Top 10 Albums of 2008 from other people I trust

I put a shout out to friends to see what’s on their Top 10 Albums of 2008 list. Here are a few suggestions from friends and family. Now go out and support our economy by buying new music.

Steve Sullivan’s Top 10:

Mates of State // Re-Arrange Us
The Raveonettes // Lust, Lust, Lust
Brendan Canning // Something for All of Us
The Explorer’s Club  // Freedom Wind (totally derivative AND totally great)
School of Seven Bells // Alpinisms
The Helio Sequence // Keep Our Eyes Ahead
Electric President // Sleep Well
David Vandervelde // Waiting for the Sunrise
M83 // Saturdays = Youth
Kings of Leon // Only by the Night









   

Jude Huzicko’s Top 10:

“Hold on Now, Youngster” from Los Campesinos!
“Visiter” from The Dodos
“Midnight Organ Fight” from Frightened Rabbit
“You & Me” from The Walkmen
“Wagonwheel Blues” from The War on Drugs
“Vampire Weekend” from Vampire Weekend
“Oracular Spectacular” from MGMT
“The Rhumb Line” from Ra Ra Riot
“Spark Large” from Marching Band
“Red, Yellow, and Blue” from Born Ruffians

Andy Myers’s Top 10:

Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever ago
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Lie Down In The Light
TV On The Radio – Dear Science
Flight Of The Conchords – Flight Of The Conchords
Girl Talk – Feed The Animals
Islands – Arm’s Way
She & Him – Volume I
My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

Kevin Myers’s Top 5:

Radiohead: In Rainbows
Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend
My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges
Kanye West: 808s and Heartbreak
Deerhunter: Microcastle

Kevin Quaid’s Top 5:

The Ruby Suns, Sea Lion
Helio Sequence, Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Jessica Lea Mayfield, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt
Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
Aimee Mann, @#%&*! Smilers