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Post by gushingblood on Jan 15, 2009 12:23:27 GMT -5
We had the top albums list. So I thought that it be pretty neat to see what everyone's favourite songs of the year were. 10.Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal 9.Katy Perry - Hot 'n' Cold 8.Vampire Weekend - M79 7.Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor 6.The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer 5.The Kills - Goodnight Bad Morning 4.Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1 3.Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma 2.The Hold Steady - Lord I'm Discouraged 1.Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart What's the bigger crime;Katy Perry or Vampire Weekend?  Also, my revised end of year album list: 10.Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazararus Dig!!! 9.We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery 8.Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim 7.Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 6.Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride 5.Beck - Modern Guilt 4.Tegan & Sara - The Con (Released in 2008 in UK)3.Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 2.The Hold Steady - Stay Positive 1.Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs |
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Post by 212margarita on Jan 15, 2009 12:47:33 GMT -5
1. Portishead – The Rip
2. Wolf Parade – Kissing The Beehive
3. The Hold Steady – Slapped Actress
4. TV on the Radio – DLZ
5. The Raconteurs – Carolina Drama
6. The Roots – 75 Bars
7. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
8. The Mae Shi – I Get Almost Everything
9. The Faint – Machine in the Ghost
10. One Day as a Lion – Wild International (too bad the rest of the ep isn’t as good)
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Post by Evan on Jan 15, 2009 13:27:10 GMT -5
My Top Ten Songs of 2008:
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer
Bob Mould - Stupid Now
Frightened Rabbit - Old Old Fashioned
Fleet Foxes - Oliver James
City And Colour - The Death Of Me
Andreas Kapsalis Trio - Ethnic Cleansing
Jason Mraz - Make It Mine
Vampire Weekend - Walcott
Smashing Pumpkins - Rose March
Top Songs from the Radio in 2008:
Black Crowes - Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution
Motley Crue - Saints Of Los Angeles
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Kanye West - Heartless
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Jack's Mannequin - The Resolution
Forever The Sickest Kids - Woah-oh (Me Vs. Everyone)
Guns N Roses - Better
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Post by JonnyJay on Jan 15, 2009 13:54:51 GMT -5
Man, this is really tough, there were so many good songs this year. I have a longlist of about 25 songs, and I'm having a very difficult time whittling it down to 10, let alone ranking them.
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Post by sketchyjoe on Jan 15, 2009 15:17:37 GMT -5
1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - More News from Nowhere
2. Good Luck - Stars Were Exploding
3. The Hold Steady - Slapped Actress
4. The Gaslight Anthem - Say I Won't (Recognize)
5. Jay Reatard - I'm Watching You
6. Off With Their Heads - I Am You
7. The Measure (SA) - Drunk by Noon
8. Sloppy Seconds - Lois Lane
9. The Bananas - Gentrification for Dummies
=10. Ben Nichols - The Kid/Dead to Me - Little Brother/Ben Sollee - A Change is Gonna Come
I cheated a little at the end. This was hard.
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Post by JonnyJay on Jan 15, 2009 16:42:11 GMT -5
OK, after much deliberation, I've come up with a list. However, I cheated, and made a top 20, because, well, because I can, so ha! If it bothers you that much, you can just ignore songs 11-20.
With the exception of one artist, I limited myself to one song per artist, thus the absence of several THS songs as well as some other favorites from artists on the list. So, without further ado...
Honorable mention (yeah, I'm reaaaally cheating here): Elvis Costello & The Imposters - No Hiding Place, Jay Reatard - See Saw, My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed
20. David Byrne & Brian Eno – Strange Overtones
19. Vampire Weekend – Walcott
18. Wye Oak – Please Concrete
17. No Age - Eraser
16. Ponytail – Celebrate The Body Electric (It Came From An Angel)
15. Conor Oberst - Cape Canaveral
14. Deerhunter – Nothing Ever Happened
13. Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
12. MGMT - Kids
11. The Death Set – Negative Thinking
10. The War On Drugs – Arms Like Boulders
9. She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
8. Fucked Up - Son The Father
7. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
6. TV On The Radio – Dancing Choose
5. Tom Gabel - Anna Is A Stool Pigeon
4. Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains
3. TV On The Radio - Crying
2. Titus Andronicus - Upon Viewing Brueghel's "Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus"
1. The Hold Steady - Slapped Actress
The top 3 are somewhat interchangeable, as I had them each in the number one spot at one point or another, but in the end, our boys prevailed!
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Post by Sunny D on Jan 15, 2009 23:20:06 GMT -5
What's the bigger crime;Katy Perry or Vampire Weekend? How the fuck is Vampire Weekend a crime? |
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Post by frannyglass on Jan 16, 2009 0:53:55 GMT -5
10. Man Man - Mister Jung Stuffed
9. T.V. On the Radio - Dancing Choose
8. The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution
7. Vampire Weekend - M79
6. The Virgins - Rich Girls
5. Man Man - Top Drawer
4. The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer
3. The Kills - U.R.A. Fever
2. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
1. The Hold Steady - Slapped Actress
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Post by lilhan on Jan 16, 2009 8:47:10 GMT -5
10? 10?! i can't choose 10.
there are 14 songs on stay positive alone... this isn't possible.
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Post by 212margarita on Jan 16, 2009 12:20:44 GMT -5
What's the bigger crime;Katy Perry or Vampire Weekend? How the fuck is Vampire Weekend a crime? seriously, the Vampire Weekend record is really good. i dont really understand all of the hate of this band. |
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Post by gushingblood on Jan 16, 2009 15:33:12 GMT -5
That is why I presumed it was a crime.
Is it people hating the fact that they are young, rich, and beautiful?
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Post by Matt Jones on Jan 17, 2009 12:10:48 GMT -5
How the fuck is Vampire Weekend a crime? seriously, the Vampire Weekend record is really good. i dont really understand all of the hate of this band. Because it's a mediocre at best record, and they're preppy yuppie douchebags. Listen to Born Ruffians if you wanna hear the same thing but 150x better. |
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Post by parock on Jan 17, 2009 12:25:48 GMT -5
I'm not a huge fan of Vampire Weekend, I don't mind a couple songs. But I really think it's hysterical the amount of hate and disgust they get when their name is mentioned. It kinda makes me like them even more.
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Post by Sunny D on Jan 17, 2009 12:28:29 GMT -5
To be honest, I have never heard anyone hating Vampire Weekend...
But I've heard of tons of people who don't know who they are.
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Post by deadelectromix on Jan 18, 2009 19:53:57 GMT -5
I think my mind can only handle listing records, so here's my top five all time favorite records of 2008.
5. The Copyrights - Learn the Hard Way
4. Lemuria - Get Better
3. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
2. Off With Their Heads - From the Bottom
1. Dillinger Four - C I V I L W A R
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Post by sketchyjoe on Jan 18, 2009 20:05:35 GMT -5
That is a very solid list. I was so pissed off when I missed seeing The Copyrights.
The only album this year that people have been raving over that really pisses me off is Glasvegas.
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Post by deadelectromix on Jan 18, 2009 20:15:21 GMT -5
On the punknews end of the year lists they were grossly overlooked (The Copyrights, that is), along with Shorebirds, and The Riot Before. I felt an obligation to put them on considering that record was absolutely flawless.
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Post by sketchyjoe on Jan 18, 2009 21:10:12 GMT -5
They've made four great albums in a row. With every one I get it and think, this is pretty good, then I listen to it some more, and decide that's better than pretty good, and might just be their best yet.
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Post by deadelectromix on Jan 18, 2009 21:15:24 GMT -5
So far I've only gotten Learn the Hard way and Mutiny Pop, and I've been told those are similar in sound, while the other ones are a little more poppier (like, they switch every other record). I'm almost always in the mood for Learn the Hard way though, so that's a good sign.
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Post by hard corey on Jan 18, 2009 23:45:08 GMT -5
vampire weekend are rich prep school kids from the town two towns over from me.
i saw them open for animal collective before the buzz picked up. they sounded like shit, acted like jerks, and wore pink polos.
enough said.
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