Best of 2008

[vasili denisov]

Post your picks + suggestions.

Among mine would be:

Dodos - Visiter
Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth
TI - Paper Trail
Little Jackie - The Stoop
Notorious BIG - March 9th
Nas - The N***er Mixtape
Wale - Mixtape about Nothing
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
K'Naan - Dusty Foot Philosopher
Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
Botticellis - Old Home Movies
Ra Ra Riot - Rhumb Line

Rolling Stone's list. (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year/31)

Paste mag's list. (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/11/signs-of-life-2008-best-music.html)

Celeb guests at the Onion. (http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/celebrity_guests_on_the_years)

Onion editors. (http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_best_music_of_2008)

[ADD]

Metallica "Death Magnetic"
Kanye West "808s & Heartbreak"
T.I. "Paper Trail"
Lil Wayne "Tha Carter III"
Brad Paisley "Play: The Guitar Album"
John Mellencamp "Life, Death, Love And Freedom"
Nine Inch Nails "The Slip"
Duffy "Rockferry"
Motley Crue "Saints Of Los Angeles"
Taylor Swift "Fearless"
The Sword "Gods Of This Earth"
Coldplay "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends"
Ne-Yo "Year Of The Gentleman"
Shwayze "Shwayze"
The Last Vegas "The Last Vegas"
Buddy Guy "Skin Deep"

[Archetype]

Taylor Swift "Fearless"
The Sword "Gods Of This Earth"
Coldplay "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends"
I bet Sword would be happy to know you've placed them there.

[misterfatt]

crystal castles - crystal castles
emancipator - soon it will be cold enough
kid cudi - a kid named cudi mixtape
santogold - santogold
santogold/diplo - top ranking mixtape
kanye west - 808s & heartbreak
t.i. - paper trail
n.e.r.d. - seeing sounds
the cool kids - the bake sale
chester french - she loves everybody EP
minitel rose - the french machine
lykke li - youth novels
88 keys - the death of adam
thao nguyen - we brave bee stings and all
MGMT - oracular spectacular
wale - the mixtape about nothing
sia - some people have real problems
kaiser chiefs - off with their heads
beck - modern guilt
clipse - road to til the casket drops mixtape
bloc party - intimacy
janelle monae - metropolis: the chase suite
black keys - attack and release
gnarls barkley - the odd couple

[mongo]

best of 2008
wale - mixtape about nothing
girl talk - feed the animals
reefer - reefer
silver jews - lookout mountain lookout sea
cat power - jukebox
the ting tings - we started nothing
she and him - volume 1
santogold - santogold
her space holiday - xoxo, panda and the new kid revival
tv on the radio - dear science
the hold steady - stay positive
the breeders - mountain battles
magnetic fields - distortion

shit that was overrated in 2008
cut copy - in ghost colours
m83 - saturdays=youth

[moe_blunts]

cynic - traced in air
mirrorthrone - gangrene
portishead - third
virus - the black flux

[TheImpossibleMan]

Decrepit Birth - Diminishing Between Worlds
Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vol. III + IV
Opeth - Watershed
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh

I want to put Esoteric's The Maniacal Vale on here but I can't really tackle that beast all at once.

[moe_blunts]

I want to put Esoteric's The Maniacal Vale on here but I can't really tackle that beast all at once.


Amen

Also, I agree with Decrepit Birth. How'd you like Cynic, TIM?

[ADD]

I bet Sword would be happy to know you've placed them there.

It's in no special order, and it's MY list, so fuck off

[Bill Paxton]

Rise Against- Appeal to Reason ( i like this cd more and more everyday)
The Toadies - No Deliverance
I am ghost - those we leave behind

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

Off the top of my head, probably more that I can't think of right now:

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
Foals - Antidotes
Anthony Green - Avalon
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Thrice - The Alchemy Index, Vols. III & IV: Air & Earth
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
No Age - Nouns
We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
United Nations - United Nations

EDIT:
Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground - Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and The Sun

[Spoonman]

my morning jacket - evil urges
gutter twins - saturnalia
kings of leon - only by the night
oasis - shock of the lightning
eagles of death metal - heart on
torche - meanderthal
ryan adams - cardinology
raconteurs - consolers of the lonely
one day as a lion
mudcrutch
dead confederate - wrecking ball
airbourne toxic event

[TheImpossibleMan]

Amen

Also, I agree with Decrepit Birth. How'd you like Cynic, TIM?
Very "meh" on Traced in Air. The first two songs are outstanding, and there some's good stuff at the end, but it's not really that great.

[Datači]

I kinda liked the stuff that came out at the beggining of the year best.

Vampire Weekend
Madrugada
Foals - Antidotes
Presets - Apocalypto

[FlipHKD]

TV ON THE MOTHERFUCKING RADIO - Dear Science,
Flying Lotus: Los Angeles
Easter Egg: Jackin For Beats
Coldplay: Prospeckts march EP
Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
Kanye West: 808&HB
N.E.R.D.: Seeing Sounds
Mr. Oizo: Lambs Anger
Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
Chester French: She Loves Everybody EP
88 Keys: The Death of Adam
E-603: Something for Everyone
Beck: Modern Guilt
Kidz in The Hall: The In Crowd
Lil Wayne: The Drought is Over 6 Lil' Wayne - Red Magic
Santogold: Santogold
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Sia: Some People Have Real Problems
Wale: Mixtape about Nothing
Kings of Leon: Only by the Night
Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It
MGMT: Oracular Spectacular

[Hulud]

Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Deadbeat - Roots & Wire
Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
Erykah Badu - New Amerikah Pt One
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Jamie Lidell - Jim
John Tejada - Where
Morgan Geist - Double Night Time
Kelley Polar - I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling
Koushik - Out My Window
Low Motion Disco - Keep It Slow
Ladytron - Velocifero
Lulu Rouge - Bless You
Quiet Village - Silent Movie
Loco Dice - 7 Dunham Place
Osborne - Osborne
M83 - Saturdays = Youth
Luomo - Convivial
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Ratatat - Lp3
Ricardo Villalobos - Vasco
Shed - Shedding The Past
Black Keys - Attack & Release

[fuldstændigamok]

Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement
Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia
Anoraak - Nightdrive With You
Cocoon - My Friends All Died In A Plane Crash
Girls in Hawaii - Plan Your Escape
The Rascals - Rascalize
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

[fuldstændigamok]

shit that was overrated in 2008
cut copy - in ghost colours
m83 - saturdays=youth

Agreed, though you should definetly add MGMT - Oracular Spectacular to that list.

[Weenis]

my morning jacket - evil urges

Probably my favorite of the year

[Poop Sailboat]

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Murder by Death - Red of Tooth and Claw
Black Keys - Attack and Release

[mongo]

i can't wait until tomorrow when pitchfork releases their list, all the hop-ons that'll post a list that looks just like theirs will be called out by yours truly.


*keeps an eye out for fags that have fleet foxes/cut-copy/mgmt/deerhunter on their list*

[Revolver]

TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Santogold - Santogold
Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun
Animal Collective- Water Curses
Women - Women
Why? - Alopecia
Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash
Marco Benevento - Invisible Baby
Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You
Little Joy - Little Joy
Beck - Modern Guilt
III: Sound Create Unit - Mega Man 9 Soundtrack
The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath

[Quantum Leap]

I haven't heard much 2008 music. I'm just getting back into the swing of the internet thing...so my list is kind of short.

Sigur Ros - Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Opeth - Watershed
Secret Machines - S/T
The Music - Strength In Numbers
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath

How is Sigur Ros not on ANYONE'S list?

[s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt]

Found this interesting. Last.fm's top ten (based on scrobbles).

Top Ten Artists
10.Santogold
09.Does it Offend You, Yeah?
08.Bon Iver
07.Foals
06.The Last Shadow Puppets
05.Katy Perry
04.Fleet Foxes
03.Sara Bareilles
02.The Ting Tings
01.MGMTTop Ten Albums
10.Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust - Sigur Ros
09.Sleep Through the Static - Jack Johnson
08.Made in the Dark - Hot Chip
07.Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
06.Konk - The Kooks
05.We Started Nothing - The Ting Tings
04.Ghosts I-IV - Nine Inch Nails
03.Third - Portishead
02.Oracular Spectacular - MGMT
01.Viva La Vida - ColdplayTop Ten Tracks
10.Kids - MGMT
09.Strawberry Swing - Coldplay
08.42 - Coldplay
07.I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
06.Cemeteries of London - Coldplay
05.Life in Technicolor - Coldplay
04.Electric Feel - MGMT
03.Time to Pretend - MGMT
02.Violet Hill - Coldplay
01.Viva La Vida - Coldplay

[Weenis]

I haven't heard much 2008 music. I'm just getting back into the swing of the internet thing...so my list is kind of short.

Sigur Ros - Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Opeth - Watershed
Secret Machines - S/T
The Music - Strength In Numbers
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath

How is Sigur Ros not on ANYONE'S list?


That is an amazing album... but honestly I forgot it was from this year. THeir music all kind of blends together... I never seem to know which album I'm listening to...

[mongo]

Found this interesting. Last.fm's top ten (based on scrobbles).

too.much.coldplay.

[Genius]

I got smart this year and started keeping track in April. Plus, rateyourmusic.com really helps, both by giving ideas of stuff you might like, and by helping you keep track of what you have heard.

Top 50 Albums of 2008:
50. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
49. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons...
48. The Walkmen - You and Me
47. Deerhunter - Microcastle
46. Murder By Death - Red of Tooth and Claw
45. Counting Crows - Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings
44. Protest the Hero - Fortress
43. The Black Crowes - Warpaint
42. Weezer - Weezer
41. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
40. Zimmer's Hole - When You Were Shouting At The Devil...
39. Sun Kil Moon - April
38. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
37. The Dodos - Visiter
36. Beck - Modern Guilt
35. One Day As A Lion - One Day As A Lion
34. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
33. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
32. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
31. T.I. - Paper Trail
30. The Kills - Midnight Boom
29. Flogging Molly - Float
28. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
27. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
26. Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow, and Blue
25. Elvis Costello - Momofuku
24. Santogold - Santogold
23. Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All
22. The Black Keys - Attack and Release
21. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
20. R.E.M. - Accelerate
19. Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin'
18. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
17. Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash
16. Thrice - The Alchemy Index, Vol III & IV
15. Jim White - Transnormal Skiperoo
14. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static
13. Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
12. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
11. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
10. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
9. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
8. Metallica - Death Magnetic
7. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
6. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
5. Nada Surf - Lucky
4. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
3. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
1. Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords

[vicar in a tutu]

I thought Consolers Of The Lonely was a much better effort than Broken Boy Soldier, it felt more rounded and complete? It's probably my favourite album of the last year along with Stand-Ins by Okkervil River.

Interesting to see REM anywhere in the above list, they haven't made a decent album since AFTP.

[FlipHKD]

After listening to TV on the Radios' Dear Science album again, initially not thinking much of it.

I would definitely say its my album of the year.
I've never gone from disliking an album soo hard the first time I hear it to absolute astonishment a few months later.

A true grower for me and a Masterpiece of an album (this years in rainbows?)