Your top 5 albums for 2008

[stabmyhead]

I didn't want to put this in the music section since the genres are all over the place. But what were your top 5 albums of 2008? In no particular order:

Santogold - Santogold
Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind
Nicolay and Kay - Timeline
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

[ebbomega]

Can only think of three:

Hercules & Love Affair (self-titled)
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
Neighbour - Get With This (do mix albums count? It's all his original work...)


Is it just me or was 2007 a lot better musicwise?

[just.b.cous*]

In no particular order.. (though some are not totally "albums")

Danny Byrd - Supersized

Stickypod Connection - 3 Hour Shambhala Set http://www.tmfrequency.com/Sets/stickypod_machine.jpg
track playlist @ http://fnk.ca/board/f82/dj-promo-dow...4/#post2013645

New Kids On The Block - The Block

Just B (ME) - 11.14.2008 drum& bass dj mix
Just B's 11.14.2008 Drum & Bass mix (MP3 format) (Just B_s 11_14_2008 Mini Mix _MP3 format_.mp3) - DivShare
track playlist @ http://fnk.ca/board/f37/toilet-bowl/...ticism-216644/

Audio Habitat & J Bostron - June 2008 Studio Mix
http://www.snp-dubs.com/mixsets/Audi..._June_2008.mp3
track playlist @ http:AUDIO HABITAT & J BOSTRON - Studio Mix - June 08 - NWDNB - Your connection to the Drum and the Bass

in no particular order!

[stabmyhead]

Yeah, a lot of the albums I was going to list actually came out in 2007. :\ I'm sure there are a lot of other albums too but it's hard to remember if they came out in '07 or '08, I don't feel like searching either. ;]

[ebbomega]

Yeah. I was gonna mention Super Taranta by Gogol Bordello but that came out last year...

[just.b.cous*]

I was thinking along the same lines.. most of the tracks from 2007 albums probably weren't released/or weren't heard/realized/made aware 'til 2008.. so in that sense 2007 albums seem better than 2008.. therefore 2008 albums will be more acknowledged it 2009.. no what I'm 'trying' to say.. LOL.

[cubed]

In no particular order...

TV On The Radio : Dear Science

The Killers : Day & Age

Coldplay : Viva La Vida

Jamie Lidell : Jim

Lil Wayne : Tha Carter III

I could list a lot more, there were a ton of great releases this year.

[C_squared]

^ another TV on the radio fan!

That album was pretty tight... to add to that.

Kanye West -- 808's and Heartbreak
N*E*R*D -- Seeing Sounds
Cool Kids -- Bake Sale
Radiohead -- In Rainbows (released in dec '07 so it counts!)

[inside]

Oasis-Dig Out Your Soul
Sloan-Parallel Play
The Ting Tings-We Started Nothing
The Offspring-Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
Christina Aguilera-Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits

[cubed]

5 more of 2008, once again in no particular order...

Bruce Springsteen : Magic

Duffy : Rockferry

Nine Inch Nails : The Slip

David Byrne and Brian Eno : Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

The Black Keys : Attack & Release

[ebbomega]

Yeah, honorable mention to Trent Reznor for putting out 3 free albums this year.

[mojo]

a list of the albums that have had the most impact on me this past year. order and year of release unimportant.

the national- boxer
ladyhawke- ladyhawke
the cat empire- the cat empire
missy higgins- on a clear night
damien rice- 9
sia- some people have real problems
do make say think- goodbye enemy airship the landlord is dead
adele -19
fresh addition: snow patrol- a hundred million suns

[dj_soo]

people still listen to albums?

no particular order:

The Bug - London Zoo
Portishead - Third
Santogold - Santogold
Fort Knox 5 - Radio Free DC
Dino 5 - Baby Loves Hip Hop Presents The Dino 5

[omega_image]

q-tip - the renaissance
esperanza spalding - esperanza
adele - 19
erykah badu - new amerykah
n.e.r.d - seeing sounds

notable mixtapes

mick boogie x adele - 1988
wale - the mixtape about nothing
novel - 808's & mixtapes

[Lush]

Portishead - Third
Black Mountain - In the Future
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
The Dears - Missiles
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark

Honorable mention to
Chad Vangaalen - Soft Airplane
Lykke Li - Youth Novels

[Pennywise]

Daft Punk -- Alive (Was released in 2007 but, Canada didn't get it until early 2008
Pennywise -- Reason to Believe
Slipknot -- All Hope Is Gone
Sweatshop Union -- Water St.
Deadmau5 -- Random Title

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Pennywise

Daft Punk -- Alive (Was released in 2007 but, Canada didn't get it until early 2008

Not true. It just sold out _very_ quickly.

[Pennywise]

Ok....well, I never got my hands on a copy of it until 2008.
(Futureshop/bestbuy/a&bsound/HMV never got copies in-store until then)

[TJ HOOKER]

nick dare put out a serious house release this year on lmd :)

[Sykonee]

The Bug - London Zoo
Venetian Snares - Detrimentalist
Distant System - Spiral Empire
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark

And, um... tie between:
Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
Ott - Skylon

[KrisisID]

Kanye West - 808's & Heartbreaks
Lil Wayne - The Carter III
TI - Paper Trail
Neyo - Year of the Gentleman

[.anya]

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Santogold - Santogold
m83 - Saturdays=Youth
beach house - devotion
Cat Power - Jukebox

from late 2007:
Burial - Untrue

[frogprincess]

not on my top but on the very bottom:

girlicious by girlicious

: o (

[NinjaBoy]

I hate this Place - Our hearts still beating

Similar to postal service, but more sappy if that's possible... "Calling all stations" and "Like (new mix)" are great tracks off it.

Temposhark - Invisible Line

Just an amazing CD all around. Featuring Sophie Solomon (Violinist), Imogeon Heap, and members from Frou Frou.

Everything is Made in China\

Great band from Russia, recorded in Calgary. Technically released internationally in December 2007... but I'm still putting it on.

Sample:
http://rockmi.blox.pl/resource/EIMIC...2894639mo5.jpg

Killers - Day and age

Just a great CD all around. If you like the Killers, you'll love it. If you don't, it won't change your mind...

The Teenagers - Reality Check

A cd with great catchy tunes. A little to hipster for some, but if you can get past that you'll have a cd full of great songs stuck in your head for the next six months. Great tracks: Homecoming, Fuck Nicole, Sunset beach.

[matéo]

Young Jeezy - The Recession

Just the right balance of gangsterism, politics and fashion



Diplo and Santogold - Top Ranking

Something for everyone here.



WALE is by far one my favourite dude right now. I love the Go-Go shit coming out of DC.



Lupe Fiasco - The Cool

Came out Dec last year but has stuck with me since.




Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

These guys have a sound of their own. Some of my fav remixes from this year spawned from this album