I finished a "Best Albums of 2008" list today. A little early maybe, but most people I know who are making one have finished theirs already too. I made two actually, one is specifically for reissues and compilations. Anyway, they are...
Best Albums of 2008
1. Eddie Current Supression Ring - Primary Colours (Goner)
2. Black Mountain - in The Future (Jagjaguwar)
3. Clinic - Do It (Domino)
4. Dr. Dog - Fate - (Park The Van)
5. Black Keys - Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
6. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
7. Black Hollies - Casting Shadows (Ernest Jenning)
8. Git Some - Cosmic Rock (1-2-3-4-GO)
9. She & Him - Volume 1 (Merge)
10. Davila 666 - S/T (In The Red)
11. Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Cipher (Alternative Tentacles)
12. Porlolo - Meadows (Pomade The Sun)
13. The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded (in The Red)
14. Deerhunter - Microcastles (Kranky)
15. Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis - Indian Giver (Birdman)
16. Brimstone Howl - We Came In Peace (Alive)
17. Harlem - Free Drugs
18. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E (Fontana International)
19. No Age - Nouns (Sub Pop)
20. Calexico - Carried To Dust (Quarterstick)
Best Compilations & Reissues of 2008
1. Figures of Light - Smash Hits (Norton)
2. Charlie Feathers - Honky Tonk Kind/Long Time Ago/Wild Side Of Life (Norton)
3. The Nerves - One Way Ticket (Alive)
4. David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica '72
5. The Scientists - Swampland (PID)
6. V/A - Don't Press Your Luck (Sundazed)
7. Roky Erickson & The Explosives - Halloween: Recorded Live 1079-1981 (Norton)
8. V/A - Local Anesthetic (Smooch)
9. V/A - Shadow Music of Thailand (Sublime Frequencies)
10. V/A - Fight On Your Time Ain't Long (Mississippi)
11. V/A - Wayfaring Strangers: Guitar Stoli (Numero Group)
12. Davie Allen & The Arrows - Cycle Breed - 16 Vintage Widescreen Rarities & Unissued Cuts (Sundazed)
13. King Khan & The Shrines - The Supreme Genious Of (Vice)
14. V/A - Rock-A-Round (Norton)
15. Mission Of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches/VS./The Horrible Truth About Burma [2LP/DVD] (Matador)
16. Neil Young - Live at Canterbury House 1968 (Reprise)
17. Hank Williams - The Unreleased Recordings (Time/Life)
18. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison [Legacy Edition 2CD/DVD] (Columbia/Legacy)
19. Big Dipper - Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology (Merge)
20. The Replacements - Tim/Pleased To Meet Me [LP] (Rhino)
Best Albums of 2008
1. Eddie Current Supression Ring - Primary Colours (Goner)
2. Black Mountain - in The Future (Jagjaguwar)
3. Clinic - Do It (Domino)
4. Dr. Dog - Fate - (Park The Van)
5. Black Keys - Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
6. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
7. Black Hollies - Casting Shadows (Ernest Jenning)
8. Git Some - Cosmic Rock (1-2-3-4-GO)
9. She & Him - Volume 1 (Merge)
10. Davila 666 - S/T (In The Red)
11. Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Cipher (Alternative Tentacles)
12. Porlolo - Meadows (Pomade The Sun)
13. The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded (in The Red)
14. Deerhunter - Microcastles (Kranky)
15. Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis - Indian Giver (Birdman)
16. Brimstone Howl - We Came In Peace (Alive)
17. Harlem - Free Drugs
18. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E (Fontana International)
19. No Age - Nouns (Sub Pop)
20. Calexico - Carried To Dust (Quarterstick)
Best Compilations & Reissues of 2008
1. Figures of Light - Smash Hits (Norton)
2. Charlie Feathers - Honky Tonk Kind/Long Time Ago/Wild Side Of Life (Norton)
3. The Nerves - One Way Ticket (Alive)
4. David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica '72
5. The Scientists - Swampland (PID)
6. V/A - Don't Press Your Luck (Sundazed)
7. Roky Erickson & The Explosives - Halloween: Recorded Live 1079-1981 (Norton)
8. V/A - Local Anesthetic (Smooch)
9. V/A - Shadow Music of Thailand (Sublime Frequencies)
10. V/A - Fight On Your Time Ain't Long (Mississippi)
11. V/A - Wayfaring Strangers: Guitar Stoli (Numero Group)
12. Davie Allen & The Arrows - Cycle Breed - 16 Vintage Widescreen Rarities & Unissued Cuts (Sundazed)
13. King Khan & The Shrines - The Supreme Genious Of (Vice)
14. V/A - Rock-A-Round (Norton)
15. Mission Of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches/VS./The Horrible Truth About Burma [2LP/DVD] (Matador)
16. Neil Young - Live at Canterbury House 1968 (Reprise)
17. Hank Williams - The Unreleased Recordings (Time/Life)
18. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison [Legacy Edition 2CD/DVD] (Columbia/Legacy)
19. Big Dipper - Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology (Merge)
20. The Replacements - Tim/Pleased To Meet Me [LP] (Rhino)
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sweetloretta:
sounds fun! i bet if we hung out it would be a nightmare for everyone and everything around us!
elysianzero:
Thank you! And a very Happy New Year to you too 