[MattyM]

(Also, Justice's "A Cross The Universe" will most likely be added to this list upon its release )

Got a review copy of the audio... it's tasty! :thumb:


As for my list, I'm already thinking about it for my blog. Once I'm back from hols I'll add mine.

[ron]

Here is mine

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals "cardinology"
Kings of Leon - " only by the night"
Weezer - " the red album"
Nada Surf - " lucky"
The Black Crowes - "warpaint"
Black Stone Cherry - " Folklore & Superstition"
Blind Melon - " For my friends"
Coldplay - "viva la vida"
Ken Tizzard - " Lost in Awe"
The Raconteurs - " Consolers of the lonely"
Tesla - " Forever More"
Trvs/ Djam - " Fix your Face"

[direwolf74]

I forgot to mention "In Field & Town" by Hayden. Great album.

[dannya2]

brendan canning - something for all of us

[EPenguin10]

My picks for album of the year:

Mother Mother – O My (Heart)
Ray Lamontagne – Gossip in the Grain
The Skydiggers – City of Sirens
Chad VanGaalen – Soft Airplane
Sun Kil Moon – April
Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul
The Dears – Missiles
Calexico – Carried to Dust
Les Cowboys Fringants – L’Expédition
The Constantines – Kensington Heights
Hayden – In Field and Town
The Violet Archers – Sunshine at Night
Daniel Lanois – Here is What Is
Kathleen Edwards – Asking for Flowers

Honorable mention to two pianists, Ludovico Einaudi (Divenire) and Rob Costlow (Reconstruction), jazz artist Paolo Conte (Psiche) and to Vinicio Caposella (Da Solo)

I can't wait for next year which is shaping up to be fantastic for releases...The Hip, Sarah Harmer, The Great Lake Swimmers, Will Oldham, M Ward, The Swell Season, The Decemberists and Trevor Tchir have all claimed to be in the studios recording...

[opiated]

I forgot to mention "In Field & Town" by Hayden. Great album.

saw him in Kamloops a couple months ago in a room that maybe filled up to 75 people. Amazing

[tigerthelion]

I didn't read through all the posts, so forgive me if I'm repeating what others have said, but is anyone into The Black Keys? I just got a copy of their latest album, which I think came out this year. Sounds decent from what I've heard.

[The Darkest Canuck]

All Parallels - Solitude
Ill Bill - The Hour Of Reprisal
Sabac Red - The Ritual
VA - Future Superstars Of Canadian Rap
Snowgoons (v/a) - Black Snow
Riviera Regime - Real Soldierz Ride
Scars On Broadway - s/t
Smashing Pumpkins - American Gothic
Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris (tour edition)
2 Hungry Brothers - Table Manners
Poison Pen - Pick Your Poison
Akrobatik - Absolute Value
Sam Roberts - LATEOTW
Brooklyn Academy - Bored Of Education
Pennywise - Reason to Believe
Dirtball - Crook County
Kings Of Leon - Only By Night
Mr. Hyde - Chronicles OF The Beastman
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus Dig!
EMC - The Show
Jedi Mind Tricks - A History of Violence
NIN - The Slip
Edo G & Da Bulldogs - Acting
Matt Mayes & El Torpedo - Terminal Romance
Statik Selektah - Stick 2 The Script
East Coast Avengers - Prison Planet
Kool G Rap - Half a Klip
KRS-ONE - Adventures in Emceein
PointBlank - s/t
The Game - L.A.X.
Almighty - s/t
One Day As A Lion - s/t

[MattyM]

01) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus Dig!!! I'm not sure what I was expecting from this album, but Cave surpassed it. Following on from last years Grinderman antics, the music here is loose and more than a little scuzzy. Matched with Cave's usual biblical references and musings on sex and death it all adds up to a frankly brilliant album that maybe the best thing Cave has released in the last decade.

02) Eli 'Paperboy' Reed and The True Loves - Roll With You following on from the likes of Winehouse and Duffy, Reed harks back to the best elements of 60's rhythm and blues with songs that would make tis Redding prous and a voice fit to stand alongside him.

03) Oli Brown Band - Open Road extremely impressive blues rock debut, all the more so as li himself is a well spoken English 18 year old!

04) Duffy - Rockferry yes, she's been played to death, but when the album was first released it really was a breath of fresh air. Lets just hope she can keep it up for her next release.

05) The Hold Steady - Stay Positive it's well known that I'm a fan of these guys, and this album didn't disappoint. Nothing particularly new here, but they take what they do best and show just how good their best is.

06) Stone Gods - Silver Spoons & Broken Bones take the Darkness, remove Justin and somehow you're left with a superb rock band, an exciting debut!

07) Melee - Devils & Angels I'm an unashamed fan of the likes of Matchbox 20 and these guys ticked all the buttons with this lightweight pop album

08) Rosie & The Goldbug - Rosie & The Goldbug if cyndi Lauper fronted The Rapture they'd sound like this... huge fun!

09) Larry Jon Wilson - Larry Jon Wilson the best country singer you've never heard of, there's more than a shade of his good frien Kris Kristofferson in Wilson's worls weary music

10) Ray LaMontagne - Gossip In The Grain 2008 will be remembered as the year Ray showed his happy side.


Honourable mentions:
The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
Sloan - Parallel Play
Shinedown - The Sound Of Madness
Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need
The Zutons - You Can Do Anything

[Corpse]

OPETH - Watershed. :thumb:
They get better and better with each album. Love this band

[daylight]

I finally got around to making my personal favourite albums/songs of 2008 mix. I probably could have spent more time on it and fit a few more artists in, or made several companion mixes, but I agonized over things too much as is so whatever. 100+ songs/artists just missed the cut, and I'm sure in a week or two my selections would change significantly as I'm in the process of catching up with things I missed. Oh well!

1. Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper (3:48)
2. Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines (5:26)
3. The Black Keys - Strange Times (3:09)
4. R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious (3:23)
5. Luke Doucet and the White Falcon - Blood's Too Rich (5:05)
6. The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Dethbridge In Lethbridge (2:11)
7. Murder By Death - Ball & Chain (3:02)
8. Islands - Creeper (3:13)
9. Subtle - Unlikely Rock Shock (3:10)
10. Buck 65 - Land Of The Lost (3:57)
11. Chad VanGaalen - TMNT Mask (3:29)
12. Why? - Fatalist Palmistry (3:50)
13. The Notwist - Boneless (2:55)
14. The Faint - Forever Growing Centipedes (3:51)
15. Hawksley Workman - Piano Blink (3:18)
16. Hayden - In Field & Town (3:49)
17. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (2:58)
18. Wolf Parade - Language City (5:02)
19. TV On The Radio - DLZ (3:48)
20. God Is An Astronaut - Shadows (5:13)
21. Shearwater - The Snow Leopard (5:01)

[opiated]

John Mellencamp
Raconteurs
The Black Keys
Kings Of Leon
Keane
Metallica
Coldplay (it hurts me to write that)
eagles of death metal
scott weiland
sam roberts

...forgot about the Black Crowes....

[The Heron Outside]

I finally got around to making my personal favourite albums/songs of 2008 mix. I probably could have spent more time on it and fit a few more artists in, or made several companion mixes, but I agonized over things too much as is so whatever. 100+ songs/artists just missed the cut, and I'm sure in a week or two my selections would change significantly as I'm in the process of catching up with things I missed. Oh well!

1. Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper (3:48)
2. Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines (5:26)
3. The Black Keys - Strange Times (3:09)
4. R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious (3:23)
5. Luke Doucet and the White Falcon - Blood's Too Rich (5:05)
6. The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Dethbridge In Lethbridge (2:11)
7. Murder By Death - Ball & Chain (3:02)
8. Islands - Creeper (3:13)
9. Subtle - Unlikely Rock Shock (3:10)
10. Buck 65 - Land Of The Lost (3:57)
11. Chad VanGaalen - TMNT Mask (3:29)
12. Why? - Fatalist Palmistry (3:50)
13. The Notwist - Boneless (2:55)
14. The Faint - Forever Growing Centipedes (3:51)
15. Hawksley Workman - Piano Blink (3:18)
16. Hayden - In Field & Town (3:49)
17. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (2:58)
18. Wolf Parade - Language City (5:02)
19. TV On The Radio - DLZ (3:48)
20. God Is An Astronaut - Shadows (5:13)
21. Shearwater - The Snow Leopard (5:01)

This is awesome man. Thanks a lot.

[sullivand]

This is awesome man. Thanks a lot.

I agree -- very cool. Just added to my ipod. Got my commuting tunes set for next week. Big thanks.

[andy42g]

This is awesome man. Thanks a lot.

Yes, thanks. Enjoying this a lot.