2008 Album Selections
with album art! Because I don’t want to write so much about them! I downloaded about 40 albums for 2008, and not much had a lasting hold for me. It’s getting harder to be impressed with new music; I almost didn’t care enough to try.
ONE
Plants And Animals Parc Avenue
Solid throughout, elemental blend, classic rock sound (I agree Bill!), jamming, funk, horns, guitar licks, harmonies, all strongly tied together.
TWO
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago_
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Soulful, quiet yet powerful, meaningful, inspiring, a very very close first place.
THREE
Animal Collective Water Curses EP_
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Full of sound, subtle background layers, aural explosion.
FOUR
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_
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Shrill female vocals that work, eclectic, music for my brain (like Battles), insane drumming, only found out about this a week ago.
FIVE
“Soil” & Pimp Sessions Planet Pimp
When Japan and jazz collide, crazy sextet of musicians (one calls himself the “agitator” of the band)
SIX
Vampire Weekend self-titled
Fun, lighthearted, pop, enjoyable, sing-along.
The three following albums were solid additions to already established favorites of mine. Just enough familiar parts with just enough new developments. No use describing them. Seeing Okkervil River and Death Cab For Cutie live really helped.
SEVEN
Okkervil River The Stand Ins_
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EIGHT
Death Cab For Cutie Narrow Stairs
NINE
The Mountain Goats Heretic Pride_
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TEN
The Music Tapes For Clouds And Tornadoes_
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Weird, banjo, singing saw, odd vocals, lo-fi, makes me feel cool and interesting listening to them.
IF COMPILATIONS COUNT
Nigeria Special Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues_
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Hutch told me about this and I listen to it all the time. Jazz, blues, rock with a strong tribal influence. A lot of fun and hard not to like.
Comments
Well I’m not allowed to edit anymore, but I guess that layout will do.
You know, I didn’t even consider the Nigeria thing cause iTunes has all the individual artists and not the album, I just sort of breezed by it. Hell, I don’t even listen to it that much for that reason. But it really is great and I should make an effort to put it on more.
As for the Music Tapes, I don’t think there was any album I hated more this year. Sammy gave it to me, thinking I might like it cause it’s different. Different’s good, but it’s completely out of tune unmusical, and this is coming from the guy who just barely bumped Fuck Buttons from his top 25 albums.
So is Planet Pimp that band you put on during the Mixtape weekend? I don’t remember having heard of them.
Yes, the band is Soil & Pimp Sessions. And I put on a track or two that weekend.
I guess this is saying something, but I completely forgot about El Guincho’s Alegranza.
That’s 2007
Let me take this opportunity to give a mention to an album I love that hasn’t been mentioned yet (I think, don’t know if i perused every list)
The Roots – Rising Down
