My favorite 10 albums of 2008
This was a fantastic year of new music. We saw a bunch of great shows and fell in love with some great albums.
Here are my favorite albums released this year.
1. Lucky - Nada Surf
2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
3. How Ya Lookin Southbound - Ben Kweller
4. For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver
5. In Rainbows - Radiohead
6. Feed the Animals - Girl Talk
7. Furr - Blitzen Trapper
8. The BBC Sessions - Belle & Sebastian
9. Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
10. Consolers of the Lonely - The Racounteurs
Biggest disappointment this year: “Skeletal Lamping” by Of Montreal. I love this band but I just didn’t get this last record.
Next year is looking to be a great year as well. I’ve already gotten an advanced copy of Ben Kweller’s “Changing Horses” which is awesome. And I can’t wait for “Hazards of Love” by the Decemberists.
Many thanks to all my friends on Tumblr, last.fm and the hype machine for turning me on to so much great music!