onsdag 21 Jan 2009, 12:50

As you all already know, 2008 was a pretty mediocre year for music, but there are some albums that are pretty brilliant in my eyes. (ears whatever)

10. Moving Mountains - Foreword

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s1356246.jpg

I have listened to this like four times (yeah as I said, pretty mediocre year) so I still have to check it out decently but it is pretty nice. Once I look into it more, I'll edit a larger write-up (maybe).

9. God Is An Astronaut - God is an Astronaut

(can't find a decent pic WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUU-)

A pretty good album from a great band. It was mildly disappointing I guess, but it still is a good album, with more epic tracks and standard-postrock climaxes.

8. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip

http://www.podcastingnews.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nin-the-slip.jpg

A great album, with more edgy guitar riff Nine Inch Nails and calming instrumentals. It was my first NiN album and impressed me quite a bit. And it's free!

7. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

http://blog.culdesac.nl/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/pe-raconteurs-consolers_of_the_lonely.jpg

A great second album and pretty awesome live, and there's definitely more chemistry between Brendan and Jack (example: title track)!

6. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

http://tashed.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/vamp1.jpg

Say what you want, but Vampire Weekend can write catchy (summer, although released in january) pop tunes. Nuff said

5. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

http://podcasts.uaem.mx:16080/groups/recomendaciones/weblog/50bd3/images/29397.jpg

Great album, brilliant live. They have trippy popsongs like The Youth or catchy dance stuff like Kids, I truly love all tracks on this album.

4. Portishead - Third

http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2008/portishead-third.jpg

Most thought it was brilliant, some were disappointed. I fall into the first category, the opening track truly sets the mood for the whole album (which is an awesome trip of melancholic triphop).

3. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VjVpA3IOL._SS500_.jpg

Marvelous album, they have settled with a more accesible sound but it definitely isn't worse. The first 4 tracks are great poppy tunes and then they get to their more usual sound with epic tracks like Festival or the tearjerker Ara bátur.

2. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night / dEUS - Vantage Point

http://991.com/NewGallery/Kings-Of-Leon-Only-By-The-Night-443645.jpg / http://www.beatmag.it/assets/recensioni/cd_deus.jpg

Awesome stadiumrock album. Fuck the 'kings of leon have lost their sound yadda yadda' people who call themselves fans, they have put out another great album, deal with it. / dEUS have put out a great album with a big influence from guitarist Mauro Pawlowski, with great singles as the Architect and Slow. All the songs are marvelous.

1. Bloc Party - Intimacy
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2852722711_9e85fe04d6.jpg?v=0

I don't care if you agree or not, this is my favourite album of 2008. It starts with an epic opener called Ares and it ends with an epic ending called Ion Square (or with Your Visits are Getting Shorter if you count the 'bonus' tracks), it's a great album from a band that is still evolving and changing sound every album. I love them and they have really surprised me with this one. (I had low expectations, hearing Mercury and all, but now I even love that song.)

this was it, hope you enjoyed it.

P.S.: inb4 'LOL HIPSTER' or 'INDIE <3'