Top albums of 2008
20. The Welcome Wagon: Welcome to the...
19. Lykke Li: Youth Novels
18. Born Ruffians: Red, Blue & Yellow
17. Gang Gang Dance: Saint Dymphna
16. Foals: Antidotes
15. Why?: Alopecia
14. Ra Ra Riot: The Rhumb Line
13. Ponytail: Ice Cream Spiritual
12. Sigur Ros: Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
11. The Last Shadow Puppets: The Age of the Understatement
10. Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron & Fred Squire: Lost Wisdom
Alone in nature
accompanied by forlorn
harmonies, lyrics.
9. Friendly Fires: Friendly Fires
Heartbreak, love, and lust
Over Ed's yelp-y vocals
make for sexy tunes.
8. The Dodos: Visiter
Frantic finger-picked
guitar with staccato drums
over rushed vocals.
7. Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours
Sexy and sleek dance
music made by Aussies for
the D.F.A. crowd
6. Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster...
Loud, abrupt, shout-y
vocals in a seven part band
with heavy accents.
5. Vivian Girls: Vivian Girls
60's style girl
vocals mixes with hazy
guitars, tambourines.
4. Deerhunter: Microcastle
The dudes trade shoegaze
for bigger sounding guitars
and clever wordplay.
3. Metronomy: Nights Out
Falsettos and synth
make for good, awkward dancing
in dingy nightclubs.
2. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
Very beautiful
four-part harmonies over
lush folksy guitars.
1. Beach Houses: Devotion
Dreamy, warm organs
with spacey, twangy guitars,
Ethereal voice.