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Nov262008

[music] x 50

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50 albums I'm thankful for in 2008... in no particular order.

1. Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Cardinology

2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

3. Kings of Leon - Only by the Night

4. Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty

5. Coldplay - Viva La Vida/Prospekts March

6. The Swell Season - The Swell Season

7. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line

8. Brooke Waggoner - Fresh Pair of Eyes

9. Lydia - Illuminate

10. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

11. Radiohead - In Rainbows

12. Rachel Yamagata - Elephants... Teeth Sinking Into Heart

13. Andy Davis - Let the Woman

14. The National - Boxer

15. Deer Tick - War Elephant

16. Leeland - Opposite Way

17. Anthem In - Anthem In

18. Panic at the Disco - Pretty.  Odd.

19. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

20. Augustana - Can't Love, Can't Hurt

21. The Kooks - Konk

22. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins

23.  Sleeping at Last - Keep No Score

24. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns

25. Dear and the Headlights - Small Steps, Heavy Hooves

26. Justin Nozuka - Holly

27. Paramore - Riot!

28. David Ford - Songs for the Road

29. Sigur Ros - Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum Edalaust

30. Margot & the Nuclear So & So's - The Dust of Retreat

31. Albert Hammond - Como Te Llama?

32. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst

33. Wild Sweet Orange - We Have Cause to Be Uneasy

34. Black Kids - Partie Traumatic

35. The Black Keys - Magic Potion

36. Manchester Orchestra - Let My Pride be What's Left Behind

37. Red Letter Agent - Burn the Good Ones Down

38. Yael Naim - Yael Naim

39. Amy MacDonald - This is the Life

40. The Stills - Oceans Will Rise

41. Keane - Perfect Symmetry

42. Paper Route - Are We All Forgotten

43. Ray Lamontagne - Gossip in the Grain

44. Travis - Ode to J. Smith

45. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

46. Bloc Party - Intimacy

47. Lovedrug - The Sucker Punch Show

48. The Killers - Day & Age

49. The Daylights - Sans Radio

50. Copeland - You Are My Sunshine

[ not ALL 2008 releases... deal with it ]

[[ special thanks to N. Baird for his always encouraging & enlightening advice on life ]]

Reader Comments (4)

I can only imagine the comments from NB....

November 26, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJeff

Not a bad list!

November 26, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSara

Did not expect to see Wild Sweet Orange on there. Good freaking call!

November 27, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterChris

In Rainbows...yes.

December 1, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLaura

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