Friends,
I know this is a month late, I’ve been too busy to throw together something like this until now. Maybe I’ll manage to get album art up after the Super Bowl.
Album of the year: TV on the Radio – Dear Science
Far and away the best album of 08. My infatuation with it rivals Jason’s with lesbian bartenders.
Everyone loves it, why can’t I too? Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago This is on heavy rotation on my mp3 player and I think I might be getting into it.
The Coldplay Award (previously Radiohead, U2), for mediocre music that otherwise intelligent people go crazy over: Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend This was catchy the first 2 or 3 times I heard it. It doesn’t hold up, and its non-stop play everywhere isn’t doing it any favors.
Most disappointing album of the year: Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping This showed up in the top 10, 5, 1 of lists of many people I respect. I’m not sure why; it’s the worst thing Kevin Barnes has ever done. I’m going to chalk this one up to Blooming Onion Narcosis and pretend they never released it.
Decent Albums that I wanted to like so much more: She and Him – Volume One
This is actually a pretty ok record. But I want to love it so much more because, well… Zooey Deschanel. It’s just not there.
Islands – Arm’s Way
This is a good record to be sure, but it’s no Return to the Sea. It must have been tough to follow up the best album of ‘06 after losing half the band.
Don't worry, it's still here. The State We're In is still around too, but it's a little broken at the moment. I'll get around to fixing the images eventually...