Comments on: Top 14 of 2008!!!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:32:04 +0000

Here is my list. Some of them came out in late 2007.

1. Santogold – Santogold
2. Kate Nash – Made Of Bricks
3. Katy Perry – One Of The Boys
4. Lady Gaga – The Fame
5. Beyonce – I Am… Sasha Fierce
6. The Veronicas – Hook Me Up [2007]
7. Jason Mraz – We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
8. Coldplay – Viva La Vida
9. Weezer – Weezer [Red Album]
10. Ne-Yo – Year Of The Gentleman
11. Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
12. The Bravery – The Sun & The Moon
13. Ladytron – Velocifero
14. Mike Doughty – Golden Delicious
15. The Cool Kids – Bake Sale

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:57:01 +0000

This list is what albums I listened to most often in 2008 and then, albums that may have come out in 07 or earlier but I did all my listening in 08.

NIN- ghosts and Slip
I can’t really add much to this.

Mogwai- Hawk is Howling
I<3 Mogwai. That’s all there is to it.

Sigur Ros- That one with the weird name. You you know the one. Not the old one with the weird name, but that newer one. Yeah, that one.

TV on the Radio- Dear Science
I had scattered single songs from TV on the Radio and never plunged for whole albums, but Dave has helped me correct that error now I’ve been listening to a couple of their albums all at once like one giant awesome album.

Jay Z- American Gangster
I know. I can hear your eyes rolling. But I have always dug Jay-Z. This album came out in Nov of 2007, and I’ll probably still be rocking it on my iPod in Nov 3007.

Amanda Palmer- Who Killed Amanda Palmer
While not quite the Dresden Dolls, Palmer has a style all her own. If you haven’t already, check out her video cycle on you tube.

Foo Fighters- Echoes Silence Patience and Grace.
I was worried after “One by One” that Dave and the boys had found a rut to get stuck in. I was wrong.

Oldies but Goodies
Interpol- Our Love to Admire
I know this one is from mid 07 and that’s probably reaching back too far for the main list, but I bought this one during a buying spree and finally got around to really listening to it early 08. I pretty much dig all Interpol’s work and still listen to tracks from this album regularly.

Rhymefest- Blue Collar
Holy crap! Another rap album? Yes. From 2006, but I didn’t hear it until 08 and I don’t think I’ve heard a rap album this fun since Method and Red’s “Blackout!” or most EPMD albums.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:35:36 +0000

Here are my ten favorites in alphabetical order:

1. Auburn Lull – Begin Civil Twilight
2. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
3. Deerhunter – Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
4. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
5. Lindstrøm – Where I Go You Go Too
6. M83 – Saturdays = Youth
7. Portishead – Third
8. The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust
9. Sun Kil Moon – April
10. Vivian Girls – Vivian Girls

Dave, thank you for the Red Sparowes recommendation! I’m really enjoying ‘At the Soundless Dawn’, especially the latter half.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:29:08 +0000

Mike, your list is impressive. I am going to check some of those bands out.

Dave, next time I am in tell me a little about the Red Sparrows.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:25:27 +0000

My top 20 can be seen here:

http://onereallykillerline.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-top-20-albums-of-2008.html

Dave, I am with Austin, Radiohead was in my 2007 list.

Hi Andrea and Austin—->
Here’s my justification that makes Radiohead: In Rainbows also relevant for my 2008 list and not just for my 2007 list:

It was made available on CD on January 1, 2008, after the download release in October (3rd quarter) of 2007. Sometimes when a release falls so late in the year, it’s hard to see the line as a hard line between early 2007 and 2008. Furthermore, for those that bought the super duper version of the LP/CD box set, they didn’t get theirs till the last week of 2007 (as I did). And ultimately, since Discology is a Music store that sells physical media, I gotta count it!

I appreciate that this one is such a hard call but I listened to it well into 2008. Thanks for the comments. I would love to hear more from people regarding anything on anybody’s list. And Andrea, I look forward to talking about and playing some Red Sparowes for you next time. For me, each album is “like a soundtrack to a film that doesn’t exist”. David

By: constance

constance — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:51:20 +0000

Thanks for pointing me in the direction of good local music!
Here is my list:

1. M83- Saturdays=youth
2. Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes
3. Hercules and love affair- Hercules and love affair
4. MGMT- Oracular Spectacular
5. Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend
6. Girl Talk- Feed the Animals
7. Delta Spirit- Ode to Sunshine
8. She & Him- Vol 1
9. Sigur Ros: Med Sud I Vid Spilum Endaulast
10. Dr. Dog- Fate
11. Mates of State- Re-arrange Us
12. No Age- Nouns
13. The Last Shadow Puppets- The Age of Understatement
14. Glasvegas- glasvegas
15. and my personal favorite- Black Kids- Partie Traumatic

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:30:44 +0000

Here is my list. I had to up the number from 50 to 60 this year. My general thoughts on this year is that there was a lot of great music out there… you just had to find it.

1 SHEARWATER – ROOK
2 SIGUR ROS – MED SUD I EYRUM VID SPILUM ENDALAUST
3 OKKERVIL RIVER – THE STAND INS
4 TV ON THE RADIO – DEAR SCIENCE
5 THE DODOS – VISITER
6 FRIGHTENED RABBIT – THE MIDNIGHT ORGAN FIGHT
7 BLOC PARTY – INTMACY
8 PORTISHEAD – THIRD
9 ELBOW – THE SELDOM SEEN KID
10 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – NARROW STAIRS
11 MOGWAI – THE HAWK IS HOWLING
12 M83 -SATURDAYS=YOUTH
13 SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS – ALPINISMS
14 THE RAVONETTES – LUSTLUSTLUST
15 THE STILLS – OCEANS WILL RISE
16 SNOW PATROL – A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS
17 BON IVER – FOR EMMA, FOREVER AGO
18 RAY LAMONTAGNE – GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN
19 PARTS & LABOR – RECEIVERS
20 SHE & HIM – VOLUME 1
21 GUTTER TWINS – SATURNALIA
22 THE DAYSLEEPERS – DROWNED IN A SEA OF SOUND
23 HELIO SEQUENCE – KEEP YOU EYES AHEAD
24 SAY HI – THE WISHES & THE GLITCH
25 BLACK MOUNTAIN – IN THE FUTURE
26 SUN KIL MOON – APRIL
27 RUSSIAN CIRCLES – STATION
28 BLACK ANGELS – DIRECTIONS TO SEE A GHOST
29 NINE INCH NAILS – THE SLIP
30 THE POSTMARKS – BY THE NUMBERS
31 COLD WAR KIDS – LOYALTY TO LOYALTY
32 THE NOTWIST – THE DEVIL YOU + ME
33 BECK – MODERN GUILT
34 SHE KEEPS BEES – NEST
35 COLDPLAY – VIVA LA VIDA
36 GRAND ARCHIVES – GRAND ARCHIVES
37 THE WALKMEN – YOU & ME
38 BRENDAN CANNING – SOMETHING FOR ALL OF US
39 DAVID KARSTEN DANIELS – FEAR OF FLYING
40 FLEET FOXES – FLEET FOXES
41 NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!!
42 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM – THE ‘59 SOUND
43 TRICKY – KNOWLE WEST BOY
44 SANTOGOLD – SANTOGOLD
45 THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN – WE BRAVE BEE…
46 BLACK KEYS – ATTACK & RELEASE
47 DEERHUNTER – MICROCASTLE
48 THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – HERETIC PRIDE
49 CONOR OBERST – CONOR OBERST
50 FUCK BUTTONS – STREET HORRRSING
51 JACK JOHNSON – SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC
52 MURDER BY DEATH – RED OF TOOTH & CLAW
53 TRAVIS – ODE TO J. SMITH
54 LADYTRON – VELOCIFERO
55 FOALS – ANTIDOTE
56 ONE DAY AS A LION – ONE DAY AS A LION
57 MGMT – ORACULAR SPECTACULAR
58 THE WAR ON DRUGS – WAGONWHEEL BLUES
59 VIVIAN GIRLS – VIVIAN GIRLS
60 MESHUGGAH – OBZEN

By: Austin

Austin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:55:30 +0000

Mine are posted at:

http://austintayeshus.blogspot.com

Dave, you really think In Rainbows counts as an ‘08 release?

haha..

~Austin

By: T. Keck

T. Keck — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:36:28 +0000

Best New Sound:
Fuck Buttons “Street Horrrsing”

Best Come-Back Album:
The Walkmen “You & Me”

By: T. Keck

T. Keck — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:30:12 +0000

1. Bon Iver “for emma, forever ago”
2. Tv on the Radio “Dear Science”
3. Portishead “Third”
4. Murs “Murs for president”
5. Mogwai “Hawk is howling”
6. The Gaslight Anthem “The’59 Sound”
7. Hercules and Love Affair “self-titled”
8. M83 “Saturdays=Youth”