Thursday 1 January 2009

My Top 50 Albums Of 2008


  1. Benji Hughes – A Love Extreme
  2. The Simple Carnival – Girls Aliens Food
  3. The Dreadful Yawns – Take Shape
  4. Broadfield Marchers – The Inevitable Continuing
  5. Cocoanut Groove – Madeleine Street
  6. Pillbugs – Everybody Wants A Way Out
  7. Detektivbyrån – Wermland
  8. Misophone – Be Glad You Are Only Human
  9. Beach House – Devotion
  10. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
  11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
  12. Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
  13. The Doleful Lions – 7
  14. Born Ruffians – Red, Yellow & Blue
  15. Shearwater – Rook
  16. The Rosewood Thieves – Rise & Shine
  17. The Junipers – Cut Your Key
  18. The Flower Machine – Marmoset Meadow
  19. Sunny Day Sets Fire – Summer Palace
  20. Bipolaroid – E(i)ther Or
  21. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
  22. Jim Noir – Jim Noir
  23. Explorers Club – Freedom Wind
  24. Headless Hereos – The Silence Of Love
  25. Joel Alme – A Master Of Ceremonies
  26. My Little Pony – Think Too Much
  27. Silvery – Thunderer & Excelsior
  28. John McKenna – Stone Cold Summer
  29. The Charade – Keeping Up Appearances
  30. The Mumlers – Thickets & Stitches
  31. Gus Black – This Is Not The Day
  32. Telepathic Butterflies – Breakfast In Suburbia
  33. Hold Steady – Stay Positive
  34. The Aliens - Luna
  35. Ghost Bees – Tasseomancy
  36. Old Time Radio – Just Because We Were Wrong
  37. Welcome Wagon – Welcome To The Welcome Wagon
  38. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
  39. The Lackloves – Cathedral Square
  40. The Little Ones – Morning Tide
  41. Ruby Suns – Sea Lion
  42. Neil Halstead – Oh! Mighty Engine
  43. Black Hollies – Casting Shadows
  44. Beep Seals – Things That Roar
  45. Lambchop – OH (Ohio)
  46. The High Dials – Moon Country
  47. The Quarter After – Changes Near
  48. Sun Kil Moon – April
  49. Danielson – Trying Hartz
  50. Professor Pez – Hordaland
My first post of 2009 lists my favourite 50 albums of 2008. And it was never my intenetion to post links to full albums on this blog, thought I'd leave that to every one else. However the No1 album from Benji Hughes is a must hear for me, so here's the link


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for having The Simple Carnival's "Girls Aliens Food" as your #2 album of the year -- I am honored! :)

hemizen said...

A lot of great choices Sam!

Anonymous said...

This list is horrible. A incredible exposition of talentless musicians. Just terrible!!!!

Insincerely,
Musicgnome

P.S. What I know I like. What I don't know, I look forward to seeking out.