1. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
2. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
3. Pomegranates - Everybody, Come Outside!
4. Dan Deacon - Bromst
5. P.O.S. - Never Better
6. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!
7. Morrissey - Year Of Refusal
8. Mastodon Crack the Skye
9. Harlem Shakes - Technicolor Health
10. Cursive - Mama. I'm Swollen
P.O.S. moved up, Mastodon moved in, Beirut moved out
10. Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Seperation
9. Thieves & Villains - Movement
8. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
7. The Killers - Day & Age
6. Jason Mraz - We Dance, We Sing, We Steal Things
5. The Academy Is... - Fast Times At Barrington High
4. Common - Universal Mind Control
3. The All-American Rejects - When The World Comes Down
2. Weezer - Weezer (Red Album) 1. Anberlin - New Surrender
Top 30 Albums of 2008
30. Los Campesinos! We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
29. Driver F - Chase The White Whale
28. Times New Viking Rip It Off
27. The Sea and Cake Car Alarm
26. Dear and The Headlights Drunk Like Bible Times
25. In:Aviate - 1985
24, Good Old War Only Way To Be Alone
23. The Score Songs For A Halfway Home
22, Pompeii Nothing Happens For A Reason
21. Butch Walker Sycamore Meadows
20. Kings Of Leon Only By The Night
19. Cold War Kids Loyalty To Loyalty
18. TV On The Radio Dear Science,
17. Fall Out Boy Folie A Deux
16. No Age - Nouns
15. Russian Circles - Station
14. Los Campesinos! Hold On Now, Youngster
13. Why? - Alopecia
12. Right Away, Great Captain The Eventually Home
11. Kanye West 808s and Heartbreaks
10. Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
9. City and Colour Bring Me Your Love
8. Forgive Durden Razias Shadow
7. Portugal. The Man Censored Colors
6. Copeland You Are My Sunshine
5. The Gaslight Anthem The 59 Sound
4. Lydia - Illuminate
3. Tokyo Police Club Elephant Shell
2. Deerhunter Microcastle
1. Arrows Modern Art & Politics
AOTY List is much changed and updated. I had those records at the top and prematurely decided that that's where they would obviously stay, but taking a look back, they lacked the lasting value I expected, so here's the updated version, some records I hadn't heard enough when I was making my list, and some I forgot about.
15. Thrice - The Alchmey Index (III & IV)
14. Russian Circles - Station
13. Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux
12. No Age - Nouns
11. Butch Walker - Sycamore Meadows 10. Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreaks
9. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
8. City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
7. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
6. Arrows - Modern Art & Politics
5. Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell 4. Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors
3. Copeland - You Are My Sunshine
2. Forgive Durden - Razia's Shadow
1. Lydia - Illuminate
Honorable Mentions (In No Order)
The Score - Songs For A Halfway Home Right Away, Great Captain - The Eventually Home Houston Calls - The End Of An Error Noah And The Whale - Peacefully, The World Lays Me Down TV On The Radio - Dear Science, Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads Dear and The Headlights - Drunk Like Bible Times Girl Talk - Feed The Animals The Sea And Cake - Car Alarm Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park Cold War Kids - Loyalty To Loyalty Valencia - We All Need A Reason To Believe Panic At The Disco - Pretty. Odd. Torche - Meanderthal Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger Pompeii - Nothing Happens For A Reason Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony Beck - Modern Guilt
Why? - Alopecia Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up 'Till It Was Light Jeremy Larson - Salvation Club
Joshua Radin - Simple Times Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold Lovedrug - The Sucker Punch Show Good Old War - Only Way To Be Alone
Biggest Disappointments of 2008
10. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
9. Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Seperation
8. Thieves & Villains - Movement
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
6. The Killers - Day & Age
5. Jason Mraz - We Dance, We Sing, We Steal Things
4. The Academy Is... - Fast Times At Barrington High
3. Common - Universal Mind Control
2. Weezer - Weezer (Red Album) 1. Anberlin - New Surrender
The Worst Albums of 2008
5. Showbread - Anorexia/Nervosa
4. Sing It Loud - Come Around
3. Alesena - Where Myth Fades To Legend
2. I Set My Friends On Fire - You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
1. Brokencyde - BC 13
Best EP's of 2008
10. Thursday/Envy - Split
9. There For Tomorrow - There For Tomorrow
8. Eye Alaska - Yellow & Elephant
7. New Found Glory - Tip Of The Iceberg
6. Past Lives - Strange Symmetry
5. The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
4. Maps & Atlases - You And Me And The Mountain
3. Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant
2. Animal Collective - Water Curses
1. Manchester Orchestra - Let My Pride Be What's Left Behind
Biggest Disappointments of 2008
10. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
9. Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Seperation
8. Thieves & Villains - Movement
7. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
6. The Killers - Day & Age
5. Jason Mraz - We Dance, We Sing, We Steal Things
4. The Academy Is... - Fast Times At Barrington High
3. Common - Universal Mind Control
2. Weezer - Weezer (Red Album) 1. Anberlin - New Surrender
Best Re-releases (No Particular Order)
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American: Deluxe Edition Feist - The Reminder: Limited Deluxe Edition Alkaline Trio - Goddamnit Redux The Replacements - Let It Be
Best Live Albums (No Particular Order)
Thrice - Live At The House Of Blues Panic At The Disco - Live In Chicago Fall Out Boy - **** Live Saosin - Come Close
Best Live Bands
10. Phantom Planet
9. Motion City Soundtrack
8. Lovedrug
7. Lydia
5. Copeland
4. Forgive Durden
3. Envy On The Coast
2. Panic At The Disco
1. Steel Train
I figured that even if I am a week late I should still get my shot at the top albums of the first half of 08
10. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That Shit Gold
9. Paint It Black - New Lexicon
8. The Offspring - Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
7. PlayRadioPlay! - Texas
6. Flight Of The Chonchords - Self Titled
5. Thrice - Alchemy Index III & IV
4. Less Than Jake - GNV FLA
3. Forever The Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater
2. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
1. Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony (as far as I know, July 1 doesn't count as the first half of the year, but I'm putting this album here anyway.)
Favorite EP's:
There For Tomorrow - Self Titled (see above explanation)
Rise Against - This Is Noise
New Found Glory - Tip Of The Iceberg
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