Best Music of 2008
Of course these are based on personal preferences so give them as much credence as one sees fit:
Dragging a Dead Deer up a Hill by Grouper
Silent Movie by Quiet Village
Street Horrrsing by Fuck Buttons
The Sea Horse Limbo by aMute
Fleet Foxes S/T by Fleet Foxes
Laula Laakson Kukista by Paavoharju
Saint Dymphna by Gang Gang Dance
Waaves S/T (Woodsist) by Waaves
Rest by Gregor Samsa
Mothertongue by Nico Muhly
Destroying Something Beautiful by Trancelike Void
Dømkirke by Sunn O)))
For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver (the reissue means it can be counted as a 2008 release)
Infinity Padlock (EP) by Nudge
Stainless Style by Neon Neon
Never Never Love by Pop Levi
Los Angeles by Flying Lotus
Skeletal Lamping by Of Montreal
The Ken Burns Effect by Stars like Fleas
Albums that don’t need anymore hyping:
Portishead/Girl Talk/M83/Beck/MGMT/TV on the Radio/Vampire Weekend/Sigur Rós/Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds/Hercules and Love Affair/Mogwai/CSS/Bloc Party/Death Cab for Cutie
Agree to disagree…
December 1st, 2008 at 8:30 am
I so totally agree with the albums that don’t need anymore hyping list, yes, yes and yes. I’m sort of digging The Last Shadow Puppets after seeing them perform with a full orchestra on Jools Holland. Fleet Foxes…damn man, that record is genius.