A friend of mine recently sent me a list of his favorite albums of '08 and asked if I had anything I could add. Befuddled, I reminded him that it might be years before I could make a solid "favorites of '08" list. Despite constantly keeping on top of new music for work, I'm always late to discover things for myself. Yes, in the last year I've been acquiring music at the same breakneck speed I always have, but only a small chunk of it is new. I'm only now feeling confident that I could give you a definitive list for 1978, let alone 2008.
That said, when I shoot, I shoot to kill. No, I'm not talking about hunting. I mean that when I buy music, including new music, I've researched the hell out of it first. If I'm giving you my money, you'd better be good. You'd better be something I intend to keep.
A few new titles I've picked up this year, off the top of my head and in no particular order:
The Fireman - Electric Arguments
Attic Lights - Friday Night Lights
Glasvegas - Glasvegas
Old 97's - Blame It On Gravity
Future Clouds & Radar - Peoria
Hacienda - Loud Is The Night
The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
Bob Mould - District Line
Wow, that suddenly seems very short. Of course it doesn't include older albums re-issued last year, which wouldn't be fair.
Check back with me again in five years or so.
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