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Pivot? Negative. Cut Copy? Sorry, but no. Fuck Buttons? Howlin' Rain? White Denim? Neeeeoooo chance. A Place To Bury Strangers? Get the hell out of here...
So, the list of NME writers' Albums of the Year 2008 has been decided, and my own personal choices didn't see fit to coincide with the mass vote, but that's democracy for you.
How the voting works:
All NME writers submit their Top 20 Tracks. Everyone's Number One album gets 20 points, everyone's Number 20 album gets 1 point and so on. Whichever record gets the most points wins.
Simple.
You can read the full list of the top fifty albums in this week's magazine, but for now here's the Top Ten. Make sure you hit up this blog with your own personal favourites below.
Meanwhile, here's a selection of artists discussing their albums of the year:
10 - Friendly Fires : Friendly Fires
This self-titled debut kept the post-new rave percussive flame alive and strong in 2008.
If you liked this album go out and buy: Cut Copy's In Ghost Colours
9 - Kings Of Leon : Only By The Night
They went stadium. It worked. Did you HEAR the new songs at Glasto?!
If you liked this album go out and buy: Tom Petty's Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
8 - Mystery Jets : 21
Proving they didn't need their dad to hold their hands after all.
If you liked this album go out and buy: Duran Duran's Rio
7 - Santogold : Santogold
Another gold-plated classic that ramped up several of our festivals.
If you liked this album go out and buy: Mpho's stuff (when she's finished it)
6 - Metronomy : Nights Out
Very much an opinion splitter in the NME office. It just happened that the naysayers were wrong.
If you liked this album go out and buy: All the things Little Boots has done while you wait for the album (being recorded in LA in January)
5 - Foals : Antidotes
Massive. Horny. Itchy. Perfection.
If you liked this album go out and download: A free track by Three Trapped Tigers and another by Gallops! courtesy of your friendly neighbourhood music website.
4 - Vampire Weekend : Vampire Weekend
Preppy afro-pop obsessives done good, very very good.
If you liked this album go out and buy: Fela Kuti's back catalogue.
3 - Glasvegas : Glasvegas
A cheese grater to the cochlea for me, but undoubtedly one of the year's breakthroughs.
If you liked this album go out and buy: A Place To Bury Strangers' self-titled debut for some REAL wall of sound action.
2 - TV On The Radio : Dear Science
Dave Sitek's day job blew even his prodigious collaborations out of the water.
If you liked this album go out and buy: Their back catalogue, it's even better.
1 - MGMT : Oracular Spectacular
Who else? We liked this. A lot. Unanimously.
If you liked this album go out and buy: Chairlift's Does You Inspire You
Now hit us up with your own Top Ten below!
NME.COM blogs contain the opinions of the individual writer and not necessarily those of NME magazine or NME.COM.
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APPLP [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 12:23
3 out of the Top 5 Tracks, Numer one Track and Album..only one tought occurs :
NME = MGMT C***suckers 2008
Jamesssss [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 12:43
1. Futureheads - This is not the world
2. British sea power - Do you like Rock Music?
3. Sons and Daughters - This Gift
4. Alkaline Trio - Agony and Irony
5. Nick Cave and the bad seeds - Dig, Lazarus, dig!!!
6. Bloc Party - Intimacy
7. Killers - Day And Age
8.AC/DC - Black Ice
9. Subways - All or Nothing
10. Music - Strength in numbers
Jamie [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 12:56
No hold steady in top 50?
Seriously?
[Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 13:02
NO LATE OF THE PIER DEAR OH DEAR
davo [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 13:09
great list!!
[Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 16:18
worst list ever
matthew83 [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 16:46
high places, deerhunter, no age, dodos, fuck buttons all missing it would seeem
jonny [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 17:21
wow an nme list i agree with... roughly
Oscar [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 17:45
You have to be taking the piss. No Fleet Foxes (easily the album of the year, almost the decade), Bon Iver, The Killers. Johnny Flynn, I mean that is an amazing cd and you gave it an 8. MGMT's album is great though.
Wat [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 18:16
The first time i roughly agree with the nme in a long long time.
Would have liked to see mystery jets album higher though that album fucking killed me this year
Emiliano [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 18:56
1. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular, 2. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Vampire Weekend, 3. CRYSTAL STILTS - Alight of night, 4. MOGWAI - The Hawk Is Howling, 5. LATE OF THE PIER - Fantasy Black Channel, 6. TV ON THE RADIO - Dear Science, 7. CRYSTAL CASTLES - Crystal Castles, 8. DEERHUNTER - Microcastle, 9. METRONOMY – Nights Out, 10. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS - Alpinism.
Dru [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 20:06
I have to add another comment about their not being Stay Positive in the top 50. That's just ridiculous.
Me [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 21:45
I don't know how you've missed off the most important album of the year. Where on earth is Third by Portishead?
A mature effort from a serious band, unlike a lot of the ones in this list that are half-baked throwaways you'll have forgotten about in two years time.
[Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 22:06
Another year, another awful NME list. Of the albums in the top 10, only TV On the Radio and Vampire Weekend are worth having.
AaB [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 22:31
Where's Laura Marling I feel sick to the core
E [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 22:37
THESE NEW PURITANS FFS
kevin [Visitor] //December 10 2008 at 23:17
oasis not in top 10 ? disgrace. mgmt are worthy winners tho.
Nathan Williams [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 07:57
I actually agree with this list quite alot. If I was involved, my top 20 would have been: 1 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular 2 TV On the Radio - Dear Science, 3 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours 4 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 5 Santogold - Santogold 6 Glasvegas - Glasvegas 7 A Place to Bury Strangers - A Place to Bury Strangers 8 Bloc Party - Intamacy 9 Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair 10 Beck - Modern Guilt 11 Primal Scream - Beautiful Future 12 Mystery Jets - 21 13 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul 14 Black Kids - Partie Traumatic 15 Lightspeed Champion - Falling of the Lavender Bridge 16 The Verve - Forth 17 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 18 Portishead - Third 19 Neon Neon - Stainless Style 20 Deerhunter - Microcastle
knackered_cons [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 08:05
where's late of the pier?! Friendly Fires is a mere shadow of Fantasy Black Channel.
Nick [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 08:16
Late of the pier's album was great, and not included. For shame!!
Too Many Shrooms [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 11:01
MGMT? Yeah i suppose,i keep coming back to it,its got really good fucking songs on it,no doubt about it.
No Verve,Hold Steady,both great albums from start to finish imo.
No Age [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 11:07
In a year where noise-punk poked it's ugly head above ground, the smell gained world-wide influence and LA developed an actual scene not based around motley crue, all of which NME supported in a hardcore way it was a shame not to see No Age- Nouns in the list. It's an album that works from start to finish. And while Fucked Up and the heavily influenced LA-noise Los Campesinos new album were in there No Age's is perhaps better than both.
[Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 11:10
Top Ten Overyhped Pieces of Shit of 2008 perhaps.
Anon [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 11:11
Where's Age of the Understatement?!
jono [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 11:22
Why is there no Bloc Party, Late of The Pier or crystal castles
shoe [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 11:29
MGMT are overhyped rubbish.
My 10 are:
1. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
2. Fleet Foxes – Self Titled/Sun Giant EP
3. The Drones – Havilah
4. Dodos – Visiter
5. No Age - Nouns
6. Deerhunter – Microcastle
7. The Tallest Man on Earth – Shallow Graves
8. TV on the Radio – Dear Science,
9. Vampire Weekend – Self Titled
10. Beach House - Devotion
Christophe [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 11:58
We French music lovers will always wonder why British people always ignore their best music makers, like Merz or Tindersticks. Good you put Foals in your list, but Metronomy and Mystery Jets, simply ridiculous...
TSV1860 [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 12:05
NME needs to take its blinkers off and take note of what is happening in continental Europe. No mention of VETO or Spleen United (DEN), Notwist or Peterlicht (GER), Lykke Li, Joel Alme or Markus Krunegård (SWE)... you are missing out on a lot, Brits
Girlfromschool [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 12:48
LATE OF THE PIER!
Iain [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 13:07
I wouldn't wipe my harris with any of these. You want REM, Marillion, Guns N' Roses, Brett Anderson and the Killers.
Mike [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 13:21
Where's Fleet Foxes? you numptys!
Aaron [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 13:33
1 mgmt - oracular spectacular. 2 foals - antidotes. 3 crystal castles - crystal castles. 4 kings of leon - only by the night. 5 lightspeed champion - falling off the lavender bridge. 6 Mystery Jets - 21. 7 friendly fires - friendly fires. 8 hadouken! - music for an accelerated culture. 9 late of the pier. 10 kids in glass houses
Elitist [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 13:40
What a poor year for music....
martin [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 14:00
age of the understatement should have been at least top 5
john doe [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 14:26
Chinese Democracy
Andy [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 14:56
what do you mean about 'sex on fire' at glasto??? they didnt play it - just crawl and manhatten. i agree with mgmt but why no fleet foxes - you must be having a laugh
Paul [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 15:31
Hold on, no 'Stay Positive'?
Brendan [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 16:08
Two stand-outs missing from the top ten:
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavendar Bridge
Lizzie [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 16:37
Il divo are the best
Take that are almost the best
Victor Mature [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 17:00
Bon Iver + Fleet Foxes r boring Mojo acts, and shouldn't be in the NME top ten. LOTP should have been there, as much mentioned above.
nonon [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 17:28
1.not mgmt
2.not mgmt
3.not mgmt.....
album list equation=no mgmt whatsoever.
Gay [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 17:47
Fuck electronic drums!!!
bacon [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 17:49
kings of leon didn't even play sex on fire at glasto!!!!!!!!
[Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 17:56
so your saying foals, santogold and mystery jets (shudder) are all better than white denim, the killers and fleet foxes? shame on you nme! However, thumbs up on the mgmt call, best debut since is this it (even narrowly beating WPSIATWIN)
alex [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 18:06
How the hell does Vampire Weekend even get into this thing and Portishead are nowhere in sight?
David [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 18:08
Why is bloc party and oasis not in the top 5!!!
charlie [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 18:46
elbow? crystal castles? fleet foxes? last shadow puppets? late of the pier?
[Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 19:31
I agree with MGMT being number 1, but i think day & age should have been there somewhere
JON [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 20:11
LATE OF THE PIER
dylan monkey [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 20:27
FOALS obviously have released the best album this year with antidotes! and does it offend you, yeah? with you have no idea what your getting yourself into. also dan le sac vs scroobius pip with angles amazing!!!
Jono [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 21:12
I'm not the Jono above :|,
But I would say TVOTR for number 1, and definitely Crystal Castles somewhere in there.
Though I've always been partial to Genghis Tron...
alex [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 21:50
Late of the Pier should be top 10 easy.
And no Does It Offend You Yeah? either!?
kate [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 22:18
okay its a pretty good list...though mystery jets are good theyre not that good...definitely not better than kings of leon...also where late of the pier...glasvegas i no nme love them but albums not that good...top 50 not top 10...most of the rest pretty accurate though...!!!...
antttttt [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 22:38
christophe...that would because you french music lovers have no idea...metronomy and mystery jets are both made fucking quality albums this year...tindersticks are shit anyway
David M. [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 22:57
1. Raconteurs- Consolers Of The Lonely 2. Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend 3. R.E.M.- Accelerate 4. Black Keys- Attack & Release 5. Hold Steady- Stay Positive 6. TV On The Radio- Dear Science 7. Coldplay- Viva La Vida 8. MGMT- Oacular Spectacular 9. Metallica- Death Magnetic 10. Nine Inch Nails- The Slip 11. Kings Of Leon- Only By The Night 12. Last Shadow Puppets- Age Of The Understatement 13. Beck- Modern Guilt 14. The Subways- All Or Nothing 15. The Kooks- Konk
Shane [Visitor] //December 11 2008 at 23:06
all the bands in this list are terrible apart from Kings Of Leon, best band and album out at the moment and it shows as they are still in the top 10 albums.
MGMT are poor and every song is the same and the singer of Glasvegas needs to cheer up and take of his glasses, he is a A* twat
Superthrust Headrust [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 00:54
1. MGMT - oracular spectacular; 2. Cajun Dance Party - the colourful life; 3. Kanye West - 808's & heartbreak; 4. Bon Iver - for emma, forever ago; 5. Santogold - santogold; 6. Vampire Weekend - vampire weekend; 7. Kings Of Leon - only by the night; 8. Hot Chip - made in the dark; 9. Quantic - death of the revolution; 10. TV On The Radio - dear science;
AndresLopez [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 01:34
man I agree with numer one, but where's ladyhawke? crystal castles and cutcopy?
John [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 01:42
Where the hell is Portishead?
caleb [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 03:22
MGMT is seriously overated. Los Campesinos! Portishead, and Ra Ra Riot
alphabetpony [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 06:05
1. Robots in Disguise- We're in The Music Biz. 2. Kings of Leon- Only by the Night. 3. The Kills- Midnight Boom. 4. Foals- Antidotes. 5. Bloc Party- Intimacy. 6. British India- Thieves. 7.Crystal Castles- Crystal Castles. 8. Last Shadow Puppets- Age of the Understatement. 9. We Are Scientists- Brain Thrust Mastery. 10. British Sea Power- Do You Like Rock Music.
megg [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 10:24
Why always the writers that have to choose! awful!
robomomo [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 11:24
Be your own pet?
The last shadow puppets?
what is about those great albums?
jonjonbakersson [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 11:44
hey morons - fleet foxes? nick cave? bon iver? shadow puppets?
chris [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 11:47
the subways all or nothing is the best rock album of 2008 you said it yourselves...so where the fuck is it???
crunker [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 12:52
1.)The Verve - Forth
2.)Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All Of His Friends
3.)Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster ...
4.)Keane - Perfect Symmetry
5.)Beck - Modern Guilt
6.)Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
7.)South - You Are Here
8.)Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
9.)We are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
10.)Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
hazard [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 13:57
Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Fleet Foxes
TV on The Radio -Dear Science
Erykah Badu –New Amerykah
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of Understanding
Lindsay Buckingham- Gift Of Screws
Department of Eagles -In Ear Park
The Black Keys – Attack & Release
Josè James – The Dreamer
Randy Newman -Harp & Angels
Bon Iver – For Emma Forever Aga
Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
White Denim -Workout Holiday
Cat Power – Jukebox
Beck – Modern Guilt
Raphael Saadiq -The Way I See It
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives- Communion
Joan As A Policewoman- To Survive
The Raconteurs -Consolers of the Lonely
Dungen -4
Eli 'Paperboy' Reed and The True Loves -Roll With You
Håkan Hellström-För sent för edelweiss
The Roots – Rising Up
Thom Hell -God If I Saw Her Now
Antoine [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 14:35
Oh dear jesus, the NME once again out does it's own stupidity with a slab of shite compiled into a list of 'top albums'. You really make me cringe, I'd like to stick a siringe in your eye. Where is St. Jude, you decrepit senile miserable fools.
Stevo Murevo [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 15:49
Possibly the worst list ever? yes, yes it is
Nikola [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 16:15
A descent list, it just really surprises me not to see Crystal Castles and Fleet Foxes on it. I'm sure they are just behind on the list along with many of the other albums people mention above and below.
SAm [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 17:29
I keep seeing this everywhere and it is very upsetting.
I saw MGMT live, not knowing who the hell they were and they really sucked. Surely there were more albums out there worthy of number one than this band.
Mike [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 18:26
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
That's my one and only; that IS the album of the year!
lars [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 20:13
dig out you soul absolutely!
dig out your soul [Visitor] //December 12 2008 at 20:16
dig out your soul
[Visitor] //December 13 2008 at 00:19
the last shadow puppets - age of the understatement
should definately have been #1
siggilevi [Visitor] //December 13 2008 at 01:13
1. foals 2. foals 3. foals. 4. foals 5. foals 5. foals 6. foals 7. foals 8. foals 9. foals 10. foals.
[Visitor] //December 13 2008 at 01:47
Glasvegas
Of Montreal
Conor Oberst
TV on the Radio
MGMT
Scarlett Johanssen
Cold War Kids
Fleet Foxes
The Hold Steady
Sun Kil Moon
Fergal Kinney [Visitor] //December 13 2008 at 10:40
Paul Weller - 22 Dreams, Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul, The Courteeners - St Jude, The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement, Foals - Antidotes, Glasvegas - Glasvegas, Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend and a few others.
Matthew [Visitor] //December 13 2008 at 11:34
10. The Whip - X Marks Destination
9. Lightspeed Champion - Falling off the Lavender Bridge
8. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
7. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement
6. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
5. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
4. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
3. Santogold - Santogold
2. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
1. Foals - Antidotes
Mark [Visitor] //December 13 2008 at 17:57
1. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
2. Mystery Jets - Twenty One
3. Glasvegas - A Snowflake Fell
4. DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown
5. Metallica - Death Magnetic
6. Jupiter One - Jupiter One
7. Opeth - Watershed
8. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
9. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
10. Trivium - Shogun
Bradders [Visitor] //December 13 2008 at 20:53
1. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
1. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
1. TV On the Radio - Dear Science
4. Blood Red Shoes - Box of Secrets
5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
6. Whisky Cats - Whisky Cats
7. Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
8. The Music - Strength In Numbers
9. Foals - Antidotes
10. Cajun Dance Party - The Colourful Life
Just can't pick out of the top 10. And I'm sure there's a better album out there than the Colourful Life, but I've not got round to listening to alot of stuff yet.
[Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 03:10
vampire weekend, rofl. they are one (slight) step up from the jonas brothers.
Emilio Sanchez [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 08:52
A place to bury strangers – “A place to bury strangers”;
Crystal Castles – “Crystal Castles”;
Metronomy – “Nights out”,
Pendulum – “In silico”;
The faint – “Fascination”;
Tv on the radio – “Dear science”,
The late shadows puppets – “The age of The understatement”;
Neon Neon – “Stainless Style”;
Portishead – “Third”,
Ladytron – “Velocifero".
Matthew [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 09:08
Little Joy - Little Joy, piece of genius work.
Collin [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 09:55
I hate people
space75 [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 10:23
01. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
02. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
03. British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?
04. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
05. Bon Iver – For Emma Forever Ago
06. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
07. Deerhunter/Weird Era Cont – Microcastle
08. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
09. Spiritualized – Songs In A&E
10. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Chris [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 13:34
I don't really get the little dig at White Denim, especially considering they recieved higher ratings in your magazine than some of the bands that made this list...Shame there's no placing for Fleet Foxes or Bon Iver, but, hey, it's your opinion right?!
Crofhead [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 16:01
Totally agree about Mystery Jets, Vampire Weekend and Foals being in there, bit suprised not to see crystal castles, lady hawke or los campesinous as there all top albums! I think MGMT is a good album and a refreshing sound but to be placed number 1? Not too sure about that.
Dean [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 16:33
These New Puritans? The Raconteurs? Bloc Party? Be Your Own PET?
THE MARS FUCKING VOLTA?
Where are these epic albums NME?
Rivers [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 16:45
Just because KOL made good albums before, doesn't mean they should be on this list. Where's The Andes? Or Beck?
Andy [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 17:08
shocking no late of the pier?
pennylane1968 [Visitor] //December 14 2008 at 18:12
Oasis-Dig out your soul!!!!!!!!
Clashgt [Visitor] //December 15 2008 at 14:49
oi..... this is THE list
1. Glasvegas-glasvegas
2. British sea power- Do u like rock music
3.Fleet foxes
4.Does it offend you-You have no idea.....
5.Oasis -dig out your soul
6.bloc party-*intimacy
7.late on the pier-fantasy black channel
8.coldplay- viva la vida
9.Paul weller-22 dreams
10.Elbow - the seldom skid
Matt C [Visitor] //December 15 2008 at 16:32
Once again NME go for the new boys that will be finding it hard to get a gig at Butlins in a years time instead of the greats such as Elbow!
Sami [Visitor] //December 15 2008 at 17:32
Laura Marling?
be-honest [Visitor] //December 15 2008 at 18:22
MGMT had an amazing first effort but i didn't find the entire album listenable... some tracks were kind of annoying (the title track for instance). I'm quite surprised not to see bloc party's "intamacy" on this list.
Tristan [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 01:54
Any credible list would've ditched Kings Of Leon's sell out album and included at least fleet foxes or hercules and love affair or every other highly rated indie album not listed here.
Nicolas [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 10:07
How can you forget in your singles charts The Ting Tings and Estelle????
Jack leCube [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 11:25
I'm not going to argue with the order of the list, but if that's the top 10 albums of this year, it shows the state indie music is in, indie music should be good upbeat music, with guitars, and raw bands, not bands with keyboards, way to much electronic bullshit in that top 10. Not one band that keep to a normal band format and churn out anthems like, Arctics, the View, the Cribs etc. Out of all those albums, I can't pick out one song that makes me go, "f*ck yeah! I wanna hear that one live."But then, it has been an awful year indie wise.
Go back to the Underground Heroes and Backhanded Compliments.
(KOL used to have a few good anthems, four kicks etc, the last two albums are just riding on them becoming pop sellouts)
Jack [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 14:22
Vampire Weekend is the best album of the year plain and simple. Cracking songs and sounds like nothing else
worm [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 14:24
i think you'll find, if you buy the current issue of NME today before this week's gets published tomorrow, that in the top 50, bloc party are in at 49, hot chip at 30, crystal castles at 12, late of the pier at 18, portishead at 25, ladyhawke at 16, fleet foxes at 13, los campesinos! at 34, elbow at 17. basically the point is that they all made the top 50 and at least thats something? personally i would have had ladyhawke in the top ten and glasvegas at number 2 not 3, but theyve still got high places.
[Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 14:57
Where was dig out your soul on this list>??
Callum [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 15:34
I would have included British Sea Power, Elbow and Lightspeed Champion on there. But overall, I agree with the majority of that, minus Glasvegas. They give me boredom-induced headaches.
Turnip x [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 17:06
Wow, this really pisses me off. I bet most of the people who like the Kings of Leon have only heard their recent stuff. If you had heard their first and second album, you would realise... They dont write their songs anymore, they have become dreary and dull. Honestly, Aha Shake Heartbreak is utterly amazing... one of the best albums ever. And they have ruined themselves.
horn [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 18:31
I could have made oracular spectacular with a midi controller and a brightly coloured jacket.
They're a scene band, not a musical one.
Abby [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 19:00
I posted my own list on my blog, go check it out http://abbigshmail.wordpress.com/favorites/
Mak [Visitor] //December 16 2008 at 23:01
Gnarks Barkley - The Odd Couple, Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreaks, Erykah Badu - New Emerykah, Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree, Santogold - Santogold, Lightspeed Champion - Under The Lavender Bridge, Q Tip - The Renaissance, Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim, Nas - Untitled, MGMT - Oracular Spectacular, Adele -19
Del Gland [Visitor] //December 17 2008 at 12:33
Will everyone stop mentioning Stay Positive!!
We've lost Biffy to the world of stadium rock this year (keyboards on the next album fergawdsakes!!) and the Hold Steady must remain as THE rockingest party band that you can see in a smallish venue - otherwise Rock will die!
See y'all in church tonight at the Roundhouse where we are all "gonna walk around and drink some more"
[Visitor] //December 18 2008 at 11:43
1)headfuckular spectacular
2)foals!!!
3)crystal palace
4)laid off the pier
5)internet on the TV
6)los campesinos!_we r beatiful...doomed
7)the age of the understatement
8)does iT oFFend u yeAH?
9)vampire weekend
10)21
Sachin [Visitor] //December 20 2008 at 20:55
BLOC PARTY!!!!
Frase [Visitor] //December 20 2008 at 22:51
"I could have made oracular spectacular with a midi controller and a brightly coloured jacket."
Ah, but you didn't.
barelyholdenon@hotmail.com [Visitor] //December 21 2008 at 00:11
Amazing isn't it, people have different opinions? Heres some of mine, trying not to mention the usual stuff everyone else is, , messiah j and the expert, jape, rarely seen above ground, lykke li, monkey, friendly fires, born ruffians, hercules and love affair, CSS. I like most of the other stuff mentioned but for no other reason than good musics sake i think these names should appear on this page
jolly [Visitor] //December 22 2008 at 18:15
LAURA MARLING?!!?!?!?!
Jim [Visitor] //December 24 2008 at 20:08
The superb new album from Canada's Cowboy Fringants called "L'Expedition" should be on there.
Sam [Visitor] //December 25 2008 at 19:30
MGMT SERIOUSLY SUCK! WAKE UP YOU MORONS!
trixie [Visitor] //December 26 2008 at 23:27
i agree with MGMT at #1, but i think fate by Dr. Dog is my close second.
Sanyo [Visitor] //December 27 2008 at 13:09
I do like a lot of the albums in this list however Elbow, BSP & Fleet foxes LPs are blatantly better than the foals/metronomy records. Also the best album ive heard all year hasnt been mentioned. Luna by The Aliens is a true classic.
visitor [Visitor] //December 27 2008 at 22:55
Where is The Cure - 413 Dream? Their best since Wish. Come on guys.
Em [Visitor] //December 30 2008 at 19:57
i do agree with MGMT being number one, they are a brilliant & unique band,saw them in manchester and they are just as good-maybe better- live.although im surprised late of the pier, fleet foxes and crystal castles aren't here?
Zavi [Visitor] //December 30 2008 at 22:17
Surely 'Chinese Democracy' should be in there for pure longevity, who thought it would ever see the light of day, apart from Axl!, 'brass bombs' by Prince electric was amazing too, but I don't see it on any lists, quite the mystery there!
katelyn [Visitor] //January 3 2009 at 10:02
pete and the pirates, we are scientists, vampire weekend, fuck buttons, wolf parade, tiger! shit! tiger! tiger!, no age, Los Campesinos, foals, deerhunter...
liam [Visitor] //January 5 2009 at 22:48
MGMT oracular spectacular is by far the best album of 2008
amy [Visitor] //January 6 2009 at 14:27
kings of leon.. yes.
glasvegas... yes.
the rest.. no!
GERALDINE [Visitor] //January 6 2009 at 16:51
GLASVEGAS!!!
FOALS!!!
VAMPIRE WEEKEND!!!
MGMT!!!
QUALITY
goonies never say die [Visitor] //January 8 2009 at 11:08
1- Mogwai: the hawk is howling, 2- Foals: antidotes, 3-The Cure: 4:13 dream, 4- fighting With Wire: man vs monster, 5 - Elbow: the seldom seen kid, 6- The Automatic: this is a fix, 7 - This Will Destroy You: this will destroy you.
can't think of any others
Jesse [Visitor] //March 7 2009 at 08:16
I didn't read all of these, but someone said every MGMT song sounds the same!?!?!?! that is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard - NONE of their songs sound the same. The reason I love them so much is because I hear so many different influences on each song, some are like old Stones, some sound like BeeGees-esque disco, some like Donovan, I hear some Frank Black, def. some Floyd, Modest Mouse. Anyone who doesn't like this band either hasn't listened to the whole album, or they are a 'hater' and just like to criticize the art of others.
Matt [Visitor] //April 3 2009 at 02:41
Glasvegas? They sound like someone deficating on music. I would rather listen to Scouting for Girls.
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