Long Overdue 2k8 Revue

I am temporarily returning from my law school inspired blogging hiatus to post my long overdue year end lists for 2008... because someone was begging/bugging me to share.

Top 30 Albums of the Year (2008)

1. Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up Til It Was Light
2. Johnny Flynn – A Larum
3. Elle Milano – Acres of Dead Space Cadets
4. Foals - Antidotes
5. Blood Red Shoes – Box of Secrets
6. The Subways – All Or Nothing
7. Let’s Wrestle – Let’s Wrestle
8 ¡Forward, Russia! – Life Processes
9. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line
10. Cajun Dance Party – The Colourful Life
11. Mystery Jets – Twenty One
12. Bromheads Jacket – On The Brain
13. Rotary Ten - These Are Our Hands
14. Ida Maria – Fortress Round My Heart
15. The Features – Some Kind of Salvation
16. Look See Proof – Between Here & There
17. Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Animal
18. Dartz - The Sad History Of The Village Of Alnerique
19. Bloc Party – Intimacy
20. Okkervil River – The Stand Ins
21. Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight
22. Cazals – What Of Our Future
23. American Princes – Other People
24. Laura Marling – Alas I Cannot Swim
25. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic
26. Lightspeed Champion - Falling Of The Lavender Bridge
27. Birdmonster – From the Mountain to the Sea
28. Nada Surf – Lucky
29. XX Teens – Welcome to Goon Island
30. The Young Knives - Superabundance


Top EPs of the Year (2008)

1. Mumford and Sons
2. Dananananaykroyd – Sissy Hits
3. Wintermute - Fun With Wizard Stencils
4. The More Assured
5. Simon Says No! - Ahoi de Angst
6. Cut Off Your Hands - Happy As Can Be
7. Rademacher – ERA
8. Ketch Harbour Wolves - Dead Calm Horizon
9. The Jealous Sound – Got Friends
10. The Video Nasties – Tour EP


Favorite Bands that Did Not Release Albums in 2008

1. Bombay Bicycle Club
2. Dinosaur Pile-Up
3. Grammatics
4. White Lies
5. Sky Larkin
6. Pulled Apart By Horses
7. Fox Cubs
8. Bodies of Work
9. This Et Al
10. The Clik Clik


Favorite Shows of the Year (2008)

1. Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons @ Hotel Café (LA, 09/26/08)
2. Elle Milano @ The Prince Albert (Brighton, 05/15/08)
3. Foals @ The Middle East (Boston, 05/06/08)
4. White Lies @ The Roxy (LA, 10/30/08)
5. Johnny Foreigner, Cocknbull Kid @ The Honey Club (Brighton, 05/16/08)
6. Let’s Wrestle @ Horatios (Brighton, 05/17/08)
7. Lightspeed Champion @ Union Pool (Brooklyn, 03/08/08)
8. The Mystery Jets @ The Honey Club (Brighton, 05/17/08)
9. The Clik Clik, The Damn Shames @ Arc (Brighton, 05/17/08)
10. Passion Pit @ Henry Fonda Theater (LA, 11/01/08)