, Scarlett Anywhere I Lay My Head
24 Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago
25 Portishead Third
26 Verve, The Forth
27 Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair
28 British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?
29 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
30 Hot Chip Made in the Dark
31 Coldplay Viva La Vida
32 Mogwai The Hawk Is howling
33 Deerhunter Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
34 Los Campesinos! We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
35 Mccombs, Cass Dropping The Writ
36 Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight
37 Primal Scream Beautiful Future
38 Beck Modern Guilt
39 Chairlift Does You Inspire You
40 Kills, The Midnight Boom
41 These New Puritans Beat Pyramis
42 Alpinisms School of Seven Bells
43 Black Kids Partie Traumatic
44 Li, Lykke Youth Novels
45 Black Keys, The Attack & Release
46 Blood Red Shoes Box Of Secrets
47 Gaslight Anthem, The The '59 Sound
48 Maria, Ida Fortress Round My Heart
49 Bloc Party Intimacy
50 Heartbreak Lies
Thanks to HayatBayat for compiling the list.
1 MGMT Oracular Spectacular
2 TV on the Radio Dear Science
3 Glasvegas Glasvegas
4 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
5 Foals Antidotes
6 Metronomy Nights Out
7 Santogold Santogold
8 Mystery Jets Twenty One
9 Kings of Leon Only by the Night
10 Friendly Fires Friendly Fires
11 Neon Neon Stainless Style
12 Crystal Castles Crystal Castles
13 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
14 Marling, Laura Alas, I Cannot Swim
15 Last Shadow Puppets The Age of Understatement
16 Ladyhawke Ladyhawke
17 Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
18 Late Of The Pier Fantasy Black Channel
19 Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life
20 Spiritualized Songs in A and E
21 Lightspeed Champion Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
22 Oasis Dig Out Your Soul
23 Johansson, Scarlett Anywhere I Lay My Head
24 Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago
25 Portishead Third
26 Verve, The Forth
27 Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair
28 British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?
29 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
30 Hot Chip Made in the Dark
31 Coldplay Viva La Vida
32 Mogwai The Hawk Is howling
33 Deerhunter Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
34 Los Campesinos! We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
35 Mccombs, Cass Dropping The Writ
36 Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight
37 Primal Scream Beautiful Future
38 Beck Modern Guilt
39 Chairlift Does You Inspire You
40 Kills, The Midnight Boom
41 These New Puritans Beat Pyramis
42 Alpinisms School of Seven Bells
43 Black Kids Partie Traumatic
44 Li, Lykke Youth Novels
45 Black Keys, The Attack & Release
46 Blood Red Shoes Box Of Secrets
47 Gaslight Anthem, The The '59 Sound
48 Maria, Ida Fortress Round My Heart
49 Bloc Party Intimacy
50 Heartbreak Lies
Thanks to HayatBayat for compiling the list.
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Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2008
Here is Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2008 list.
1. TV on the Radio: Dear Science
2. Bob Dylan: Tell Tale Signs — The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
3. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
4. My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges
5. John Mellencamp: Life, Death, Love and Freedom
6. Santogold: Santogold
7. Coldplay: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
8. Beck: Modern Guilt
9. Metallica: Death Magnetic
10. Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
11. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
12. Guns n' Roses: Chinese Democracy
13. Blitzen Trapper: Furr
14. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Cardinology
15. The Black Keys: Attack & Release
16. Randy Newman: Harps and Angels
17. B.B. King: One Kind Favor
18. Lucinda Williams: Little Honey
19. Erykah Badu: New Amerykah: Part 1 (4th World War)
20. Kings of Leon: Only by the Night
21. Kaiser Chiefs: Off With Their Heads
22. Jackson Browne: Time the Conquerer
23. Conor Oberst: Conor Oberst
24. Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
25. The Magnetic Fields: Distortion
26. Mudcrutch: Mudcrutch
27. Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun
28. The Knux: Remind Me in Three Days…
29. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
30. Duffy: Rockferry
31. MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
32. Jamey Johnson: The Lonesome Song
33. Ne-Yo: Year of the Gentleman
34. Stephen Malkmus: Real Emotional Trash
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
36. The Hold Steady: Stay Positive
37. Nine Inch Nails: The Slip
38. Ra Ra Riot: The Rhumb Line
39. Taylor Swift: Fearless
40. Jonas Brothers: A Little Bit Longer
41. AC/DC: Black Ice
42. David Byrne and Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
43. Nas: Untitled
44. The Raconteurs: Consolers of the Lonely
45. Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward
46. The Academy Is…: Fast Times at Barrington High
47. Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping
48. Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It
49. Hot Chip: Made in the Dark
50. No Age: Nouns
Source: 411 Mania
Here is Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2008 list.
1. TV on the Radio: Dear Science
2. Bob Dylan: Tell Tale Signs — The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
3. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
4. My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges
5. John Mellencamp: Life, Death, Love and Freedom
6. Santogold: Santogold
7. Coldplay: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
8. Beck: Modern Guilt
9. Metallica: Death Magnetic
10. Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
11. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
12. Guns n' Roses: Chinese Democracy
13. Blitzen Trapper: Furr
14. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Cardinology
15. The Black Keys: Attack & Release
16. Randy Newman: Harps and Angels
17. B.B. King: One Kind Favor
18. Lucinda Williams: Little Honey
19. Erykah Badu: New Amerykah: Part 1 (4th World War)
20. Kings of Leon: Only by the Night
21. Kaiser Chiefs: Off With Their Heads
22. Jackson Browne: Time the Conquerer
23. Conor Oberst: Conor Oberst
24. Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
25. The Magnetic Fields: Distortion
26. Mudcrutch: Mudcrutch
27. Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun
28. The Knux: Remind Me in Three Days…
29. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
30. Duffy: Rockferry
31. MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
32. Jamey Johnson: The Lonesome Song
33. Ne-Yo: Year of the Gentleman
34. Stephen Malkmus: Real Emotional Trash
35. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
36. The Hold Steady: Stay Positive
37. Nine Inch Nails: The Slip
38. Ra Ra Riot: The Rhumb Line
39. Taylor Swift: Fearless
40. Jonas Brothers: A Little Bit Longer
41. AC/DC: Black Ice
42. David Byrne and Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
43. Nas: Untitled
44. The Raconteurs: Consolers of the Lonely
45. Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward
46. The Academy Is…: Fast Times at Barrington High
47. Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping
48. Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It
49. Hot Chip: Made in the Dark
50. No Age: Nouns
Source: 411 Mania
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This was a great year for music with albums from Guns n' Roses, Metallica, AC/DC, and even the legendary B.B. King. My favorite album of 2008 would probably be Chiron by All That Remains or Dreamer by Haste The Day. Looking forward to 2K9.
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PS- Metacritic has The Bug's new album rated as the #2 album of the year. I couldn't disagree more. I guess it is huge in the UK, it seems to be a flop here in the US.
Metacritic's Best of '08
the 30 Best-Reviewed Albums of the Year
1 Welcome To Mali by Amadou & Mariam
2 London Zoo by The Bug
3 Fed by Plush
4 Dear Science, by TV On The Radio
5 Exit by Shugo Tokumaru
6 For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
7 Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
8 Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
9 Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 by Neil Young
10 Robyn by Robyn
11 Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules And Love Affair
12 Black Sea by Fennesz
13 What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by Steinski
14 Harps And Angels by Randy Newman
15 Fortress by Protest The Hero
16 Rook by Shearwater
17 Life...The Best Game In Town by Harvey Milk
18 In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic by Kasai Allstars
19 Third by Portishead
20 Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
21 Laulu Laakson Kukista by Paavoharju
22 Chemistry Of Common Life by Fucked Up
23 Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes by The Music Tapes
24 Sycamore Meadows by Butch Walker
25 A Piece Of What You Need by Teddy Thompson
26 Don't Do Anything by Sam Phillips
27 One Kind Favor by B.B. King
28 Real Animal by Alejandro Escovedo
29 Brighter Than Creation's Dark by Drive-By Truckers
30 We are Beautiful, We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos!
Metacritic's Best of '08
the 30 Best-Reviewed Albums of the Year
1 Welcome To Mali by Amadou & Mariam
2 London Zoo by The Bug
3 Fed by Plush
4 Dear Science, by TV On The Radio
5 Exit by Shugo Tokumaru
6 For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
7 Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
8 Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
9 Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 by Neil Young
10 Robyn by Robyn
11 Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules And Love Affair
12 Black Sea by Fennesz
13 What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by Steinski
14 Harps And Angels by Randy Newman
15 Fortress by Protest The Hero
16 Rook by Shearwater
17 Life...The Best Game In Town by Harvey Milk
18 In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic by Kasai Allstars
19 Third by Portishead
20 Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
21 Laulu Laakson Kukista by Paavoharju
22 Chemistry Of Common Life by Fucked Up
23 Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes by The Music Tapes
24 Sycamore Meadows by Butch Walker
25 A Piece Of What You Need by Teddy Thompson
26 Don't Do Anything by Sam Phillips
27 One Kind Favor by B.B. King
28 Real Animal by Alejandro Escovedo
29 Brighter Than Creation's Dark by Drive-By Truckers
30 We are Beautiful, We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos!
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Matt Rendo, on Dec 11 2008, 01:45 AM, said:
PS- Metacritic has The Bug's new album rated as the #2 album of the year. I couldn't disagree more. I guess it is huge in the UK, it seems to be a flop here in the US.
Metacritic's Best of '08
Metacritic's Best of '08
I didn't like what I heard. But in general, I try and keep my negative opinions to myself - people like what they like.
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DudeAsInCool, on Dec 11 2008, 05:35 AM, said:
I didn't like what I heard. But in general, I try and keep my negative opinions to myself - people like what they like.
This is true
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Drowned In Sound ' Top 50 Albums of 2008
M83 Saturdays=Youth (Review / Interview)
Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight (Review / Interview)
Cut Copy In Ghost Colours (Review)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! (Review / Interview)
Deerhunter Microcastle (Review / Interview)
Portishead Third (Review / Interview 1 | 2)
Why? Alopecia (Review / Interview)
Friendly Fires Friendly Fires (Review / Track-by-Track / Interview)
The Kills Midnight Boom (Review / Interview)
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago (Review / Interview)
Fuck Buttons Street Horrrsing (Review / Interview / Tour Diary)
Foals Antidotes (Review / Interview)
Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna (Review / Interview)
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid (Review / Interview)
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles (Review)
Shearwater Rook (Review/ Track-by-Track)
Sigur Rós Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (Review)
Of Montreal Skeletal Lamping (Review)
Los Campesinos! Hold On Now, Youngster (Review) / We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Review)
These New Puritans Beat Pyramid (Review / Interview)
No Age Nouns (Review / Track-by-Track)
Santogold Santogold (Review / Interview)
Nine Inch Nails The Slip (Review)
Okkervil River The Stand Ins (Review / Interview 1 / 2)
Late Of The Pier Fantasy Black Channel (Review / Track-by-Track)
Hauschka Ferndorf (Review)
TV On The Radio Dear Science (Review)
MGMT Oracular Spectacular (Review / Interview)
Wild Beasts Limbo, Panto (Review / Interview 1 / 2)
Atlas Sound Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Review / Interview)
White Williams Smoke (Review)
The Stills Oceans Will Rise (Review)
Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling (Review / Interview)
Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend (Review)
The Futureheads This Is Not The World ( Review / Track-by-Track)
Bloc Party Intimacy (Review)
The Raveonettes Lust, Lust, Lust (Review)
Johnny Foreigner Waited Up 'Til It Was Light (Review / Track-by-Track)
El Guincho Alegranza (Review)
Metronomy Nights Out (Review)
Lykke Li Youth Novels (Review / Interview)
Islands Arms Way (Review)
British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music? (Review/ Interview)
Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life (Review)
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes (Review / Interview)
Blood Red Shoes Box Of Secrets (Review / Track-by-Track)
Rolo Tomassi Hysterics (Review/ Interview)
Times New Viking Rip It Off (Review / Interview)
Diamanda Galas Guilty Guilty Guilty (Review)
I Was A Cub Scout I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope (Review / Interview)
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M83 Saturdays=Youth (Review / Interview)
Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight (Review / Interview)
Cut Copy In Ghost Colours (Review)
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! (Review / Interview)
Deerhunter Microcastle (Review / Interview)
Portishead Third (Review / Interview 1 | 2)
Why? Alopecia (Review / Interview)
Friendly Fires Friendly Fires (Review / Track-by-Track / Interview)
The Kills Midnight Boom (Review / Interview)
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago (Review / Interview)
Fuck Buttons Street Horrrsing (Review / Interview / Tour Diary)
Foals Antidotes (Review / Interview)
Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna (Review / Interview)
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid (Review / Interview)
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles (Review)
Shearwater Rook (Review/ Track-by-Track)
Sigur Rós Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (Review)
Of Montreal Skeletal Lamping (Review)
Los Campesinos! Hold On Now, Youngster (Review) / We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Review)
These New Puritans Beat Pyramid (Review / Interview)
No Age Nouns (Review / Track-by-Track)
Santogold Santogold (Review / Interview)
Nine Inch Nails The Slip (Review)
Okkervil River The Stand Ins (Review / Interview 1 / 2)
Late Of The Pier Fantasy Black Channel (Review / Track-by-Track)
Hauschka Ferndorf (Review)
TV On The Radio Dear Science (Review)
MGMT Oracular Spectacular (Review / Interview)
Wild Beasts Limbo, Panto (Review / Interview 1 / 2)
Atlas Sound Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Review / Interview)
White Williams Smoke (Review)
The Stills Oceans Will Rise (Review)
Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling (Review / Interview)
Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend (Review)
The Futureheads This Is Not The World ( Review / Track-by-Track)
Bloc Party Intimacy (Review)
The Raveonettes Lust, Lust, Lust (Review)
Johnny Foreigner Waited Up 'Til It Was Light (Review / Track-by-Track)
El Guincho Alegranza (Review)
Metronomy Nights Out (Review)
Lykke Li Youth Novels (Review / Interview)
Islands Arms Way (Review)
British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music? (Review/ Interview)
Fucked Up The Chemistry of Common Life (Review)
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes (Review / Interview)
Blood Red Shoes Box Of Secrets (Review / Track-by-Track)
Rolo Tomassi Hysterics (Review/ Interview)
Times New Viking Rip It Off (Review / Interview)
Diamanda Galas Guilty Guilty Guilty (Review)
I Was A Cub Scout I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope (Review / Interview)
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Spins Top 40 Albums of 2008
40 Chairlift - Does You Inspire You
39 Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
38 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
37 Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
36 Lykke Li - Youth Novels
35 The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
34 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
33 El Guincho - Alegranza
32 The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
31 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
30 Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
29 Nas & DJ Green Lantern - The Nigger Tape
28 Metallica - Death Magnetic
27 The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
26 R.E.M. - Accelerate
25 Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
24 Duffy - Rockferry
23 Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks
22 Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
21 Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
20 Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
19 Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
18 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
17 The Roots - Rising Down
16 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
15 Beck - Modern Guilt
14 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
13 No Age - Nouns
12 Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War
11 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
10 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
09 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
08 Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
07 Deerhunter - Microcastle
06 Santogold - Santogold
05 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
04 Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
03 Portishead - Third
02 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
01 TV On The Rad
A tip of the hat to Amrit @ Stereogum for compiling the list.
40 Chairlift - Does You Inspire You
39 Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
38 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
37 Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
36 Lykke Li - Youth Novels
35 The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
34 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
33 El Guincho - Alegranza
32 The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
31 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
30 Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
29 Nas & DJ Green Lantern - The Nigger Tape
28 Metallica - Death Magnetic
27 The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
26 R.E.M. - Accelerate
25 Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
24 Duffy - Rockferry
23 Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks
22 Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
21 Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
20 Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
19 Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
18 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
17 The Roots - Rising Down
16 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
15 Beck - Modern Guilt
14 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
13 No Age - Nouns
12 Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Pt. 1: 4th World War
11 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
10 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
09 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
08 Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
07 Deerhunter - Microcastle
06 Santogold - Santogold
05 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
04 Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
03 Portishead - Third
02 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
01 TV On The Rad
A tip of the hat to Amrit @ Stereogum for compiling the list.
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Alex Ross/New Yorker - Best Classical Music of 2008
Crystal Tears”: songs of Dowland, Robert Johnson, Byrd, and others; Andreas Scholl, countertenor, Julian Behr, lute and Concerto di viole (Harmonia Mundi).
Schumann, “Dichterliebe” and other Heine Lieder; Gerald Finley, baritone, and Julius Drake, piano (Hyperion).
“Heavenly Harmonies”: music of Tallis and Byrd; Stile Antico (Harmonia Mundi).
Morton Feldman, “The Viola in My Life” (I-IV); Marek Konstantynowicz, viola, with Christian Eggen conducting the Cikada Ensemble and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (ECM).
“Gods, Kings, and Demons”; René Pape, bass, with Sebastian Weigle conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden (Deutsche Grammophon).
Jonathan Harvey, “Body Mandala,” “Tranquil Abiding,” “Timepieces,” “White As Jasmine,” “…Towards a Pure Land”; Ilan Volkov and Stefan Solyom conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (NMC).
“Hommage à Messiaen”; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (Deutsche Grammophon).
John Adams, “Doctor Atomic”; Gerald Finley, baritone, with Lawrence Renes conducting the Netherlands Opera (Opus Arte DVD).
Chopin, Preludes, and pieces by Mompou; Alexandre Tharaud, piano (Harmonia Mundi).
Brahms and Schumann Lieder; Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano, and Julius Drake, piano (Wigmore Hall Live).
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Crystal Tears”: songs of Dowland, Robert Johnson, Byrd, and others; Andreas Scholl, countertenor, Julian Behr, lute and Concerto di viole (Harmonia Mundi).
Schumann, “Dichterliebe” and other Heine Lieder; Gerald Finley, baritone, and Julius Drake, piano (Hyperion).
“Heavenly Harmonies”: music of Tallis and Byrd; Stile Antico (Harmonia Mundi).
Morton Feldman, “The Viola in My Life” (I-IV); Marek Konstantynowicz, viola, with Christian Eggen conducting the Cikada Ensemble and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (ECM).
“Gods, Kings, and Demons”; René Pape, bass, with Sebastian Weigle conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden (Deutsche Grammophon).
Jonathan Harvey, “Body Mandala,” “Tranquil Abiding,” “Timepieces,” “White As Jasmine,” “…Towards a Pure Land”; Ilan Volkov and Stefan Solyom conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (NMC).
“Hommage à Messiaen”; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (Deutsche Grammophon).
John Adams, “Doctor Atomic”; Gerald Finley, baritone, with Lawrence Renes conducting the Netherlands Opera (Opus Arte DVD).
Chopin, Preludes, and pieces by Mompou; Alexandre Tharaud, piano (Harmonia Mundi).
Brahms and Schumann Lieder; Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano, and Julius Drake, piano (Wigmore Hall Live).
Source: The Daily Swarm
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The Associated Press Top Ten Rock Albums
1. Constantines, "Kensington Heights": The most underrated band in North America
2. The Hold Steady, "Stay Positive"
3. Fleet Foxes, "Fleet Foxes"
4. Santogold, "Santogold":
5. No Age, "Nouns"
6. Lykke Li, "Youth Novels"
7. TV on the Radio, "Dear Science"
8. Black Keys, "Attack and Release"
9. Jenny Lewis, "Acid Tongue"
10. Dr. Dog, "Fate":
Honorable Mentions: Firewater, "The Golden Hour"; Wolf Parade, "At Mount Zoomer"; M83, "Saturdays Youth"; Vampire Weekend, "Vampire Weekend"; Death Cab for Cutie, "Narrow Stairs"; Bonnie "Prince" Billy, "Lie Down on the Light"; The Walkmen, "You & Me"; She & Him, "Volume One"; Deerhunter, "Microcastle"; Mogwai, "The Hawk Is Howling"; Portishead, "Third."
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1. Constantines, "Kensington Heights": The most underrated band in North America
2. The Hold Steady, "Stay Positive"
3. Fleet Foxes, "Fleet Foxes"
4. Santogold, "Santogold":
5. No Age, "Nouns"
6. Lykke Li, "Youth Novels"
7. TV on the Radio, "Dear Science"
8. Black Keys, "Attack and Release"
9. Jenny Lewis, "Acid Tongue"
10. Dr. Dog, "Fate":
Honorable Mentions: Firewater, "The Golden Hour"; Wolf Parade, "At Mount Zoomer"; M83, "Saturdays Youth"; Vampire Weekend, "Vampire Weekend"; Death Cab for Cutie, "Narrow Stairs"; Bonnie "Prince" Billy, "Lie Down on the Light"; The Walkmen, "You & Me"; She & Him, "Volume One"; Deerhunter, "Microcastle"; Mogwai, "The Hawk Is Howling"; Portishead, "Third."
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