Hey all, welcome to 2008. sorry these are a little late, normally we have them done by mid december! Anyhow, here are our top tens:
Zach:
10. !!! - Myth Takes
9. Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
8. Calvin Johnson and the Sons of the Soil - Self Titled
7. Dr. Dog - We All Belong
6. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
5. Peter, Bjorn and John - Writer's Block
4. Saturday Looks Good to Me - Fill Up The Room
3. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, are you the Destroyer?
2. The Teeth - You're My Lover Now
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sounds of Silver
Becca:
10. LCD Soundsystem: Sounds of Silver
What else makes you want to move quite this much.
9. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
I think he is gifted when it comes to putting sounds together, also had I listened to this more, it would be higher for reals.
8. Feist: The Reminder
There are some really beautiful songs on this album. When you listen to Feist, what does it make you want to do?????
7. Calvin Johnson and the Sons of the Soil
These songs have a great mix of humor, imagery, and deep voices.
6. Dr. Dog: We all Belong
Maybe my favorite new (to me) artists this year...We saw them live w/ the teeth in may, and it was one of my favorite shows. They are tons of fun, and normal guys. Also, one of them looks a whole lot like steve gennet. woo!
5. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: Living with the Living
Regardless of the coupe really really annoying songs on here, I've got to say that la costa brava is one of my favorites of the year.
4. The Teeth: You're my Lover Now
Highest energy ever. this might be one of the more fun groups on the list! Whenever its on, we just want to jump around!
3. Saturday Looks Good to Me: Fill Up the Room
We didn't get this one until later in the year, but its beautiful. Fred always has great lines about being young and such, its great! Also, Betty only sings one track, but I really do love that one track...
2. Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
It was a real grower, and I know everyone else has said that about it. But when it comes down to it, its just great pop music. FINER FEELINGS??? DON'T YOU EVAH???? bitch please.
1. Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are you the destroyer?
OH WHERE DO I BEGIN???!!!! It was an exciting direction for them, and i think the vulnerability and candor paid off. What I like most about this is that it just kept on giving and giving, there was so much to it. Not only did it make me LOVE them so much more, for months and months, but it just made me happy. and sad. and in love. and laugh a lot. ANYHOW.
My honorable mentions/things that would have made it had I heard them:
!!! I really did love this, but I just loved everything else more. Must be the moon.
Animal Collective: strawberry jam...I heard a little of this one day, but i think i really like panda bear a ton more.
Jose Gonzalez
Fiery Furnaces
Jens Lekman-Nightfall over kortedala---Zach and I listened to this through headphones one day in the radio station at binghamton, its bitchin.
Radiohead-in rainbows. I never heard it, but everytime i see a commercial for it, i love it!!!!!
In any case, What are your top albums of the year??
love and kisses, becca and zach!
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The order of this list is kind of arbitrary, especially #5-10, but this is it more or less:
10) Kevin Drew - Spirit If...
9) Elliott Smith - New Moon
8) New Pornographers - Challengers
7) Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
6) Panda Bear- Person Pitch
5) Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
4) LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
3) Saturday Looks Good To Me- Fill Up the Room
2) Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
1) of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
Notes:
- Becca, how are our top 3 identical?!
- I'm kind of surprised that Spoon is considered a grower, because it was one of the very FEW albums of this year that I actually got into instantaneously. It hit me so hard right away. I didn't even like Hissing Fauna that much on the first listen.
- Albums that were in consideration for this list but didn't make it:
Caribou- Andorra (It starts out so great but by the end I get kind of tired of it)
Feist- The Reminder (If they took out a couple of tracks and rearranged the order, it would probably make it)
Ted Leo- Living with the Living (At first I didn't like it at all. Then it grew on me a lot, but some of the lyrics on this album kind of ruin it for me a little)
Tom Brosseau - Grand Forks (There are some super pretty tracks on this album. But I think I like some of the songs individually more than I like the album as a whole unit.)
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