Rollo & Grady // Top 25 Albums Of 2008
2008 turned out to be a great year in music. One of the disappointing trends is the death of the album. Purists may disagree, but more and more consumers are buying single tracks from eMusic, iTunes and other digital stores. I’m not saying that albums will not be recorded, but the buying habits will/have change. CD’s will be a novelty in the next 5 to 7 years, similar to vinyl.; that is unless you like buying Britney Spears or The Jonas Brothers at Walmart or Best Buy. The good news is the sound quality of MP3’s will improve with time.
Here are my picks for best albums of 2008 and yes I listened to the entire albums. Please share your thoughts and picks.
25.) The Kills – Midnight Boom
Key Tracks: U.R.A. Fever, Cheap And Cheerful, Hook And Line, Black Baloon
(Download Album)
24.) Tyler Ramsey – A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea
Key Tracks: These Days, Ships, Long Dream
(Download Album)
23.) Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Key Tracks: Quiet Houses, Ragged Wood, Blue Ridge Mountains
(Download Album)
22.) Blitzen Trapper – Furr
Key Tracks: Not Your Lover, Gold For Bread, Furr, Stolen Shoes & a Rifle
(Download Album)
21.) The Felice Brothers – The Adventures Of The Felice Brothers, Volume 1
Key Tracks: Greatest Show On Earth, Wonderful Life, Ruby Mae, Whiskey In My Whiskey, Murder By Mistletoe
(Download Album)
20.) The Raconteurs – Consolers of the Lonely
Key Tracks: Carolina Drama, Top Yourself, Salute Your Solution, Attention
(Download Album)
19). Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Lie Down In the Light
Key Tracks: Easy Does It, So Everyone, For Every Field There’s a Mole, What’s Missing Is
(Download Album)
18.) Dead Confederate – Wrecking Ball
Key Tracks: Heavy Petting, Is It A Rose, Start Me Laughing, Goner
(Download Album)
17.) Grouper – Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Key Tracks: Heavy Water / I’d Rather Be Sleeping, Fishing Bird, Traveling Through a Sea, Come Over
(Download Album)
16.) Horse Feathers – Heathen’s Kiss
Key Tracks: Curs in the Weeds, A Burden, Heathen’s Kiss, This Is What
(Download Album)
15.) Deerhoof – Offend Maggie
Key Tracks: Offend Maggie, Fresh Born, Family Of MAtters, Chandelier Searchlight, My Purple Past
(Download Album)
14.) Dark Captain Light Captain – Miracle Kicker
Key Tracks: Everyone We Know, Circles, Robot Command Centre, Speak
(Download Album)
13.) White Denim – Exposion
Key Tracks: Shake Shake Shake, Transparency, Sitting, Hear From Us All, All You Really Have To Do
(Download Album)
12.) Little Joy – Little Joy
Key Tracks: Brand New Start, Unattainable, Play The Part, No One’s Better Sake
(Download Album)
11.) King Khan and The Shrines – The Supreme Genius of..
Key Tracks: Welfare Bread, Destroyer, Torture, Live Fast Die Strong, Took My Lady To Dinner
(Download Album)
10.) Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
Key Tracks: Grounds For Divorce, One Day Like This, The Bones Of You, Mirrorball, Friends Of Ours
(Download Album)
9.) Beach House – Devotion
Key Tracks: Gila, You Came To Me, Home Again, All The Years, Wedding Bell, D.A.R.L.I.N.G.
(Download Album)
8.) Drive-By Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
Key Tracks: 3 Dimes Down, Two Daughters And A Beautiful Wife, Daddy Needs A Drink, A Ghost To Most, Perfect Timing
(Download Album)
7.) The Black Keys – Attack And Release
Key Tracks: Psychotic Girl, Lies, Things Ain’t Like They Used to Be, I Got Mine, Same Old Thing
(Download Album)
6.) Deerhunter – Microcastle
Key Tracks: Little Kids, Cover Me Slowly, Never Stops, Nothing Ever Happened, Agoraphobia
(Download Album)
5.) My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
Key Tracks: Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Part I, Look At You, Evil Urges, Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Part II, Remnants
(Download Album)
4.) MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Key Tracks: Electric Feel, Kids, Weekend Wars, Pieces of What, Of Moons, Birds & Monsters
(Download Album)
3.) Jessica Lea Mayfield – With Blasphemy, So Heartfelt
Key Tracks: Kiss Me Again, You’ve Won Me Over, We’ve Never Lied, Call Me, Is This Love?
(Download Album)
2.) Hush Arbors – Hush Arbors
Key Tracks: Rue Hollow, The Light, Follow Closely, Bless You, Water II
(Download Album)
1.) TV On The Radio – Dear Science
Key Tracks: DLZ, Love Dog, Family Tree, Halfway Home, Crying
(Download Album)
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December 10th, 2008 at 2:47 am
Look, I just wanted to thank you for introducing me to some great stuff, and also to be the first comment that wasn’t frickin’ automated spam.
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December 10th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Nice to see TV on the Radio and MGMT on here. I am happy about the new Q-Tip and John Legend also. Doubt that either of those are your taste. Surprised you didn’t mention Death Cab for Cutie. I could care less about them, but seems like it would be mentioned…
December 10th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Not a fan of Death Cab. I love Tribe Called Quest. Didn’t really give Q-Tip a fair chance.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Can I just be controversial for a moment? People who only buy single tracks from itunes or whatever, don’t really like music. They are the same people who, when asked, say they like all kinds of music, when what they really mean is they THINK they like all kinds of music because they only hear such a narrow selection and aren’t aware of all the various kinds of music there are.
December 10th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
I enjoyed listening to your top 25, and will definitely check out more of Dark Captain Light Captain. Thanks for putting this playlist together!
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December 11th, 2008 at 7:12 am
I will take Dark Captain Light Captain over Fleet Foxes any day.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Neil:
I disagree with you. If they are downloading music they obviously enjoy it. They may not know the difference between good and bad music, but who are we to judge. It’s their loss if they don’t take the time to listen to the entire album. Thanks for your feedback.
December 11th, 2008 at 11:34 am
No, the new Death Cab isn’t worth mentioning. They’ve had nice songs in the past but the new album isn’t such a highlight.
MGMT, definitely one of my faves this year. The Kills also.
@rollogrady: You have to give Hot Chip a chance.
Listen to “Ready for the floor” and “Out at the pictures”.
Fleet Foxes is at the correct position in your charts.
I definitely miss Santogold here.
And somehow, I haven’t understood TVOTR’s music yet…
December 12th, 2008 at 6:52 am
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December 12th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
DCLC (Dark Captain Light Captain ) >>> DCFC!
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December 19th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Jessica Lea Mayfield is a revelation! Thanks!
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December 30th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Please give Q-Tip a chance!:) Really nice album
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January 3rd, 2009 at 9:39 am
by far the best list ive seen. vampire weekend and santogold are overrated. i like jessica lea mayfield, #3 is a little high. love the site
January 8th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
“Attack and Release” is some of the best stuff I’ve heard in a while. Danger Mouse can do wonders…