Best Albums Of 2008


"Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends" by Coldplay
"For Emma Forever Ago" by Bon Iver
"Until" by One Little Plane
"Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum En" by Sigur Ros
"Seldom Seen Kid" by Elbow
"Only By The Night" by Kings Of Leon
"Seventh Tree" by Goldfrapp
"Third" by Portishead
"Saturdays = Youth" by M83
"Fleet Foxes" by Fleet Foxes
"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" by Brian Eno & David Burn
"New Amerykak, Pt. 1 (4th World Order)" by Erykah Badu
"Electric Arguments" by The Fireman

I have made a list for the last twenty years and decided to post it here this year. I welcome any suggestions that I might have missed.

As you can see, my taste is different than most "audiophiles", or maybe I haven't met them yet.

2008 was a great year for music.

Please let me know what your favorites are....
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Fafafion,

I'm not sure I'd call it better than Coldplay. Apples and Oranges. On some days, I definitely prefer Grand Archives; Coldplay on others.
Vampire Weekend, self-titled debut (Best)
Portished, Third (a stunner given the layoff)
Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part 1 (transcendent)
Randy Newman, Harps and Angels (as good as as any of his LPs from the last 30 years)
Lucinda WIlliams, Little Honey (predictiable but beautiful)
Fleet Foxes, self-titled (sounds excellent on vinyl)
Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation's Dark
The Hold Steady, Stay Positive
Nick Cave, Dig Lazarus Dig (Cave is always worth the $20)