Best Records Of 2008: The First Half

[Mangle]

40. Ghostland Observatory - Robotique Majestique (Trashy Moped)
39. Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia - Pain Disappears (Buzzin' Fly)
38. Vast Aire - Deuces Wild (One)
37. Dosh - Wolves & Wishes (Anticon)
36. Her Space Holiday - XOXO Panda: The New Kid Revival (Mush)
35. Young & Sexy - The Arc (Mint)
34. The Cat Empire - So Many Nights (Velour)
33. Eliot Lipp - The Outside (Much)
32. Clutchy Hopkins - Walking Backwards (Ubiquity)
31. Tipper - Tertiary Noise (Tipper Music)
30. The Orb - The Dream (Six Degrees)
29. Brent Cash - How Will I Know If I'm Awake (Marina)
28. Lawgiverz - Data Treat EP (Addict)
27. Juno Reactor - Gods & Monsters (Metropolis)
26. Stephen Malkmus & Jicks - Real Emotional Trash (Matador)
25. Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth (Strange Famous)
24. Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies (Anti-/Big Dada)
23. Tim Fite - Fair Ain't Fair (Anti-)
22. Carlos Y Gaby - La Voz Sabia De Los Cosmos (Alphapup)
21. Food For Animals - Belly (HOSS)
20. Fink - Distance & Time (Ninja Tune)
19. Lyrics Born - Everywhere At Once (Quannum)
18. James Pants - Welcome (Stone's Throw)
17. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (Modular)
16. Milez Benjiman - Feel Glorious (Tru Thoughts)
15. Aimee Mann - Smilers (SuperEgo)
14. DeVotchKa - A Mad & Faithful Telling (Anti-)
13. Ott - Skylon (Twisted)
12. Mochipet - Microphonepet (Daly City)
11. The Cinematic Orchestra - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Ninja Tune)
10. Meat Beat Manifesto - Autoimmune (Planet Mu)
09. Clark - Turning Dragon (WARP)
08. B. Dolan - Live Evel EP (Strange Famous)
07. Chevron - Tuff Shite EP (Ad Noiseam)
06. Booka Shade - The Sun & The Neon Light (Get Physical)
05. Black Mountain - In The Future (JagJaguwar)
04. The Herbaliser - Same As It Never Was (!K7)
03. Plants & Animals - Parc Avenue (Secretly Canadian)
02. Evol Intent - Era Of Diversion (Evol Intent)
01. Portishead - Third (Island)

Never to early to start talking lists, is it? As usual, I highly recommend you don't take my ranking seriously. It's all random. These are just the best albums I've heard so far this year.

[Mangle]

Evol Intent - Era of Diversion *Link*
Tipper - Tertiary Noise *Link*
Food for Animals - Belly *Link*
Portishead - Third *Link*
Tim Fite - Fair Ain't Fair *Link*
Brent Cash - How Will I Know If I'm Awake *Link*
Milez Benjiman - Feel Glorious *Link*
Chevron - Tuff Shite EP *Link*