Another 2008 best music of the year list

Best of the Year 2008
drowning in a sea of digital of music


1. Nick Cave – Dig Lazurus Dig
An intoxicating blend of song craft and passion.

2. Alejandro Escovedo – Real Animal
A tough as nails journey through the 70’s music scene.

3. Bob Dylan – Tell Tale Signs
Amazing wide ranging set of outtakes, alternate versions and live cuts.

4. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
A fragile beauty that just draws you in again and again.

5. James McMurtry – Just Us Kids
A compelling look at the American political landscape and its victims.

6. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
A mindless fun concoction of Afrobeats and 80’s alternative.

7. Gary Louris – Vagabonds
The singer-songwriter cd of the year, for fans of 70’s California pop.

8. Lucinda Williams – Little Honey
She finds love and her electric guitar, it rocks from the heart.

9. Mudcrutch – Mudcrutch
High school band reforms for a homage to classic country rock.

10. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
The voices and the vibe mix together into an ethereal listening experience.

Slightly flawed favorites

The Rolling Stones – Shine A Light
B.B. King – One Kind Favor
R.E.M. – Accelerate
She & Him – Volume One
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line
Santogold – Santogold
Coldplay – Vival La Vida …
Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
Hayes Carll – Trouble in Mind
Duffy – Rockferry
Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
AC/DC – Black Ice
Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It


From the Vaults:
Clash – Live at Shea Stadium
Neil Young – Live at Canterbury House 1968
T.Rex – The Best of the BBC Recordings


World:
Buena Vista Social Club – At Carnegie Hall
Amandou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali


Blues:
B.B. King – One Kind Favor
Buddy Guy – Skin Deep
Tab Benoit – Night Train to Nashville
James Hunter – The Hard Way

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