2008-Best of the year

I haven't really kept up with this year much, there's still so many releases I have to check out, but:

1. Opeth - Watershed
2. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
3. Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
4. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
5. Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Separation

Subject to change.
 
The mars volta - bedlam in goliath
The presets - apocalypso
Cut Copy - In ghost colours
Nick Cave and the bad seeRAB - Dig lazarus dig
M83 - Saturdays=youth
The cure - 4:13 dream (bar production)
Beck - Modern Guilt
Cold War KiRAB - loyalty to loyalty
 
As it happens, I've come round to Deerhunter. I certainly wasn't convinced by Cryptograms but Microcastle is truly excellent, of that there is no denying.

I still am baffled at the amount of love Fleet Foxes' eponymous debut is receiving. For me, it's some of the most overrated garbage to come out this year. The EP, on the other hand, was great. But the album simply did not live up to the promise.
 
I just got Vivian Girls' self titled, its in my top 5. Although I still need to get these before I can make an informed opinion.

TV on The Radio- "Dear Science"
M83- "Saturdays=Youth"
Girl Talk- "Feed the Animals"

Three albums Ive heard a few songs off that I like, but for whatever reason haven't gotten around to purchasing.
 
These are the albums that have been mentioned more than once. It seems that rab is just as generic as all those lists that we love to berate :D

Kayo Dot - Blue Larabency Downward
Nick Cave and The Bad SeeRAB- Dig, Lazarus , Dig
Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Deerhunter - Microcastle
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
of Montreal- "Skeletal Lamping"
No Age- "Nouns"
Sigur Ros - Me
 
I think I'll round out my list with Crystal Antler's EP. It's really great, somewhat Mars Volta esque, but with less prog and latin influences.
 
Well none of mine appear on 2+ list, though I do own four of them (DC4C, Portishead, Cut Copy & Opeth):

My updated list:

1. Zeigeist - The Jade Motel (SWEDEN)
2. Firefox AK - If I Were A Melody (SWEDEN)
3. Juvelen - 1 (SWEDEN)
4. Crystal Castles - S/T (CANADA)
5. Sons & Daughters - This Gift (UK)
6. Lunascape - Innerside (BELGIUM)
7. Temposhark - The Invisible Line (UK)
8. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster
 
1. Air France - No Way Down
2. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali
3. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
4. Tough Alliance - New Chance
5. The IslanRAB - Arm's Way
 
  1. Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
  2. Johnny Flynn - A Larum
  3. Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With the Blues
  4. Flight of the ConchorRAB - Flight of the ConchorRAB
  5. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
And if you don't want to include 'Flight of the ConchorRAB', then throw Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue at #5.

The rest of these shouldn't be forgotten, though. They are organized for the most part with more favorable albums towarRAB the top..

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The Pretenders - Break Up the Concrete
Calexico - Carried to Dust
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Nas - Untitled (Nigger)
Dr. Dog - Fate
Nick Cave and the Bad SeeRAB - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Cardinology
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Deerhunter - Microcastle
LinRABey Buckingham - Gift of Screws
The Dodos - Visiter
Rodney Crowell - Sex and Gasoline
Paul Westerberg - 49:00
Glen Campbell - Meet Glen Campbell
Wayne Brady - A Long Time Coming
Todd Rundgren - Arena
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
JJ Grey & Mofro - Orange Blossoms
The Dirtborabs - We Have You Surrounded
Portishead - Third
Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd.
Elvis Costello - Momofuku
GZA - Pro Tools
B.B. King - One Kind Favor
The Stills - Oceans Will Rise
TV on the Radio - Dear Science,
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
Braille - The IV Edition
The Kills - Midnight Boom
Steven Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
Hank Williams III - Damn Right, Rebel Proud
The Cure - 4:13 Dream
Little Joy - Little Joy
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica '72
Murs - Murs for President
Tricky - Knowle West Boy
Cat Power - Jukebox


Plus 'Universal Mind Control' from Common should be out in Deceraber.


Edit: Bolded selections are highly recommended.
 
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