My #1 pick was uncomfortably easy to figure out this year but there is no way I could organize the rest. The others are laid out pretty much in the order I thought of them. Either way, these are the albums that hit me hard this year. I don’t know if I listen to enough music to say that these are the Best of ‘08, but I can tell you that every single one of these is exceptional and worth spending some serious time with.
1. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Ryan adams - Cardinology
The Gaslight Anthem - The ‘59 Sound
Anathallo - Canopy Glow
Sun Kil Moon - April
Sigur Ros - whatever the hell long foreign title new album so pretty
Polar Bear Club - Polar Bear Club
The Matches - A Band In Hope
Lemuria - Get Better
Santogold - Santogold
Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun
Bob Mould - District Line
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
Minus the Bear - Acoustics EP
Look Mexico - Gasp Asp EP
Anyone want to throw their best of lists my way? I alway find one or two amazing cds that i managed to not hear all year through other people’s best of’s, so I’d be way into reading yours (Ryan).
