I stopped my yearly "Best Of" series after 2003 since I wasn't exposed to the full schedule of releases anymore, exiting the biz completely in September '04. You never get to listen to it all anyway, no matter how entrenched in the biz you are, but you do get to listen to more releases than the average consumer. But I still find myself acquiring 20 or more new releases each year, mostly from artists already included in my ridiculous collection, but occasionally it's new music heard on satellite radio (don't get me started on how bad terrestrial is). The list below contains my top picks for 2008 in no particular order. I've left out some of the big names like REM, Plant/Krauss, Eagles, etc., opting more for the new artists and/or deserving releases from established musicians. I will strive to feature new additions to my collection in future posts.
- Airbourne "Runnin' Wild"
- Panic @ the Disco "Pretty, Odd"
- Fleet Foxes "Fleet Foxes"
- My Morning Jacket "Evil Urges"
- Portugal. The Man "Censored Colors"
- The Verve "Forth"
- Elbow "The Seldom Seen Kid"
- Ray LaMontagne "Gossip in the Grain"
- Steve Winwood "Nine Lives"
- The Zutons "You Can Do Anything"
- Black Kids "Partie Traumatic"
- Gary Moore "Bad For Your Baby"
- Ours "Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Friend)"
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