And now for the weather // Best of 2008

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Well, this was supposed to be a Top 10, but since 2008 had so many delicious sound bits being released I just had to expand it into a Top 20! Some entries, ie Cut Copy Fleet Foxes & Vampire Weekend, are not particular favorites of mine; however, credit were credit is due. They are in fact solid releases that I'm sure will withstand the test of time (even if it's only for a couple of years ^_^). Two EP releases were thrown into the mix, namely autoKratz and Gameboy Gamegirl because they are THAT good. Let's us hope that the full length release are not crap... much like Tokyo Police Club which, after releasing the superb Lesson in Crime EP back in 2006, are absent from this year's list for being such a major FAIL! Same goes for The Dear's Missiles, major fail; will they ever top No Cities Left from 2004? To be honest, two album down the line I've lost all hope.

1. Foals - Antidotes
2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
3. Shy Child - Noise won't stop
4. M83 - Saturday = Youth
5. Vampire Weekend - self-titled
6. Ladyhawke - self-titled
7. Friendly Fires - self-titled
8. Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia
9. Fleet Foxes - self-titled
10. Ra Ra Riot - Rhumb Line
11. autoKratz - Down & Out in Paris & London (EP, even though it's 8 tracks long! WTF?)
    
12. Tv on the Radio - Dear Science
13. Deerhunter - Microcastle
14. The Black Ghosts - self-titled
15. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
16. Irmin Schmidt & Kumo - Axolotl Eyes
17. Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
18. Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs
19. Gameboy Gamegirl - The Golden Ghetto (EP)
20. Does it offend you, Yeah? - You have no idea what you're getting yourself into...

Anyway, things to look forward (or hope for) in 2009:

1. The Knife's Karin Dreijer solo project Fever Ray
2. The return of Mr. Oizo from Levi's/Flat Beat fame
3. Bon Iver's new EP, Blood Bank. Mental note to self: Start stocking up on the Kleenex's.
4. The queen isn't dead, boys! Morrissey is back, bEtchs!
5. YACHT FOREVER ON TOUR WITH A NEW ALBUM RELEASED BY DFA
6. When will DFA release a full album from New York City's hottest act Holy Ghost!?

Holy Ghost! - Hold on

PS: Completely forgot about Hot Chip's Ready for the Floor and Digitalism's Kitsune Tabloid. Just stick them there somewhere...