Top Alternative Rock Albums of 2008

Black Mountain-In The Future
Bon Iver-For Emma, Forever Ago
Thao With The Get Down Stay Down-We Brave Bee Stings And All
Although no albums in '08 you might wanna check out M. Ward-Post-War, Phosphorescent-Aw Come Aw Wry & Pride, Neutral Milk Hotel-In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, Built To Spill-Perfect From Now On, Ancient Melodies & Keep It Like A Secret, The Frogs-It's Only Right And Natural, My Daughter The Broad & Bananimals, The Microphones-The Glow Pt. 2 & The Shaggs-Philosophy Of The World.

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Go to www.minnesota.publicradio.org and check out their top 89.

MPR - The Current is my favorite radio stations to hear new music that never gets played other wise.

2 of the best,not only this year ,but among the best alternative rock album ever....

1.Grand Archives-self titled album.Truly Magnificent.Breathless....every music lover should own one IMO.

2.The Hours-Narcissus Road..Thoroughly enjoyable melodic roller coaster.British rock at its best.

ENJOY!!!!

Try these:

Burial - Untrue Great noctural sound--hypnotic like driving through an urban setting at 4:00 in the morning

Calexico - Carried to Dust Nice return to form from the best Tex-Mex Americana lo fi band

Cat Power - Jukebox Like a great record from 1970's Memphis with a killer sound in vinyl

Clutchy Hopkins - Walking backwards Laid back Space Jazz with mid 1990s Beastie Boy-like drums

Duffy - Rockferry Best and most interesting UK singer

Hot Chip - Made in the Dark Propulsive dance music
and the best live show in 2008

Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue Recalls the singer songwriter
movement in Laurel Canyon

Mason Jennings - In the Ever The next Jack Johnson

The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust Danish Modern meet Jesus and Mary Chain

Santogold - Santogold Straight out of Brooklyn--M.I.A. meets Ska

The Submarines - Honeysuckle Weeks Best new band in LA

Thievery Corp - Radio Retaliation Consistently well arranged and textured electronica

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