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Post by Andy on Dec 8, 2008 23:29:00 GMT -5
Since list season has officially started to kick off, I'm going to go ahead and put up my 30 favorite records of 2008.
30. Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
29. White Denim, Exposion
28. Shearwater, Rook
27. Man Man, Rabbit Habits
26. The Walkmen, You & Me
25. The Gaslight Anthem, The '59 Sound
24. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
23. Blitzen Trapper, Furr
22. Jay Reatard, Matador Singles '08
21. Department of Eagles, In Ear Park
20. The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale EP
19. Hercules And Love Affair, S/T
18. Why?, Alopecia
17. Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances
16. Vampire Weekend, S/T
15. Passion Pit, Chunk of Change EP
14. The Mountain Goats, Heretic Pride
13. Marnie Stern, This Is It (goes on forever)
12. Air France, No Way Down EP
11. Deerhunter, Microcastle/Weird Era Cont.
10. Cut Copy, In Ghost Colors
09. Los Campesinos!, Hold On Now Youngster...; We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
08. No Age, Nouns
07. The Dodos, Visiter
06. Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight
05. Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
04. The Hold Steady, Stay Positive
03. TV On The Radio, Dear Science,
02. Fleet Foxes, S/T
01. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
Don't slaughter me too hard...these things tend to get the emotions going.
What does everyone else thing about the music that came out this year as a whole?
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Post by parock on Dec 8, 2008 23:38:12 GMT -5
I still need til the end of the month to get my list together. It's slowly forming.
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Post by laurenjean on Dec 9, 2008 0:08:37 GMT -5
I'm working on my list for Radio K's top 77, but it won't be done until I finish my ethics paper.
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Post by Andy on Dec 9, 2008 0:11:19 GMT -5
I'm working on my list for Radio K's top 77, but it won't be done until I finish my ethics paper. I had some time to kill between finals, so I figured I'd go ahead and do it. Looking forward to it. |
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Post by Rich Tarbell on Dec 9, 2008 0:17:09 GMT -5
sure, i'll bite, since it is finally december and nothing comes out this month anyway.
first (top) 10 off the top of my brain container in no particular order ::
ra ra riot :: rhumb line
jay reatard :: matador singles
david byrne & brian eno :: everything that happens
todd snider :: peace queer
brendan canning :: something
the hold steady :: 8+
drive-by truckers :: brighter
alejandro escovedo :: real
king khan and the shrines :: the supreme genius
j.roddy & the business :: hail mega boys
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Post by heidivandernice, nice on Dec 9, 2008 0:19:35 GMT -5
this is my official list for tiny mix tapes (i'll be writing a blurb for dept. of eagles, squee, etc.)
19. The Constantines - Kensington Heights
18. Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band - 113 Blues for Thirteen Moons
17. Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams
16. Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All
15. Tourmaline - The Swindle
14. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins
13. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinsin - S/T
12. Emilyn Brodsky's Greatest Tits
11. She & Him - Volume One
10. Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
9. Justin Townes Earle - The Good Life
8. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
7. Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash
6. Black Mountain - In the Future
5. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Tallest Man on Earth
4. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
3. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
2. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
1. Dr. Dog - Fate
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Post by Andy on Dec 9, 2008 1:02:16 GMT -5
this is my official list for tiny mix tapes (i'll be writing a blurb for dept. of eagles, squee, etc.) 19. The Constantines - Kensington Heights 18. Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band - 113 Blues for Thirteen Moons 17. Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams 16. Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All 15. Tourmaline - The Swindle 14. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins 13. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinsin - S/T 12. Emilyn Brodsky's Greatest Tits 11. She & Him - Volume One 10. Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual 9. Justin Townes Earle - The Good Life 8. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive 7. Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash 6. Black Mountain - In the Future 5. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Tallest Man on Earth 4. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park 3. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride 2. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion 1. Dr. Dog - Fate I wrote for Tiny Mix Tapes briefly in late summer. Good people. |
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Post by lilhan on Dec 9, 2008 7:34:13 GMT -5
i have my top ten.
the rest is still up for debate.
it'll be up when i get chance.
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Post by Mahoney on Dec 9, 2008 9:58:01 GMT -5
1. okkervil river: stand-ins
2. bon iver: for emma, forever ago
3. the hold steady: SP
4. bob dylan: tell tale signs
5. TV on the radio: dear science
6. fleet foxes
7. deerhunter: microcastle
8. blitzen trapper: furr
8. sigur ros
9. ryan bingham: mescalito
10. raconteurs: consolers of the lonely
my list has changed alittle since the last board.
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Post by motörben on Dec 9, 2008 10:10:14 GMT -5
I'm still figuring mine out but are we allowed RIP by Rocket From The Crypt?
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Post by john k on Dec 9, 2008 10:24:44 GMT -5
I'm still figuring mine out but are we allowed RIP by Rocket From The Crypt? technically its not a new release but i would have it in my top 10 |
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Post by heidivandernice, nice on Dec 9, 2008 11:08:42 GMT -5
this is my official list for tiny mix tapes (i'll be writing a blurb for dept. of eagles, squee, etc.) 19. The Constantines - Kensington Heights 18. Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band - 113 Blues for Thirteen Moons 17. Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams 16. Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All 15. Tourmaline - The Swindle 14. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins 13. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinsin - S/T 12. Emilyn Brodsky's Greatest Tits 11. She & Him - Volume One 10. Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual 9. Justin Townes Earle - The Good Life 8. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive 7. Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash 6. Black Mountain - In the Future 5. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Tallest Man on Earth 4. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park 3. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride 2. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion 1. Dr. Dog - Fate I wrote for Tiny Mix Tapes briefly in late summer. Good people. really!? what was your nickname? i've been writing for them for almost 3 years now. |
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Post by dubill on Dec 9, 2008 12:27:48 GMT -5
Yea, Yea... Dawwwg. Love that album. My list will be up soon. |
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Post by hard corey on Dec 9, 2008 14:11:13 GMT -5
i dont have a list and i'm not sure if i'm gonna make one this year. i was generally unimpressed by the majority of releases and thinking about that just bums me out.
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Post by Andy on Dec 9, 2008 16:13:52 GMT -5
I wrote for Tiny Mix Tapes briefly in late summer. Good people. really!? what was your nickname? i've been writing for them for almost 3 years now. It was andy h3ss. Unfortunately, I started writing in mid-August and had to quit for the time being because of school. Hopefully I'll get back on that horse soon, though. |
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Post by Matt Jones on Dec 9, 2008 17:22:38 GMT -5
10. Meridene - "You're Not Pretty, You're Worse"
9. Death Cab For Cutie - "Narrow Stairs"
8. Elvis Costello - "Momufuku"
7. Driver F - "Chasing The White Whale"
6. Hotel Lights - "Firecracker People"
5. Cadence Weapon - "Afterparty Babies"
4. Tokyo Police Club - "Elephant Shell" (despite them being fucking terrible live.)
3. Born Ruffians - "Red Yellow and Blue"
2. The Hold Steady - "Stay Positive"
1. She and Him - "Volume 1"
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Post by red on Dec 9, 2008 17:44:31 GMT -5
10. the hold steady - stay positive
9. sun kil moon - april
8. $100 - forest of tears
7. fleet foxes - sun giant ep / self-titled
6. nick cave and the bad seeds - dig, lazarus, dig!!!
5. wolf parade - at mount zoomer
4. constantines - kensington heights
3. bon iver - for emma, forever ago
2. tv on the radio - dear science
1. chad vangaalen - soft airplane
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Post by hard corey on Dec 9, 2008 18:15:10 GMT -5
am i the only one who was completely indifferent to the she and him record?
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Post by motörben on Dec 9, 2008 18:25:13 GMT -5
No, I didn't give a crap about it one way or the other either.
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Post by stephanie on Dec 9, 2008 19:38:42 GMT -5
I haven't heard any of the She and Him songs, and I slept on a lot of what I'm sure are 2008's finest releases. My top 10: 10 Haley Bonar, Big Star09 Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs08 Shearwater, Rook07 Nine Inch Nails, The Slip06 Land of Talk, Some Are Lakes05 Aimee Mann, @#%&*! Smilers04 Mother Mother, O My Heart03 The Mountain Goats, Heretic Pride02 Counting Crows, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings01 Nada Surf, LuckyIf an EP can count as your favorite record of the year, my actual #1 is The National's Virginia EP. Just the first 5 songs, really. Nothing else even comes remotely close. Here's my surprisingly depressing year-end best-of mix (notable omissions include Counting Crows and Nine Inch Nails): click!Tracklist: 01 Dr. Dog, "The Ark" 02 Mother Mother, "Burning Pile" 03 Haley Bonar, "Queen of Everything" 04 Death Cab for Cutie, "Grapevine Fires" 05 Nada Surf, "Weightless" 06 The National, "You've Done It Again, Virginia" 07 Aimee Mann, "Little Tornado" 08 The Mountain Goats, "In the Craters on the Moon" 09 The Hold Steady, "Both Crosses" 10 The Gutter Twins, "Bete Noire" 11 Shearwater, "The Snow Leopard" 12 Neva Dinova, "Someone's Trippin'" 13 Nik Freitas, "Comes to Me"" 14 Land of Talk, "Some Are Lakes" 15 Ida, "First Light" 16 Okkervil River, "On Tour With Zykos" |
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Post by red on Dec 9, 2008 20:29:53 GMT -5
am i the only one who was completely indifferent to the she and him record? i'm a m. ward fan but that record did absolutely nothing for me. bland bland bland. |
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Post by redeyedandblue on Dec 9, 2008 21:00:56 GMT -5
1. Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind of Cadwallader
2. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
3. Margot and the Nuclear So & So's - Not Animal
4. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
5.Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
6.Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology
7.Blitzen Trapper - Furr
8. Q-Tip - The Renaissance
9. Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams
10.The Notwist - The Devil, You & Me
I'm still occasionally shuffling things around but this seems semi-definitive.
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Post by Evan on Dec 9, 2008 22:36:12 GMT -5
I can't come up with a list at all--I've been listening to so much music this year that WASN'T released in 2008, it's hard for me to discern between what qualifies and what doesn't. I'll try to put something together.
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Post by ct on Dec 10, 2008 0:31:48 GMT -5
i really can't rank anything because depending on my mood it can change dramatically. my list has a weird mix.....at least there is no gospel next to death metal on this years most played.
so my favorites for 2008.....so far....
The Top 3
DBT - Brighter than Creations Dark
THS - Stay Positive
Felice Brothers - Felice Brothers
The Rest
The Monads - Ornery (bluegrass meets punk meets The Pogues)
Flogging Molly - Float
Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV (nice and relaxing, mostly)
Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash
R.E.M. - Accelerate (return to form)
Ministry and friends - Cover Up (loved Al's take on these songs)
Nine Inch Nails - The Slip (FREE!!!! and good)
Weezer - Weezer(red) (it's Weezer, people)
Dead Confederate - Wrecking Ball
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - The Whole Fam Damnily
The Tossers - On A Fine Spring Evening
Boris - Smile
The Metal
Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted (Cavalera brothers reuinite woot Selputura)
Testament - The Formation of Damnation (return of the originals)
Motorhead - Motorizer (it's Motorhead
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Post by 212margarita on Dec 10, 2008 12:23:00 GMT -5
am i the only one who was completely indifferent to the she and him record? i am as well, i didnt hate it, but i also didnt listen to it more than a couple of time. |
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