Wednesday, December 10, 2008

2008's Best Albums


As always it's really hard to pick the best of a whole year, but after several changes and re-thinks I think this is about as close as I'll get to having a final list (it will always change according to time, place and mood). Here we go...

International Albums:

1. The Dodos - Visiter
2. Why? - Alopecia
3. Portishead - Third
4. Mystery Jets - 21
5. The Foals - Antidotes
6. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
7. No Age - Nouns
8. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
9. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
10. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
11. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
12. Yeasayer - Yeasayer
13. Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
14. Beach House - Devotion
15. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
16. Deerhunter - Microcastle
17. Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
18. Shearwater - Rook
19. Jeffrey Lewis - 12 Crass Songs
20. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

Honourable mentions: Torche, TV on the Radio, Wild Beasts, Jay Reatard, Cadence Weapon, Midnight Juggernaughts, Blood Red Shoes, Ponytail

Danish Albums:
1. Beta Satan - Girls
2. Veto - Crushing Digits
3.Choir of Young Believers - Burn the flag EP
4. Spleen United - Neanderthal
5. 18th Dye - Amorine Queen

Honourable mentions: Messy Shelters (came out too late to add to top 5), Kim and the Cinders - S/T, Lily Electric - You're In the Painting You Saw

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