Seeing the litany of “Best of 2008″ lists, articles, and mix cd’s that we’ve all been bombed with over the last couple of weeks; I figured it was my turn to spit out a couple myself. Before we get down and dirty, “Paper Planes” was released in 2007. Let’s be clear about this, you likely heard that song for the first time when you saw the trailer for Pineapple Express (which is by the way, a steaming pile of shit).
If I can stop drinking and eating turkey for a day or two then I’ll list my top 10 albums of 2008, but for now here is my very own mix cd of favorite tracks of ’08;
- Do I Miss My Friends – Cadence Weapon
- War On Machines – Blitzen Trapper
- The Tears of Music and Love – Deerhoof
- Junkeee… Julieee… – Blood On The Wall
- Soldier’s Grin – Wolf Parade
- Jodi – The Dodos
- Golden Age – TV on the Radio
- Elmo Delmo – Stephen Malkmus
- Nothing Ever Happened – Deerhunter
- The Kramer – Wale
- Sabali – Amadou & Mariam
- The Shedding Path – The Lord Dog Bird
- Feedback in the Field – Plants and Animals
- Furr – Blitzen Trapper
- The Rip – Portishead
- White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes
- Constructive Summer – The Hold Steady
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Notables: I thought The Walkmen’s single “In The New Year” was a great song but I had to exclude it. Not since the Counting Crows released “A Long December” in 1997 was a band nefarious enough to reference the “New Year” in song (Death Cab For Cutie did it too, but they’re pussies). I hate the fucking Counting Crows, they suck cuz they’re stupid. Maybe this year will be better than the last.
Happy New Year to you, the reader. Shout outs to everyone I saw over the holidays in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. You are my best friends… if I pissed you off or offended you at least it was funny.
SL
