08 BEST, WORST, COULDABEENS, AND HOLDOVERS

I could do a lot of pontificating and justifying and the this is why and that is because, but I’m not…leave a comment or send an email and I may or may not address your concerns…

For the purists, I used the US street date for my basis. I happy to quibble. Please start music player located at bottom of post, now... I totally chintzed out and didn't build individual players for each section but I did include some stuff I didn't like (see how fair I am). And there were only a couple of tracks that weren't available. I guess I could've uploaded them myself but I'm still trying to figure out the reach of this thing etc. or if it's a big wank.

Anyway, listen and discuss...

BEST ALBUMS:
TV on The Radio, Dear Science
Radiohead, In Rainbows (actual US street date 01.01.08)
The Helio Sequence, Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Say Hi, The Wishes and the Glitch
Cut Copy, In Ghost Colors

HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Walkmen, You & Me/Black Keys, Attack and Release/Silver Jews, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea/Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple/MGMT, Oracular Spectacular

BIGGEST PLEASANT SURPRISES:

Grace Jones, Hurricane

Duffy, Rock Ferry

Nine Inch Nails, The Slip

The Hold Steady, Stay Positive

The Teenagers, Reality Check

BIGGEST WHAT HAPPEN-EDS?:
Ladytron, Velocifero
N.E.R.D., Seeing Sounds
CSS, Donkey
Brazilian Girls, New York City
Destroyer, Trouble in Dreams

these were albums i liked by 'big' acts that seemed to have no ups

MOST ANTICIPATED 2009:

Doves, TBD

Andrew Bird, Noble Beast

Neko Case, Middle Cyclone

Kings Of Convenience, TBD

Kid Sister, Dream Date

BEST CLUB/DANCE TRACKS:

Fagget Fairys, Uzela (prod. Yo Akim, T.O.M.)
Kid Sister, Control
The Black Ghosts, Any Way You Choose to Give It
Hercules & Love Affair, Blind (Hercules Club Mix)
Duran Duran, Night Runner (team9 Remix)
07 Holdovers
Armand VanHelden, I Want Your Soul
Spektrum, Kinda New (Dirty South Remix)

HONORABLE ALBUM HOLD OVERS 07:

Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals
Film School, Hideout
MIA, Kala
Saturday Looks Good To Me, Fill Up The Room
Coconut Records, Nighttiming

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT:
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Sasha, Invol2ver
The Verve, Forth
Portishead, 3rd
Emiliana Torrini, Me and Armini





WORST ALBUMS:
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Cardinology
Bloc Party, Intimacy
Dandy Warhols, Earth to the DandyWarhols
The Stills, Oceans Will Rise
Monkey, Journey to the West

my stuff