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Lots of terrific albums this year– my top three were definitely:
You Will Never Know Why – Sweet Trip
Actor – St. Vincent
Moondagger – Deastro
The rest, in no particular order:
Face Control – Handsome Furs
Two Dancers – Wild Beasts
A Certain Distance – Lusine
Telekinesis – Telekinesis
Eating Us – Black Moth Super Rainbow
Leaves in the Gutter EP – Superchunk
Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
Good Evening – Nite Jewel
Landscapes – Ducktails
In Prism – Polvo
Middle Cyclone – Neko Case
Still Night, Still Light – Au Revoir Simone
My Maudlin Career – Camera Obscura
Ashes Grammar – A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Ohio (OH) – Lambchop & Live at Merge XX (best show I’ve attended in years)
Bitte Orca – Dirty Projectors
Choral – Mountains
Art Brut vs Satan – Art Brut
Further Complications – Jarvis Cocker
Post-Nothing – Japandroids
Honorable mention to Major Lazer, The Field, AC Newman, The Clientele and CFCF.
Stuff released last year that should have made my 2008 list:
Temper – Benoit Pioulard
Magic Monday – Michna
No Way Down EP – Air France
Re-arrange Us – Mates of State
What were your favorites? I may editorialize on these a bit later, but I wanted to get the list posted before new years.
