TOP ALBUMS OF ’08!

December 8, 2008 5 Comments

Disclaimer: I didn’t listen to everything that came out this year (I know, it’s a shocker). There are albums that I know are good but that I didn’t listen to till way later than I should have (i.e. Fleet Foxes, She & Him), so I can’t really justify putting them on this list. Also, I can’t get the freakin’ apostrophe in the ’08 to go the other way and it’s really bothering me. Anyway:

15. Mates of State – Re-Arrange Us (Barsuk)
14. Okkervil River – The Stand Ins (Jagjaguwar)
13. Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs (Atlantic)
12. Adele – 19 (Sony)
11. Hercules and Love Affair – s/t (Mute)
10. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular (Sony)
9. Kaki King – Dreaming of Revenge (Velour)
8. Santogold – s/t (Downtown)
7. Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer (Roadrunner)
6. Noah and The Whale – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down (Cherry Tree)

Top 5 after the jump!

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Live photos: Bon Iver and Bowerbirds @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

August 10, 2008 1 Comment

OK, this post is a little late but I’m still catching up on life from the past week or so.

The Bon Iver and Bowerbirds show on July 30 was phenomenal, as expected, but I didn’t have time to write a formal review since it ended at midnight then I had to go home and pack, sleep for two hours, and leave for the airport at 5:30 a.m. You’d think that fans would feel kinda ripped off by a headliner who only plays about 10 songs, but this definitely wasn’t the case with Bon Iver … but he only has one album so far. Also, some of those songs are pretty damn long. It actually seemed more like a co-headlining set because Bowerbirds probably playd eight or so songs too (but I also thought of it as co-headlining since I love both bands).

These aren’t the greatest photos because the lighting was so insanely dark during most of the show, but I tried. One of these days I’ll get a good camera …

Photos after the jump!

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