Didn't get many albums this year. Weezer - The Red Album Ben Folds - Way To Normal AC/DC - Black Ice I'll have to check out this Bon Iver everyone keeps talking about.
There are still a lot of albums from '08 that I haven't gotten a chance to listen to, so take this list with a grain of salt. It is by no means definitive. These are just some of my favorites that come to mind (in no particular order): 1. M83 - Saturdays = Youth 2. Deerhunter - Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. 3. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E 4. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (definitely counts for '08, imo) 5. Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You 6. No Age - Nouns 7. Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel 8. TV on the Radio - Dear Science 9. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park 10. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes I really need to update my iPod and organize my music collection this weekend, especially before my trip to NYC so I have not-so-dated tunes to listen to on the flight.
hipster! j/k.... i don't consider myself a huge fan of the indie scene, but i'm kinda disappointed that i missed the deerhunter/times new viking show here in houston last week
Are you kidding me? I'm a girl who would rather sit at home on the weekends playing Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty: World at War, or Rock Band 2 than go out. I feel actually pretty out of touch with current music, but I plan on remedying that. I'm terribly disappointed that I missed the show. I really wanted to go, but my boyfriend had a bunch of grad school stuff going on, so it just wasn't going to happen. And I didn't really feel like going solo.
Axl Rose - Chinese Democracy That's the only thing new I've gotten this year. I'm sure Weezer, Butch Walker and Eagles of Death Metal would all be up there also if I had them yet.
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Fleet Foxes Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely Greg Laswell - Three Flights from Alto Nido and.......... A Colbert Christmas!!! Not a lot that grabbed my attention this year. Also upon early listens I don't like the new Killers' album. The Kings of Leon new one isn't very good.
listening to crystal river as i type. have to be honest, the rest of the cd disappointed me. i can't make my list just yet. maybe in a couple days.
1. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line 2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago 3. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 4. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours 5. Kings of Leon - Only By the Night 6. City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love 7. Foals - Antidotes 8. TV on the Radio - Dear Science, 9. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell 10. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer 11. Black Mountain - In the Future Disappointed With: My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges I've been meaning to pick up the new Deerhunter, but haven't gotten around to it.
In no paticular order Santogold - Santogold Mystery Jets - 21 The Black Ghosts - The Black Ghosts XX Teens - Welcome To Goon Island Crystal Castles- Crystal Castles Hot Chip - Made in the Dark The Duke Spirit - Neptune Sons & Daughters - The Gift X-Wife - Are You Ready For The Blackout? Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! Bajofondo - Mardulce Natalia Clavier - Nectar Headman - Catch Me Cut Copy - In Chost Colours Bloc Party - Intimacy Beck - Modern Guilt
T.I.- Paper Trail was a really good album. Coldplay disappointed me a little, but then again, their last great album was A Rush of Blood to the Head.
Admittedly, this CD probably sounds more familiar to me than it might to younger ears since I'm from that era. It was like putting on comfortable old shoes. (hint: burn one ... listen to Crystal River again) But, TV on the Radio, Dear Science was a close #2, so I'm still hip aren't I?
****, you be ultra hip old man, and don't think i haven't tried that. crystal river is by far my favorite song on the album and will be on happy mac's best of 2008 compliation cd.
