Emusic's Top 88 Of 2008 2008-12-11 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 25 Comments | Emusic has posted its top 88 albums of 2008.
88. DJ/rupture, Uproot
87. Benoit Pioulard, Temper
86. Bobby Watson, From the Heart
85. Mr. Scruff, Ninja Tuna
84. Friendly Fires, Friendly Fires
83. The Avett Brothers, The Second Gleam
82. Zomby, Where Were U in ‘92?
81. Olof Arnalds, Vio og vio
80. Jenny Scheinman, Jenny Scheinman
79. The Mole, High As the Sky
78. Fredrik, Na Na Ni
77. Juana Molina, Un Dia
76. Various Artists, Nigeria 70
75. twi the humble feather, Music for Spaceships and Forests
74. Rainbow Arabia, The Basta
73. She and Him, Volume One
72. Bang on a Can All-Stars, Music for Airports Live
71. Otis Redding, Live in London & Paris
70. James Blackshaw, Litany of Echoes
69. Ladyhawke, Ladyhawke
68. Black Mountain, In the Future
67. Cut Off Your Hands, Happy As Can Be
66. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson at Emmanuel
65. John Ellis, Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow
64. Boduf Songs, How Shadows Chase the Balance
63. Huun-Huur-Tu, Mother Earth! Father Sky!
62. Headlights, Some Racing, Some Stopping
61. Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
60. Simone Dinnerstein, The Berlin Concert
59. Studio, Yearbook 2
58. Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson
57. Okkervil River, The Stand Ins
56. The Kills, Midnight Boom
55. Kurt Vile, Constant Hitmaker
54. 2562, Aerial
53. Breathe Owl Breathe, Ghost Glacier EP
52. The Fireman, Electric Arguments
51. Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances
50. Blacklisted, Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God
49. Eliza Carthy, Dreams of Breathing Underwater
48. Seun Kuti & Fela’s Egypt 80, S/T
47. Top Choice Clique, Reel Chemistry
46. Army Navy, Army Navy
45. Chris Knight, Heart of Stone
44. Paul Lewis, Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 4
43. Elzhi, The Preface
42. Fuck Buttons, Street Horrrsing
41. Avishai Cohen Trio, Gently Disturbed
40. Esperanza Spalding, Esperanza
39. British Sea Power, Do You Like Rock Music
38. Kayhan Kalhor, Silent City
37. Liam Finn, I’ll Be Lightning
36. Marco Benevento, Invisible Baby
35. Horse Feathers, House With No Name
34. Crystal Stilts, Alight of Night
33. Valery Gergiev, Mahler Symphony No. 3
32. The Raveonettes, Lust Lust Lust
31. Richard Swift, Ground Trouble Jaw
30. She Keeps Bees, Nests
29. The Rural Alberta Advantage, Hometowns
28. Let’s Wrestle, In Loving Memory Of…
27. Atlas Sound, Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
26. Beach House, Devotion
25. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
24. Pete and the Pirates, Little Death
23. Osmo Vanska, Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7
22. Madvillain, Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix
21. Carl Craig, Sessions
20. High Places, 03/07 – 09/07
19. Hauschka, Ferndorf
18. Portico Quartet, Knee-Deep in the North Sea
17. Jay Reatard, Matador Singles ‘08
16. John Eliot Gardiner, Brahms Symphony No. 1
15. Siah & Yeshua dapoED, The Visualz Anthology
14. Santogold, Santogold
13. Deerhunter, Microcastle
12. Shearwater, Rook
11. Grouper, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
10. Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All
9. Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight
8. The Walkmen, You and Me
7. Terakaft, Akh issudar
6. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
5. Various Artists, Miles From India
4. Various Artists, Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76
3. Rodriguez, Cold Fact
2. Deastro, Keeper’s
1. The Gaslight Anthem, The '59 Sound
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yessssssss 9
& 6, 1
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just like the rest this list is weak AND NOT METAL!
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most interesting list yet
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Oh my goodness, a list that isn't really generic! I like this list best for that reason alone, even though I haven't heard much of this list. Though it is seriously missing TV on the Radio, and Nick Cave, and the Dodos, and Fleet Foxes.
Also, for eff sakes it doesn't need metal.
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Pretty surprising nice list. Great #1 choice.
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WhErez teH Uber MetUlz
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extremely happy to see DJ/Rupture even though it's #88
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they couldn't get the cd title right for number one...
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Nice list......
Everyone's gonna have different opinions concerning the order of course, but that's to be expected.
This is the first one I've seen isn't completely generic, like thebhoy said.
Oh and there's no metal because most, if not all, good metal bands aren't mainstream enough to be noticed by these critics. Just wait for the Decibel magazine list. It will have metal.
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Is it me, or are some of the album names listed incorrect:
For example; #1
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The other one I thought was incorrect is technically not I suppose, since they seem to have ranked the band's EP and not the LP. Whether that was on purpose or not, who knows.
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I am getting into #10
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i actually heard/liked a lot of these
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TEH METAALLLLLZ
WHERE IS IT?This Message Edited On 12.11.08
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oh cool grouper in the top #11
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Cool list man.
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Whoa! Variety. Where'd that come from?
Go Emusic and your apparently random number of "bests".
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the only band I've heard of here is Bon Iver :|
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ive been hearing lots of good things from this gaslight anthem band....
idk y i havent check them out yet...fkjsdlfkjds should do it now
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List is trying too hard to be diverse.
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blacklisted, gaslight anthem and bon iver, nice list
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3. was originally released about 40 years ago or something; it's good however to see Rodriguez get some recognition recently outside of South Africa/Australia.
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87, 84, 73, 69, 57, 50, 35, 13, 11, 6 are all great albums. havent heard much of the rest
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yessssssssssssssssss for 1
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Good to finally see Okkervil River on one of these lists.
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