2008 was a great year for music, so good that an honorable mention section is a must. Before I post my top 10 albums of 2008 here are 3 albums that didn’t make the list that should of if there was room.
Top Albums of 2008 – Honorable Mentions
12.17.2008
The Presets – Apocalypso
Sébastien Tellier -Sexuality
Sébastien Grainger – Sébastien Grainger & Les Montagnes
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke
Van She – V
#1 on my list would be Hercules & Love Affair, such a great album!!
(I know it’s a very hipsterish list but we’re talking 2008 here)
Can’t wait to see your list! 🙂
If Portishead wasn’t good enough to make your list, I am extremely curious to know what did.
I’m a huge fan of Portishead, I think the live Roseland album is one of the best albums every recorded. I do like the Third but I sure miss the old Portishead and considering the state of music today, I’d definitely consider it one of the best albums of the year.
in no particular order.
Osborne – Ruling
Cut Copy – in Ghost Colours
Black Dog – Radio Scarecrow
Jamie Lidell – Jim
Hercules and love affair
Something about the new portishead seemed really baren, like the hype surpassed the substance. Im not sure I’m crazy about it.
Looks like you read pitchfork!
Jason Lenox –
I do read pitchfork and also probably 12-15 other music publications daily, its like up to the minute music neeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwws
I’d add:
—LP by Holy Fuck
—Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
The Rip by Portishead gets my vote as the song of the year
I don’t get how listeners let the likes of Fleet Foxes & Band of Horses totally get away with ripping off My Morning Jacket in such an obvious manner. Does everyone have such a short memory? Does no one value originality? I just don’t get it.
If you’re going to replicate another band’s sound, at least have the courtesy to wait until they’re not around anymore or have moved on to other things.
Oh, and the Portishead album is amazing.
And Antony’s voice gets on my nerves like a motherfucker.
P.S. – The Portishead album cover is genius.
If Fleet Foxes were a bad version of My Morning Jacket then fair enough. But they are better.
I disagree, although I don’t think Fleet Foxes are necessarily bad – just a bit too derivative for my liking.
Burial anyone?