John's Top 30 Records of 2008

[redhouse01]

IN PROGRESS

OK, so my top 30 records for the year…I thought about keeping it at 40, as I did last year, but records 31-40 didn’t feel as though they deserved a spot on the “best of” list (See: MGMT-Oracular Spectacular). Also, last year I tried writing reviews for each of the 40 records; that got old fast, so I’ll stick with reviews for the top

Comments

[styleless]

i love those el guincho and lykke li.. i think erykah badu's 'new amerykah' is totally amazing, david byrne and brian eno's 'everything that will happen will happen today' because of byrne's awesome tour this year that blew my MIND, and the new vivian girls tracks, self-titled, are lo-fi shooby doo wop that are lavender and fog. i want to hear the new okkervil river and deerhunter!

[redhouse01]

Nice! I want to hear New Amerykah and lo-fi shooby doo wop sounds right up my alley.

How is that Eno/Byrne record? Of course I love "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," but I was afraid it would sound like some of David Byrne's more recent ventures into world-tinged pop.

[styleless]

Bite your tongue! You know you love world tinged pop.