Best Albums of 2008
December 9th, 2008 by Rob Hart
I have a love/hate relationship with lists. I love “Best of” or “Top 10″ lists. I don’t like all the lists my wife makes. Although her lists are more constructive and better for the long term of life and possibly our relationship, there’s just something about looking at all of the good music that came into your life in the last 12 months.
1. The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
2. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
3. Rhymefest – Man in the Mirror
4. Hayes Carll – Trouble in Mind
5. Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
6. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
7. Santogold – Santogold
8. Kathleen Edwards – Asking for Flowers
9. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
10. Scarlet Oaks – Innocence Isn’t Easy
11. Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
12. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
13. Hot Chip – Made In the Dark
14. Chicha Libre – Sonido Amazonico
15. The Cool Kids – Bake Sale EP
16. Blitzen Trapper – Furr
17. Destroyer – Trouble in Dreams
18. Girl Talk – Feed The Animals
19. Deerhoof – Offend Maggie
20. Amadou & Mariam – Welcome To Mali
21. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
22. The Old 97′s – Blame it on Gravity
23. Beck – Modern Guilt
24. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
25. The Roots – Rising Down
Tags: 2008, Albums of the year, Fleet Foxes, Hayes Carll, Hold Steady, Rhymefest
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January 16th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I enjoyed the Roots’ RISING DOWN. I don’t know about Kanye’s effort.
January 1st, 2010 at 3:16 pm
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