Top 30 Albums of 2008
From grizzled vets to fresh-faced upstarts, Hypeful’s annual ranking of all the must-hear music for 2008 is finally completed! Although assembling a year-end list has certainly been a frustrating endeavor racked with difficult choices, the experience is ultimately a rewarding reminder of just how many great releases come out every year. (I’m so excited about 2009!) As always, I hope you enjoy my picks for the Top 30 Albums of 2008 and I look forward to hearing your choices, thoughts, and feedback!
Album commentaries coming soon!
(NOTE: If you’re wondering why three very excellent albums (Vampire Weekend’s self-titled release, MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular, and Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago) are missing from this list, it’s because I regarded them as 2007 releases and included them in last year’s best-of list.)
MP3:
Guns N’ Roses - Chinese Democracy
MP3:
Colin Meloy - “We Both Go Down Together”
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Coldplay - “Viva la Vida”
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Ra Ra Riot - “Dying is Fine”
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Q-Tip - “Gettin’ Up”
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Los Campesinos! - “We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed”
MP3s:
Wolf Parade - “Call it a Ritual”
Wolf Parade - “Language City”
MP3s:
Department of Eagles - “In Ear Park”
Department of Eagles - “No One Does It Like You”
MP3:
Portishead - “Machine Gun”
MP3:
Gentleman Jesse & His Men - “Highland Crawler”
MP3:
Bound Stems - “Happens To Us All Otherwise”
MP3s:
The Tallest Man On Earth - “I Won’t Be Found”
The Tallest Man On Earth - “Pistol Dreams”
MP3s:
The Spinto Band - “Summer Grof”
The Spinto Band - “Pumpkins and Paisley”
MP3s:
Shearwater - “Leviathan, Bound”
Shearwater - “Rooks”
Shearwater - “The Snow Leopard”
MP3:
Kanye West - “Love Lockdown”
MP3s:
Girl Talk - “Play Your Part (Pt. One)”
Girl Talk - “Set It Off”
MP3:
The Morning Benders - “Waiting for a War”
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Sigur Rós - “Gobbledigook”
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Lil Wayne - “Mr. Carter” (featuring Jay-Z)
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Frightened Rabbit - “The Modern Leper”
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Fleet Foxes - “White Winter Hymnal”
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R.E.M. - “Supernatural Superserious”
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Okkervil River - “Lost Coastlines”
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The Hold Steady - “Constructive Summer”
MP3s:
Blitzen Trapper - “Furr”
Blitzen Trapper - “Gold For Bread”
MP3:
TV on the Radio - “Golden Age”
