Billy Bragg: Mr. Love and Justice – we were lucky enough to have him release an album during an election year, since that seems to be when he tours. i think i have listened to this more than anything else released this year. seeing him live @ the Keswick was awesome and he was such a good storyteller.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! – yet another lucky touring year, as he hardly ever comes stateside. not my absolute favourite by the group, but still strong enough to keep me listening. another charming performer.

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.

I have been compiling this gradually and was waiting to post it until the end of the year, but in the last week I’ve burned myself out on checking out new records in an attempt to catch up on things from other people’s lists. So I’m giving up and just listing this all now.

Animal Collective have possibly released their next album’s tracklist. It’s called Merriweather and I really hope it touches back to their Sung Tongs sound. I’d say that the song titles hint at this, but there’s really no telling at all. Album is out January, maaaaybe.

in honor of built to spill’s perfect from now on tour, in which they will play said album from start to finish like sonic youth did with daydream nation….i ask the scrab to name some albums you’d like to see a band play start to finish.

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http://duophone.com/

I posted the tracks of an old Duophone album and then submitted it all over to several social news sites in wake of the NIN release. Should be interesting to see if anyone actually grabs it.

What albums are you looking forward to this year?

I know there are plenty of new bands to try out every year, but what about the bands you love or are allowing a second chance?

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