My favorite music of 2008

[masturmind]

favorite albums
1. shearwater - rook
2. david byrne and brian eno - everything that happens will happen today
3. mgmt - oracular spectacular
4. fleet foxes - fleet foxes
5. kings of leon - only by the night
6. coldplay - viva la vida
7. miles benjamin anthony robinson - miles benjamin anthony robinson
8. aimee mann - @#%&! smilers
9. beach house - devotion
10. the walkmen - you & me

also:
vampire weekend - vampire weekend
devotchka - a mad and faithful telling
randy newman - harps and angels
my morning jacket - evil urges
ang bandang shirley - themesongs
lykke li - youth novel
gnarls barkley - the odd couple
elbow - the seldom-seen kid

favorite tracks not already in my albums list
1. "waves of rye" department of eagles
2. "ready for the floor" hot chip
3. "human" the killers
4. "halfway home" tv on the radio
5. "you and i" ingrid michaelson
6. "warwick avenue" duffy
7. "my only offer" mates of state
8. "bleeding love" leona lewis
9. "lost coastlines" okkervil river
10. "yugto" rico blanco

also:
"love lockdown" kanye west
"feel the love" cut copy
"sentimental heart" she and him
"i'm yours" jason mraz
"eraser" no age
"i'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you" black kids
"oh my god" ida maria
"gamma ray" beck
"no one" alicia keys
"you cheated me" martha wainwright

favorite music videos
1. "toe jam" british port authority (feat. david byrne and dizzee rascal)
2. "ready for the floor" hot chip
3. "kim & jessie" m83
4. "wanderlust" bjork
5. "l.e.s. artistes" santogold
6. "pork and beans" weezer

2007 albums that became favorites in 2008
1. i'm not there - original motion picture soundtrack
2. bon iver - for emma, forever ago
3. interpol - our love to admire
4. antony and the johnsons - live at dalhalla
5. band of horses - cease to begin

conspicuously, sadly, not among my favorites this year:
r.e.m. - accelerate