Charlie's Favourite Albums of 2008
A little late but here's my list:
1. Hold On Now, Youngster... (Los Campesinos!)
2. For Emma, Forever Ago (Bon Iver)
3. Third (Portishead)
4. The Midnight Organ Fight (Frightened Rabbit)
5. The Chemistry of Common Life (Fucked Up)
6. This Is It... (Marnie Stern)
7. The Seldom Seen Kid (Elbow)
8. Vampire Weekend (Vampire Weekend)
9. Visiter (Dodos)
10. Dear Science (TV on the Radio)
11. Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (Sigur Ros)
12. Sea Lion (The Ruby Suns)
13. Volume One (She & Him)
14. Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. (Deerhunter)
15. We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Los Campesinos!)
16. Arm's Way (Islands)
17. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
18. Vivian Girls (Vivian Girls)
19. Distortion (The Magnetic Fields)
20=. Seventh Tree (Goldfrapp)
20=. Acid Tongue (Jenny Lewis)
Honourable Mentions:
Do You Like Rock Music? (British Sea Power)
Rook (Shearwater)
In Ghost Colours (Cut Copy)
Exit (Shugo Tokumaru)
You & Me (The Walkmen)
Courtcase 2000 (Cats in Paris)
Stainless Style (Neon Neon)
Stay Positive (The Hold Steady)
Saint Dymphna (Gang Gang Dance)
The Stand Ins (Okkervil River)
Not the most amazing year, but as usual some strong albums came out of it.
So now moving on into 2009, and Animal Collective's album is only 8 days away! Plus Antony and the Johnsons and Andrew Bird to come over the next month :)
1. Hold On Now, Youngster... (Los Campesinos!)
2. For Emma, Forever Ago (Bon Iver)
3. Third (Portishead)
4. The Midnight Organ Fight (Frightened Rabbit)
5. The Chemistry of Common Life (Fucked Up)
6. This Is It... (Marnie Stern)
7. The Seldom Seen Kid (Elbow)
8. Vampire Weekend (Vampire Weekend)
9. Visiter (Dodos)
10. Dear Science (TV on the Radio)
11. Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (Sigur Ros)
12. Sea Lion (The Ruby Suns)
13. Volume One (She & Him)
14. Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. (Deerhunter)
15. We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Los Campesinos!)
16. Arm's Way (Islands)
17. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
18. Vivian Girls (Vivian Girls)
19. Distortion (The Magnetic Fields)
20=. Seventh Tree (Goldfrapp)
20=. Acid Tongue (Jenny Lewis)
Honourable Mentions:
Do You Like Rock Music? (British Sea Power)
Rook (Shearwater)
In Ghost Colours (Cut Copy)
Exit (Shugo Tokumaru)
You & Me (The Walkmen)
Courtcase 2000 (Cats in Paris)
Stainless Style (Neon Neon)
Stay Positive (The Hold Steady)
Saint Dymphna (Gang Gang Dance)
The Stand Ins (Okkervil River)
Not the most amazing year, but as usual some strong albums came out of it.
So now moving on into 2009, and Animal Collective's album is only 8 days away! Plus Antony and the Johnsons and Andrew Bird to come over the next month :)