Sunday, December 28, 2008

Top Ten Albums of 2008



Hojo Hi5's List
King Khan and the Shrines-The Supreme Genius Of..
The Hold Steady- Stay Positive
Jamie Lidell- Jim
Birdmonster-From The Mountain To The Sea
Two Cow Garage- Speaking In Cursive
The Replacements- Reissues (except All Shook Down)
Blitzen Trapper- furr
Roger Bryan and the Orphans -Recovery
The Gaslight Anthem -The '59 Sound



Dr. Jake's List
1. Tell tale signs:the bootleg series
2. Midnight Organ fight - freightened rabbit
3. Pete and the pirates - little death
4. Vampire Weekend
5. Fleet foxes
6. Attack and release - the black keyals
7. Army Navy
8. Oracular Spectacular - MGMT
9. Brighter than creations dark - drive by truckers
10. In loving memory of... - let's Wrestle

Honorable mention:
1. Bon iver for emma forever ago
2. Lesser deamons - My Teenage Stride
3. Ways to Make it through the wall .... Los Campesinos
4. Park Avenue - plants and animals



No Name's List
10. Marah - Angels of Destruction
9. V/A - Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story
8. Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs - Dirt Don't Hurt
7. Steve Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
6. Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
5. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
4. Black Mountain - In The Future
3. The Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creations Dark
2. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
1. Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series: Tell Tale Signs

Honorable Mentions List (In No Particular Order)
10. American Princes - Other People
9. The Baseball Project - Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes & Dying Quails
8. The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
7. David Garza - Dream Delay
6. Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
5. VA - Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76
4. Nick Cave - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
3. VA - Miles From India
2. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
1. Mudcrutch - S/T



Shrimp Cracker's List
1. Mike Viola - Lurch
2. Baseball Project, The - Volume 1: Frozen Ropes + Dying Quails
3. Marah - Angels of Destruction
4. Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash
5. Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
6. Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08
7. James Jackson Toth - Waiting In Vain
8. Black Keys - Attack + Release
9. Hold Steady - Stay Positive
10. The Dutchess + The Duke - She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke

Top EP
John Prine - Fair & Square

Top Bargain Bin Pick
Paul Westerberg - 49:00

Top Reissue
Dylan - Tell Tale Signs: Bootleg Series V8 (3 disc version... go DL it)



Hendo's List
1. Jack Rose - Dr. Ragtime & Pals/ Self Titled
2. V/A - Spiritual Jazz
3. Hauschka - Ferndorf
4. King Khan & The Shrines - Supreme Genius Of..........
5. Brethren of the Free Spirit - All Things are From Him, Through Him, and in Him
6. Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire - Thatcher's Children
7. James Blackshaw - Litany of Echoes
8. Jay Reatard - Singles 06-07 + Singles 08 (06-07 is better though)
9. Cheap Time - Cheap Time
10. Black Mountain - In The Future

Honorable Mentions (alpha order - band name only, otherwise it would get unwieldy)
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO, Bipolaroid, The Black Angels, Boredoms, Brian Jonestown Massacre, C Joynes, Calexico, Deerhunter, The Dirtbombs, The Drive By Truckers, Dungen, Earthless, Giant Sand, The Hold Steady, Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs, Howlin Rain, Marah, Mister Lonely OST, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Pelt, Pete Molinari, Peter Walker, Religious Knives, Sennen, Seun Kuti, Spiritualized, Terakraft, The Baseball Project, Toumani Diabate, V/A - Imaginational Anthem Vol. 3, V/A - Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6, Valet, Wavves, Wooden Shjips


Pigs-on-a-Ticker-Tape Parade's List
1. Hold Steady - Stay Positive
2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
3. Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs Bootleg Series 8
4. Santogold - Santogold
5. Malcolm Middleton - Slight of Heart
6. The Gaslight Anthem - '59 Sound
7. Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creations Dark
8. The National - Virginia EP
9. Giant Sand - proVISIONS
10. Ray LaMontagne - Gossip in the Grain



Neighborhood's List
1. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
2. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
3. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
4. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
5. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
6. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
7. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
8. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
9. Cheesy Gordita Crunch
10. Choco Taco

Honorable Mention: Chicken Enchirito

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