My Top 10 Releases, Favorites of 2008,What's Yours

[nickh]

i dont think i could write a list. If i did though it would include fleet foxes- st, conor oberst-st, Sigur ros-'Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust' and okkervil river- the stand ins,

[sgoodcore]

It's definitely not coming out in 2008, it's not even done.

Yeah that's what I thought. I know the demos are done, but didn't they only just start recording the real deal?

Wouldn't Flood be a really good person to have intimate knowledge about a BTMI release?

[nickh]

i just remembered my favourite moment of 2008.

Would be having pot luck with Mewithoutyou, Kevin devine and As Tall as Lions

[burntwolf]

Gasllight Anthem-59 Sound

Drag the River-You Can't Live This Way

Off With Their Heads-From the Bottom

Shorebirds-It's Gonna Get Ugly

Teenage Bottlerocket-Warning Device

i can't even think of any more records that came out in 2008 that have stuck w/ me...

maybe some other lists will jog my memory...

[jessenpr]

top ten of 2008 (in no particular order)

torche - meanderthal

nachtmystium - assassins: black meddle part I

coffins - buried death

enslaved - vertebrae

candiria - kiss the lie

made out of babies - the ruiner

meshuggah - obzen

unearthly trance - electrocution

the cancer conspiracy - omega

soilent green - inevitable collapse in the presence of conviction

[ludesmaaan]

Off With Their Heads -From The Bottom

Shorebirds - It's Gonna Get Ugly

Bridge and Tunnel - East/West

Iron Chic - Demo

Dead To Me - Little Brother

Like Wolves - Demo

Dillinger 4 - Civil War

Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound

Sakes Alive!! - Act I

Polar Bear Club - Sometimes things...

[timpopkid]

01 - Night Marchers - See You In Magic - SW@MI

02 - The Estranged - Static Thoughts - Dirtnap

03 - Gentleman Jesse & His Men - Introducing... - Douchemaster

04 - Beck - Modern Guilt - Interscope

05 - Dillinger Four - C I V I L W A R - Fat Wreck

06 - Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08 - Matador

07 - The Goodnight Loving - The Goodnight Loving - Dusty Medical

08 - Muslims - The Muslims - 1928

09 - Off With Their Heads - From The Bottom - No Idea

10 - The Weakends - The Weakends - Rob's House

[casey]

This list will be more detailed (with mini-reviews of each album) on Mammoth Press sometime (and is subject to change)

10. Dead Confederate--Wrecking Ball

9. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks--Real Emotional Trash

8. Portugal the Man--Censored Colors

7. Bon Iver--For Emma, Forever Ago

6. Kings of Leon--Only by the Night

5. Beck--Modern Guilt

4. Polar Bear Club--Sometimes Things Just Disappear

3. Dillinger Four--Civil War

2. Frightened Rabbit--The Midnight Organ Fight

1. The Gaslight Anthem--The '59 Sound

Biggest Disappointment:

The Breeders--Mountain Battles

[jhulud]

Top 10 no particular order:

Helms Alee - Night Terror

These Arms Are Snakes - Tail Swallower and Dove

Baby Shakes - s/t

Blacklisted - Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God

Killing The Dream - Fractures

Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - split

The Honor System - Single File

Nine Inch Nails - The Slip

Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV

Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure

Honorable mention for best vinyl packaging: (the) Melvins - (a) Senile Animal 4xLP

[podface]

Honorable Mention: The Slackers and Good Luck

10. The Bananas - New Animals

9. Sass Dragons - Bonkaroo!

8. The Riot Before - Fists Buried in Pockets

7. Off With Their Heads - From The Bottom

6. Less Than Jake - GNV FLA

5. Dillinger Four - C I V I L W A R

4. The Fad - Kill Punk Rock Stars

3. Lemuria - Get Better

2. Shorebirds - It's Gonna Get Ugly

1. Teenage Bottlerocket - Warning Device

[brady]

10. Vampire Weekend-"S/T"

9. The Loved Ones-"Build and Burn"

8. Blacklisted-"heavier Then Heaven, Lonlier Then God"

7. Murder By Death-"Of Red Tooth and Claw"

6. Dillinger Four C I V I L W A R"

5. Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground-"S/T"

4. The Gaslight Anthem-"The '59 Sound"

3. Paint It Black-"New Lexicon"

2. Off With Their Heads-"From The Bottom"

1. The Hold Steady-"Stay Positive"

[jinxremoving]

Shorebirds - It's Gonna Get Ugly

Bridge and Tunnel - East/West

Dead To Me - Little Brother

Dillinger 4 - Civil War

Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound

great releases! probably say 90% the of messages have at least two of these releases on their list

[AlexH.]

Couldn't narrow it down to 10.

1. The Mae Shi - HLLLYH

2. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals

3. Anathallo - Canopy Glow

4. Colour Revolt - Plunder Beg & Curse

5. Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life

6. Rafter - Sex Death Cassette

7. Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight

8. Young Knives - Superabundance

9. She & Him - Vol. 1

10. Ratatat - LP3

11. Cool Kids - Bake Sale

12. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell

13. Trenches - The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole

14. The Knockdown - Test/Retest

15. Starflyer 59 - Dial M/Ghosts of the Future

[konk]

Honorable Mention: The Slackers and Good Luck

10. The Bananas - New Animals

9. Sass Dragons - Bonkaroo!

8. The Riot Before - Fists Buried in Pockets

7. Off With Their Heads - From The Bottom

6. Less Than Jake - GNV FLA

5. Dillinger Four - C I V I L W A R

4. The Fad - Kill Punk Rock Stars

3. Lemuria - Get Better

2. Shorebirds - It's Gonna Get Ugly

1. Teenage Bottlerocket - Warning Device

Best list so far even though I didn't care for d4 very much, and they're one of my favorite bands.

[riddle350]

In no order

Frank Turner-Love Ire & Song(best thing by far this year!)

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground-S/T

Less Than Jake-GNV FLA

Lemuria-Get Warmer

The Riot Before-Fists Buried In Pockets

Tigers Jaw-S/T

Verse-Aggression

I know there a few I can't remember

[Guest vito]

cursed - III

helios - caesura

quest for fire - s/t

suia la lune - heir

no age - nouns

o pioneers!!! - neon creeps

radiohead - in rainbows

black ships - omens

gregor samsa - rest

pyramids - s/t

[konk]

I'm still working on my list and just realized that Fortress came out this year.

[tonyregret]

1. H20 - Nothing to Prove

2. Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound

3. Less Than Jake - GNV FLA

4. Trever Keith - Melancholics Anonymous

5. Tim Barry - Manchester

6. Joey Cape - Bridge

7. Alkaline Trio - Agony and Irony

8. Goldfinger - Hello Destiny

9. No Use For a Name - Feel Good Record of the Year

10. Smoking Popes - Stay Down

[goraiders]

Love "At War With Freak Folk", but it's not really a full album. Still, he's got two dates in the Bay Area coming up and I'm stoked!

Do you know where the one in san jose is?

[cosmonaut]

Top 10 no particular order:

Helms Alee - Night Terror

These Arms Are Snakes - Tail Swallower and Dove

Baby Shakes - s/t

Blacklisted - Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God

Killing The Dream - Fractures

Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - split

The Honor System - Single File

Nine Inch Nails - The Slip

Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV

Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure

Honorable mention for best vinyl packaging: (the) Melvins - (a) Senile Animal 4xLP

Juan's all about the heavy. I like this list (even though I'm not really into the NIN).

[konk]

Protest The Hero - Fortress

City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love

The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

Teenage Bottlerocket - Warning Device

Off With Their Heads - From The Bottom

Ergs - Hindsight Is 20/20, My Friend

LaGrecia - On Parallels

Banner Pilot - Resignation Day

[skumbucket]

i haven't nailed it down just yet order-wise, but so far:

~ glass and ashes "s/t"

~ papermoons "new tales"

~ the lucksmiths "first frost"

~ shad k "the old prince"

~ fucked up "the chemistry of common life"

~ mountain goats "heretic pride"

~ why? "alopecia"

~ old man luedecke "proof of love"

~ lagrecia "on parallels"

~ drag the river "you can't live this way"

~ chuck ragan & austin lucas "bristle ridge"

~ hayden "in field and town"

~ shearwater "rook"

~ okkervil river "the stand-ins"

EPs would be:

~ austic lucas "at war with freak folk"

~ the measure [sa] "songs about people....and fruit and shit"

~ the decemberists "always a bridesmaid..."

~ dead to me "little brother"

~ o pioneers!!! "s/t" + the anchor split

[putodinero]

1. The Loves Ones - Build And Burn

2. Verse - Aggression

3. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound

4. Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun

5. The Casting Out - Go Crazy! Throw Fireworks

6. Only Thunder - Lower Bounds

7. Ruiner - I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes.

8. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

9. The Gaslight Anthem - Señor And The Queen EP

10. International Superheroes Of Hardcore - Takin' It Ova!

[scotterson]

thrice-alchemy iii/iv

gaslight anthem-59 sound

im gonna go ahead and put chris wollard and the ship thieves, although i wont actually hear it until next week.

sleepercar-west texas

o pioneers-neon creeps (seriously hooked on OP!!! lately.)

andrew bird-soldier on (i already had most of these songs...does it still count?)

able baker fox-voices

mike hale-broken with no hope

she and him-vol. 1

theres no order here, but i definitely think it has been a good year

[steveooo]

Here's my top 10.

1.Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind Of Cadwallader

2.Lagrecia - On Parallels

3.The Steal - Bright Grey

4.Teenage Bottlerocket - Warning Device

5.Virgins - Miscarriage

6.Bail/Kids Return - split

7.Foals - Antidotes

8.Have Heart - Songs to Scream at the Sun

9.Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound

10.Joey Cape - Bridge