Because I didn’t have this blog at the end of last year, I thought I’d post a list of my favorite albums of 2008. I would probably rearrange the order and swap some out with other albums now, but I’ll post them as I did at the end of December.
#20 Port O’Brien – All We Could Do Was Sing

Port O'Brien
#19 Titus Andronicus – The Airing of Grievances

Titus Andronicus
#18 Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali

Amadou & Mariam
#17 Gang Gang Dance – Saint Dymphna

Gang Gang Dance
#16 Deerhunter – Microcastle/Weird Era Cont.

Deerhunter
#15 The Muslims – The Muslims
(Recently changed their name to The Soft Pack)

The Muslims
#14 High Places – High Places

High Places
#13 This Will Destroy You – This Will Destroy You

This Will Destroy You
#12 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes
#11 DJ Rupture – Uproot

DJ Rupture
#10 Marnie Stern – This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That is That

Marnie Stern
#9 The Dodos – Visiter

Dodos - Visiter
#8 Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer

Wolf Parade
#7 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver
#6 Crystal Stilts – Crystal Stilts

Crystal Stilts
#5 Portishead – Third

Portishead
#4 The Foals – Antidotes

The Foals
#3 Alaska in Winter – Holiday

Alaska in Winter
#2 Fuck Buttons – Street Horrrsing

Fuck Buttons
#1 Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles