The Music

My favorite albums of zero eight

1. The Walkmen- You & Me- I've always loved this band, and this past year they released the best album of their career. Saw them twice in concert, one of the shows I paid twenty bucks to see them play seven songs. "Four Provinces" may be the best song they've ever written.

2. TV on the Radio- Dear Science- "Family Tree" is brilliant. I can understand why people dislike their other albums, but if you tell me you don't like this, I immediately don't believe you.

3. Fleet Foxes- Self Titled/ Sun Giant EP- The album I listened to the most this past year. Saw them once with thirty people in the room, six months later saw them with a packed house.

4. REM- Accelerate- Back to what they do the best. I was depressed about REM until this joker came out.

5. Girl Talk- Feed the Animals- Can't beat a good house party album. The most ADD and interesting album of last year. How can you not smile when Kelly Clarkston is mixed with NIN?

6. Kings of Leon- Only by the Night

7. The Cave Singers- Invitation Songs

8. The Killers- Day and Age- So cheesy, so wonderful.

9. Wolf Parade- At Mount Zoomer

10. Conor Oberst- Self Titled

worst albums

kanye, kanye, kanye, kanye

Best TV Performance- Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks" on Letterman

most listened to songs of the year:
The Walkmen "In the New Year"
Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal"
Roy Orbison "Crying"
TV on The Radio "Golden Age"
Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"
Those Dancing Days "Hitten"
Pete and the Pirates "Knots"
Okkervill River "Unless it Kicks"

be back later with the movies, haven't seen them all yet