2008 Top 20

[Unihammer]

With activity here very low at the moment I thought I'd throw out a list of my favourite records of the year. Feel free to criticise, laugh, or totally disagree. Oh and put up your own list if you feel the urge.

1. July Skies – The weather clock

2. James Yorkston – When the haar rolls in

3. Bon Iver – For Emma, forever ago

4. Sons of Noel and Adrian – s/t

5. The Baseball Project – Vol.1: Frozen ropes and dying quails

6. Ass – My get up and go just got up and went

7. Our Broken Garden – When your blackening shows

8. Elbow – The seldom seen kid

9. Herman Dune – Next year in Zion

10. The Notwist – The devil, you + me

11. ballboy – I worked on the ships

12. American Music Club – The golden age

13. Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra – s/t

14. The Owl Service – A garland of song

15. Shearwater – Rook

16. Drive By Truckers – Brighter than creations dark

17. f**k Buttons – Street horrrsing

18. South San Gabriel – Dual hawks

19. Kemper Norton Collective – Season 1

20. Radar Bros. - Auditorium

[beautifulloser]

With activity here very low at the moment I thought I'd throw out a list of my favourite records of the year. Feel free to criticise, laugh, or totally disagree. Oh and put up your own list if you feel the urge.

1. July Skies – The weather clock

2. James Yorkston – When the haar rolls in

3. Bon Iver – For Emma, forever ago

4. Sons of Noel and Adrian – s/t

5. The Baseball Project – Vol.1: Frozen ropes and dying quails

6. Ass – My get up and go just got up and went

7. Our Broken Garden – When your blackening shows

8. Elbow – The seldom seen kid

9. Herman Dune – Next year in Zion

10. The Notwist – The devil, you + me

11. ballboy – I worked on the ships

12. American Music Club – The golden age

13. Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra – s/t

14. The Owl Service – A garland of song

15. Shearwater – Rook

16. Drive By Truckers – Brighter than creations dark

17. f**k Buttons – Street horrrsing

18. South San Gabriel – Dual hawks

19. Kemper Norton Collective – Season 1

20. Radar Bros. - Auditorium

[seantizz]

Yep - some excellent choices in amongst those...

I'd have in my list in alphabetical order...

The All New Adventures Of Us - Best Loved Goodnight Tales

Astronautalis - Pomegranate

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Angles

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

Friska Viljor - Tour De Hearts

Giant Sand - Provisions

Glasvegas - Glasvegas

Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree

Heidi Happy - Flowers, Birds and Home

Hercules and Love Affair

Jay Jay Pistolet - Happy Birthday You (EP)

Lykke Li - Youth Novels

Metronomy - Nights Out

Michael Knight - I'm Not Entirely Clear How I Ended Up Like This

The Miserable Rich - 12 Ways To Count

Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

Right Away Great Captain! - The Eventually Home

Santogold - Santogold

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

The Wave Pictures - Instant Coffee Baby

[andyblack]

mine top 20 albums would probably be (in no particular order)

elbow,

fleet foxes,

shortwave set,

mgmt,

santagold,

blood red shoes,

tired irie,

foals,

minnaars,

adele,

these new puritans,

frightened rabbit,

neon neon,

tv on the radio

asobi seksu

the cribs

bloc party

portishead

johnny foreigner

mystery jets

guillemots

thats more then 20. oh well.