Albums of the Year 2008 (1 Viewer)

[BonsaiSuperstar]

did those come out this year? Christ. definitely on my list then.

just checked there and you are right - they are both 2007!

 

[rettucs]

throw me the statue one has really grown on me, land lovers

yes to both those.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Its been a year of half albums for me. I really really liked roughly half of all these albums.

1. Tindersticks: The Hungry Saw
2. James Yorkston: When the Haar Rolls In
3. Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
4. The Breeders: Mountain Battles
5. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
6. Lykee Li: Youth Novels
7. Santogold: Santogold
8. The New Year: The New Year
9. Michael Knight: I'm Not Entirely Clear How I Ended Up Like This
10. Our Brother the Native: Make Amends for We are Merely Vessels

 

[Moods For Mallards]

This one is hilariously Luke Haines-ish. As in, they've copped his whole schtick in its entirety.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

I'm Not Entirely Clear How I Ended Up Like This - Michael Knight

is my absolute favourite

Fleet Foxes and Wolf Parade for sure. Other stuff mentioned here. Fuck Buttons, Sigur Ros, Silver Jews, Retribution Gospel Choir, Beach House, Magnetic Fields, Halfset, Jape.

Did the crayonsmith white wonder album come out this year? If so, that too. And giveamanakick as well.

Yes to most of that. Well, a lot of that. Here's my list, kids... next post!

 

[Moods For Mallards]

8 Elvis Costello - Momofuku

I found this very hard to like. The first couple of songs are great, but I reckon it's one of Elvis' tossed off albums. Probably written in a weekend.
Maybe.
THat is to say, I preferred The Delvery Man.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

I found this very hard to like. The first couple of songs are great, but I reckon it's one of Elvis' tossed off albums. Probably written in a weekend.
Maybe.
THat is to say, I preferred The Delvery Man.

brings me back to the earlier Attractions sound - although with less energy. Some killer tunes - My Three Sons, No Hiding Place, Flutter and Wow. For me, probably best since When I Was Cruel.

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

throw me the statue one has really grown on me, land lovers, enslaved, the cure, grails, Metallica, retribution gospel choir, Ghosts (NIN was that this year?), chromatics, glass candy, fleet foxes.

one of my most listened to albums this year was Rotting Christ, Theogonia from 2007.

sloan - parallel play was a grower and then ended up being brilliant!

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Damn, my post was lost. Here it is, slightly differently:

My overall favourite was probably Wolf Parade's At Mount Zoomer. I was amazed at its total critical apathy, which probably says more about the fickle trendiness of critics than the merits of the album, which are many.

I also really liked:
Fleet Foxes (though I think the performances are stronger than some of the songs)
Deerhunter: Microcastles
Michael Knight: I'm Not Entirely Clear How I Ended Up Like This
The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock

Those last two were my favourite Irish ones. I know that can be influenced by meeting those involved at the gigs or them being on here, etc., but I do think they showed a great deal of musical ambition, and were very intently thought-out pieces of work, which sets them apart in my mind.

So Cow was another Irish one I liked.
Nonplussed by plenty of lauded Irish albums.

My memory is bad. I can't remember most of what I heard.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

sloan - parallel play was a grower and then ended up being brilliant!

I didn't hear that one. SLoan albums are all halfos/halfos for me.

 

[Lili Marlene]

This one is hilariously Luke Haines-ish. As in, they've copped his whole schtick in its entirety.

is it? ok. I wouldn't know, should I stop listening to them?

 

[BonsaiSuperstar]

Damn, my post was lost. Here it is, slightly differently:

My overall favourite was probably Wolf Parade's At Mount Zoomer. I was amazed at its total critical apathy, which probably says more about the fickle trendiness of critics than the merits of the album, which are many.

I also really liked:
Fleet Foxes (though I think the performances are stronger than some of the songs)
Deerhunter: Microcastles
Michael Knight: I'm Not Entirely Clear How I Ended Up Like This
The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock

Those last two were my favourite Irish ones. I know that can be influenced by meeting those involved at the gigs or them being on here, etc., but I do think they showed a great deal of musical ambition, and were very intently thought-out pieces of work, which sets them apart in my mind.

So Cow was another Irish one I liked.
Nonplussed by plenty of lauded Irish albums.

My memory is bad. I can't remember most of what I heard.

that Wolf Parade one appeared out of now where and went no where! (not saying its a good or bad album)
did you like the Magnetic Fields one?

 

[Moods For Mallards]

brings me back to the earlier Attractions sound - although with less energy. Some killer tunes - My Three Sons, No Hiding Place, Flutter and Wow. For me, probably best since When I Was Cruel.

No Hiding Place is my favourite one. Great song.

 

[Cryptid]

In no particular order, my top 10 for 2008 (so far - I'm sure there's a load of good stuff I haven't heard/will never hear):

You & Me by The Walkmen

4 by Dungen

The Chemistry Of Common Life by Fucked Up

In Ear Park by Department of Eagles

Keep Your Eyes Ahead by The Helio Sequence

For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver

Ferndorf by Hauschka

In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy

Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Vol. 1 by She & Him

 

[Moods For Mallards]

is it? ok. I wouldn't know, should I stop listening to them?

I wasn't slagging you, You Is John.
That was just what I thought when I heard a few songs off it. Kinda good tunes though.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

did you like the Magnetic Fields one?

Not really. California Girls and Old Fools were super, and the Nun's Litany would have been great if Stephin had sung it, as he did in Vicar St.
Otherwise - meh.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I wasn't slagging you, You Is John.
That was just what I thought when I heard a few songs off it. Kinda good tunes though.

No, I meant it, I actually wouldn't know. Their biggest influence appears to be Carter USM who I also know nothing by

 

[muffin]

she & him-volume one
vampire weekend
santogold
lil wayne- tha carter III
coconut records (which may have been last year?)-nighttiming

I'm also digging bound stems-the family afloat, t.i.-paper trails and little joy but only have been listening to them all for a few weeks so I dunno if they can rate in my albums of the year

 

[Anthony]

sloan - parallel play was a grower and then ended up being brilliant!

yea, I pretty much wrote it off after a couple of listens, gave it a few more goes and I like it. It's on my "needs more attention" list as I'm sure there's plenty of life left in it. The previous album was like that too, very rewarding.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Oh yeah, Vampire Weekend was very good altogether.