4,5*

1. Boris – Smile (jap)

4*
2. Earth – The Bees Made Honey In the Lion’s Skull
3. Sun Kil Moon – April
4. Motorpsycho – Little Lucid Moments
5. Cult of Luna – Eternal Kingdom
6. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Lie Down In The Light
7. The Silver mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La-band – Thirteen Blues For 13 Moons
8. Portishead - Third
9. Machinefabriek – Ranonkel
10. Meshuggah - obZen

3,5*
11. Terror – The Damned, The Shamed
12. Skyphone - Avellaneda
13. Steve Reich – Daniel Variations
14. Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
15. Nine Inch nails – Ghosts I/IV
16. Orphax – Drowning In A Pool of Trees

3*
17. Box – Studio 1
18. The Mars Volta – The Bedlam In Goliath

2,5*
19. Opeth – Watershed
20. Ayreon - 01011001

0,5*
21. Jeroen van den Boom – Jij Bent Zo

Tja, zegt nu nog niet veel, maar tot nu toe is het deze top 10:

1. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
2. Textures - Silhouettes
3. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
4. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
5. 10 Years - Division
6. Animal Alpha - You Pay for a Whole Seat, But You'll Only Need the Edge
7. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
8. Meshuggah - ObZen
9. Septic Flesh - Communion
10. Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust

1. Shearwater - "Rook"
2. Sigur Ros - "Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust"
3. Ron Sexsmith - "Exit Strategy of soul"
4. My Morning Jacket- "Evil Urges"
5. Sun Kil Moon - "April"
6. Vampire Weekend - s/t
7. Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - "De Machine"
8 Bon Iver - "For Emma , forever ago"
9.Fleet Foxes -"Fleet Foxes"
10.Sloan - "parallel play"

Even kort aan Sammy, Death Cab For Cutie op nummer één. Prima!!, goeie smaak. Ga ook eens luisteren naar Chris Walla's CD: Field Manual. Ben benieuwd wat je daarvan vindt of ken je hem al.

1 Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
2 Portishead - Third
3 dEUS - Vantage Point
4 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
5 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
6 Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
7 British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
8 Blood Red Shoes - Box Of Secrets
9 Coldplay - Viva La Vida
10 REM - Accelerate

1. (04) 4,5* The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
2. (03) 4* Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant
3. (--) 4* Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
4. (01) 4* Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
5. (--) 4* Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
6. (02) 4* Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster
7. ( --) 4* Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends
8. (05) 4* The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
9. (07) 3* The Muslims - The Muslims
10. (--) 3* Dodos - Visiter

Top 179 reguliere albums (kan per ongeluk een mixtape/ep tussen staan):

01. Nicolay & Kay - Time:Line 5*
02. Vordul Mega - Megagraphitti 4,5*
03. Snowgoons - Black Snow
04. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
05. Cyne - Pretty Dark Things
06. Everliven Sound - Freedom
07. Dwele - Sketches of a Man
08. J-Live - Then What Happened?
09. Pacewon & Mr. Green - The Only Color That Matters Is Green
10. Pseudo Intellectuals - Resourceful Illery

11. Jazz Liberatorz - Clin d'Oeil
12. Dday One - Heavy Migration
13. J. Rawls & Middle Child - Rawls & Middle
14. Praverb - Center of Attention
15. Novelists - Bookends
16. Presto - State of the Art
17. Theory Hazit - Lord Fire
18. Mighty Joseph - Empire State
19. Danny! - And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
20. Grip Grand - Brokelore

21. Ave.To - Three Way Intersection
22. ArtOfficial - Fist Fights and Foot Races
23. Sophistic - It Is What It Is
24. Prolyphic & Reanimator - The Ugly Truth
25. Ajax Starglider - Middle Class Artisan 4*
26. Brooklyn Zu - Chamber # 9, Verse 32
27. Doap Nixon - Sour Diesel
28. Silent Knight - Restoration
29. Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto
30. Cas Metah - Providence Road

31. Elzhi - Euro Pass
32. Jackson Conti - Sujinho
33. Elemental Zazen - The Glass Should Be Full
34. Lone Catalysts - Square Binizz
35. Refractory - Hot Potatoes
36. eMC - The Show
37. Braille - The IV Edition
38. Vast Aire - Dueces Wild
39. Big John - The Next Step
40. Dagha - The Divorce

41. Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough
42. Invincible - Shapeshifters
43. Lifecycle - City of Rust
44. D. Allie - The Cooperative
45. Shawn Jackson - First of All...
46. 1773 - Constant Motion
47. Foreign Beggars - The Asylum Agenda
48. Alltruisms - Clusterbombs
49. Kanser - Future Retro Legacy
50. Scholarman - Soul Purpose

51. Verbal Kent - Fist Shaking
52. Audible Audities - Last Call Poets
53. Danger Zone - Dangerous Styles
54. K-Otix - The Reason
55. Freddie Joachim - In with Time
56. Bisc1 - When Electric Nights Falls
57. Legato Block - All a Lounge Town
58. Motion Plus - The Sound Protest
59. Plantlife - Time Traveller
60. Erykah Badu - New AmErykah Pt. One: 4th World War

61. Inherit - Up the River
62. Connie Price and The Keystones - Tell Me Something
63. Little Vic - Each Dawn I Die
64. Random Impulse - Full Metal Alchemist
65. Sadistik - The Balancing Act
66. Locksmiths - Skeleton Keys
67. reSEARCH - Identity Theft
68. Chasm - Beyond the Beat Tape
69. Junk - Radio Soap
70. Raashan Ahmad - The Push

71. DL Incognito - A Captured Moment in Time
72. Chords - Things We Do for Things
73. Saint - About Time
74. Del the Funky Homosapien - Eleventh Hour
75. Spit Syndicate - Towards the Light
76. Le Le - Flage
77. White Shadow Of Norway - Untouchable
78. Ariano & Castor Pollux - In the Name of the Father
79. L.I.F.E. Long - Longevity Volume 1.5
80. Drapht - Brothers Grimm

81. 360 - What You See Is What You Get
82. Kubus & Bang Bang - Pie & Mash
83. Nas - Untitled 3,5*
84. T.H.U.G. Angelz - Welcome to Red Hook Houses
85. Kleine Jay & Cartes - Wie Wat Bewaart...
86. Duffy - Rockferry
87. Substantial - Sacrifice
88. Fakts One - Long Range
89. Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Sahara Swing
90. LMNO & Kev Brown - Selective Hearing

91. Doomtree - Doomtree
92. Willie Evans Jr. - Communication
93. All Natural - Elements (Fire)
94. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
95. G Frequency - Let's Begin
96. Akrobatik - Absolute Value
97. Killah Priest - Behind the Stained Glass
98. Murs & 9th Wonder - Sweet Lord
99. Wayna - Higher Ground
100. Tame One - Da Ol' Jersey Bastard

101. 9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Formula
102. Giant Panda - Electric Laser
103. Inverse - So Far (The Collection)
104. 88 Keys - Adam's Case Files
105. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
106. Rhyme Asylum - State of Lunacy
107. Short Bus Alumni - Mr. T's Revenge
108. Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
109. Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema
110. Ill Insanity - Ground Xero

111. Shabazz The Disciple - The Vault [Hidden Safiyahz]
112. CAEN Project - Caesar's Vengeance
113. Muneshine - Status Symbol
114. Eric Lau - New Territories
115. Nasa & Karniege - From the Left
116. Soul Purpose - The Construction
117. D'Opus & Roshambo - The Switch
118. Tim - Il Principe
119. Yameen - Never Knows Best
120. 71Raw - Ninja Guidence

121. Manu - De Vloek op de Overvloed
122. Asylum 7 & Eddie Logix - Lights Out @ the Power Grid
123. Leila - Blood, Looms and Blooms
124. The Problemaddicts - The Dark Side of Oz
125. Randam Luck - Conspiracy of Silence
126. Kool G Rap - Half a Klip
127. Audio Elixer - Zwarte Parels
128. Sunspot Jonz - Never Surrender
129. 2 Hungry Brothers - Table Manners
130. Rob Swift - Dust to Dust

131. Almighty - Original S.I.N. 3*
132. Little Brother - ...And Justus for All
133. N.E.R.D - Seeing Sounds
134. James Pants - Welcome
135. Qwel & Kip Killagain - The New Wine
136. The Roots - Rising Down
137. Skillz - The Million Dollar Backpack
138. Core Rhythm - Ronin
139. The Grouch - Show You the World
140. Neon Neon - Stainless Style

141. No Reason - Kill the Messenger
142. Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin'
143. Custom Made - Original Dynasty
144. paWL - paWL Made That?
145. Beck - Modern Guilt
146. Effect - Fine Tuned Tantrum
147. Blaxtar - ChronozBaäl
148. Chaundon - Carnage
149. U-Niq - Het Kapitalisme
150. De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - De Machine 2,5*

151. Reks - Grey Hairs
152. Torae - Daily Conversation
153. C.R.A.C. - The Piece Talks
154. AZ - Undeniable
155. Immortal Technique - The 3rd World
156. Lauryn Hill - Ms. Hill
157. JC - Jacob's Ladder
158. De Colombiaanse Bloedgroep - Guerrilla Tactiek
159. Lyrics Born - Everywhere at Once
160. MattiP - Save the King

161. Bobby Digital - Digi Snacks
162. Pete Rock - NY's Finest
163. Cappadonna - The Cappatilize Project
164. Kidz in the Hall - The in Crowd
165. Focus - Dedicated
166. Big Noyd - Illustrious
167. Keith Murray - Intellectual Violence
168. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 1,5*
169. Sjaak - Sjaakmat
170. A&C - Politiek Incorrect

171. M.O. & Brakko - Catharsis
172. Rock - Shell Shock
173. SpaceKees - Meer Ruimte 1*
174. G-Unit - Terminate on Sight
175. Hussein Fatal - Makaveli Soldiers
176. Prodigy - H.N.I.C. Pt. 2
177. Young Gunz - Rapid Fire
178. Tech N9ne - Killer

179. Fat Joe - The Elephant in the Room 0,5*

dus....

1. dEUS - Vantage Point
2. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
3. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
4. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
5. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
6. Songdog - A Wretched Sinner's Song
7. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
8. Adele - 19
9. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
10. Madonna - Hard Candy

Maar ik luister niet zo veel 2008-albums... Ik heb namelijk nog genoeg oudere dingen om te ontdekken

[4,5 sterren]
1. No Age,"Nouns" [live gezien]

[4,0 sterren]
2. Fleet Foxes,"Sun Giant" [live gezien]
3. Cut Copy,"In Ghost Colours" [ga ik live zien 26 aug]
4. Hercules and Love Affair,"Hercules and Love Affair" [live gezien]
5. Hecq,"Night Falls"
7. Crystal Castles,"Crystal Castles"
9. Air France,"No Way Down" [new]
9. Iremzumi,"Endurance"
8. Vampire Weekend,"Vampire Weekend" [live gezien]
10. NTT050 - v/a - Vortex [new]

Indrukwekkend lijstje heb je daar (en dan heb ik het over de lengte, want de inhoud ken ik niet) .

Ikzelf heb maar juist 10 reguliere albums beluisterd uit 2008.

1. (1) Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
2. (2) Scott Matthew - Scott Matthew
3. (15) Get Well Soon - Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon
4. (4) Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw
5. (3) Joan As Police Woman - To Survive
6. (5) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
7. (6) Songdog - A Wretched Sinner’s Song
8. (7) dEUS - Vantage Point
9. (8) Portishead - Third
10. (9) Madrugada - Madrugada

----------------------------------------------------

11. (10) Amaseffer - Exodus: Slaves for Life
12. (11) Baby Dee - Safe Inside the Day
13. (12) Little Annie & Paul Wallfish - When Good Things Happen to Bad Pianos
14. (13) Martha Wainwright - I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too
15. (-) Matthew Barber - Ghost Notes

1. Madrugada - Madrugada
2. Headphone - Ghostwriter
3. Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
4. dEUS - Vantage Point
5. Johnny Berlin - Find What You Love And Let It Kill You
6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
7. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
8. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
9. Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
10. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

De keuze wordt lastiger en lastiger
Update:

__________________4,5*________________
01.(01) Dwele - Sketches of a Man
02.(03) Duffy - Rockferry
03.(02) Jamie Lidell - Jim
04.(04) John Legend - Live from Philadelphia
__________________4,0*________________
05.(---) CYNE - Pretty Dark Things
06.(05) Al Green - Lay it Down
07.(09) Mint Conditon - E Life
08.(07) Nneka - No Longer at Ease
09.(08) James Hunter - The Hard Way
10.(---) Brian Clubertson - Brining Back the Funk

Het elftal van dit moment:

1.Meshuggah - obZen
2.Portishead - Third
3.Carl Craig - Sessions
4.The Dodos - Visiter
5.Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
6.Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
7.Ellen Allien - Sool
8.dEUS - Vantage Point
9.Cult Of Luna - Eternal Kingdom
10.Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
11.The Field - Sound Of Light

1 Johnny Flynn - A Larum (*****)
2 Joan as Police Woman - To Survive (*****)
3 Brazzaville - East L.A. breeze (*****)
4 Girls in Hawaii - Plan your escape (*****)
5 Songdog - A Wretched Sinner's Song (****1/2)
6 Sigur ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (****1/2)
7 The Do - A mouthful (****1/2)
8 Scott Matthew - Scott Matthew (****1/2)
9 Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree (****1/2)
10 Micah p. Hinson - The red empire (****1/2)

___________5.0___________

1. (1) Boris - Smile

___________4.5___________

2. (--) AmenRa - Mass IIII

___________4.0___________

3. (2) Indian Jewelry - Free Gold!
4. (3) The Mae Shi - HLLLYH
5. (--) The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
6. (5) Alec Empire - The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
7. (6) Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
8. (9) Sonic Youth - SYR 7
9. (8) The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent
10. (10) Ladytron - Velcifero

Het lijstje van metacritic.com, de Amerikaanse website die (engelstalige) kritieken over nieuwe releases verzamelt , komt voor dit jaar voorlopig tot de volgende 30:

The 30 Best-Reviewed Albums of the Year

30. Sigur Rós - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust 81
29. The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent 81
28. Al Green - Lay It Down 81
27. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War) 82
26. Bun B - II Trill 82
25. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 82
24. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid 82
23. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 82
22. James McMurtry - Just Us Kids 82
21. Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual 82
20. Opeth - Watershed 82
19. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line 83
18. Raheem DeVaughn - Love Behind The Melody 83
17. Sugarland - Love On The Inside 83
16. The Dodos - The Visiter 83
15. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark 83
14. Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal 83
13. Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need 84
12. Harvey Milk - Life...The Best Game In Town 84
11. Randy Newman - Harps And Angels 84
10. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive 85
09. Portishead - Third 85
08 Shearwater - Rook 85
07. Protest The Hero - Fortress 86
06. Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair 86
05. Robyn - Robyn 86
04. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! 87
03. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 88
02. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago 89
01. Steinski - What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective 90

Verrassend?

26 en 25 zijn anders bedroevend slecht, behore naar mijn mening tot de slechtste albums van het jaar. Leuk dat Erykah, Al Green en Raheem er in staan, van de andere albums ken ik te weinig.

Mijn top 15 update:

01. (01) Nicolay & Kay - Time:Line 5*
02. (06) Everliven Sound - Freedom 4,5*
03. ( -- ) The Loyalists - Redemption
04. (03) Snowgoons - Black Snow
05. (02) Vordul Mega - Megagraphitti
06. (11) Jazz Liberatorz - Clin d'Oeil
07. (16) Presto - State of the Art
08. (10) Pseudo Intellectuals - Resourceful Illery
09. (04) Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
10. (09) Pacewon & Mr. Green - The Only Color That Matters Is Green

11. (17) Theory Hazit - Lord Fire
12. (05) CYNE - Pretty Dark Things
13. (08) J-Live - Then What Happened?
14. (07) Dwele - Sketches of a Man
15. (14) Praverb - Center of Attention

als ik kijk naar de top 10 (nummer 1,6,7,8 heb ik wel nog nooit van gehoord) zijn het wel de typische bandjes die de muziekpers prijst. eigenlijk kan zo'n lijst niet verrassen.

maar wel interessant lijstje, bedankt voor het te posten

Halfjaarlijstje.

1. Hot Chip - Made in The Dark 4*
2. Portishead - Third
3. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
4. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
5. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
6. De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - De Machine
7. The Field - Sound of Light
8.Clark - Turning Dragon 3,5*
9. The Roots - Rising Down
10. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now , Youngster...

Maar weer eens een update bouwen.

1. Fabio Orsi - Before Long, Before Anyone, the Stars Will Be Walls in My Mind
2. Ellen Allien - Sool
3. Wouter van Veldhoven - Four Simple Songs for Five Dead Bumblebees
4. Portishead - Third
5. Birchville Cat Motel - Gunpowder Temple of Heaven
6. Sonic Youth with Mats Gustafsson & Merzbow - SYR 8
7. Valet - Naked Acid
8. Fennesz - Transition
9. Inca Ore - Birthday of Bless You
10. Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too

Op 7 juli:


Nu:
1. Angel - Kalmukia
2. Grouper - Dragging a dead deer up a hill
3. Pocahaunted - Peyote Road
4. Jos Smolders - Gaussian Transient (Megaphone)
5. Samoyed - Always from this point
6. Oren Ambarchi - Destinationless Desire
7. Fabio Orsi - Before Long, Before Anyone, The Stars Will Be Walls In My Mind
8. Isengrind / Twinsistermoon / Natural Snow Buildings
9. Ubeboet - Praeter EP
10. Inca Ore - Birthday Of Bless You


wat schuivers, wat nieuwkomers.

maar het blijft moeilijk, zoveel mooie platen er dit jaar al zijn gemaakt.

Tot nu toe:
01. Portishead - Third
02. Muse - H.A.A.R.P
03. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
04. Miss Kittin - Batbox
05. Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
06. Beck - Modern Guilt
07. Joan as Police Woman - To Survive
08. Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
09. Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight
10. Melvins - Nude with Boots

Heb alweer een heel stapeltje nieuwe 2008 albums voor me liggen dus voordat ik daar aan begin snel nog even een tussenstand opstellen:

01 (01) Sun Kil Moon - April
02 (02) Birchville Cat Motel - Gunpowder Temple of Heaven
03 (***) Micah P. Hinson - Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra
04 (03) Brendan Murray - Commonwealth
05 (07) Scott Tuma - Not For Nobody
06 (04) Kazuki Tomokawa - Blue Water, Red Water
07 (09) Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox
08 (16) Scorch Trio - Brolt
09 (11) Kawaguchi Masami's New Rock Syndicate - Cat vs. Frog
10 (18) South San Gabriel / Centro-Matic - Dual Hawks

11 Philip Jeck - Sand
12 Vikki Jackman - Whispering Pages
13 Willard Grant Conspiracy - Pilgrim Road
14 Ulaan Khol - I
15 Autistic Daughters - Uneasy Flowers
16 Stephan Mathieu - Radioland
17 Angel - Kalmukia
18 Natural Snow Buildings - Laurie Bird
19 Graham Lambkin / Jason Lescalleet - The Breadwinner
20 Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
21 Isengrind / Twinsistermoon / Natural Snow Buildings - The Snowbringer Cult
22 Bardo Pond - Batholith
23 Burning Star Core - Challanger
24 Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
25 Portishead - Third

Hoogste nieuwe binnenkomer is dus Micah P. Hinson, maar ook de nieuwe Vikki Jackman is direct op de 12e plek binnen gekomen. Scorch Trio en South San Gabriel stonden er al een tijdje in maar hebben een aanzienlijke sprong omhoog gemaakt.

01. [---] Johnny Flynn - A Larum
02. [---] Modena City Ramblers - Bella Ciao
03. [03] Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows
04. [---] Peter Bradley Adams - Leavetaking
05. [01] Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
06. [02] Flogging Molly - Float
07. [---] Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
08. [04] Timesbold - Ill Seen Ill Sung
09. [05] Kathy Mattea - Coal
10. [07] Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Cipher

Allemaal beloont met 4 sterretjes.

01. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
02. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down in the Light
03. Micah P. Hinson - Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra
04. Sun Kil Moon - April
05. Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
06. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Sunday at Devil Dirt
07. Johnny Flynn - A Larum
08. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
09. The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
10. Timesbold - Ill Seen Ill Sung

*****
01. The Kooks - Konk
****²
02. Girls in Hawaii - Plan Your Escape
03. Xavier Rudd - Dark Shades of Blue
04. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends
05. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Searching for the Hows and Whys
***²
06. Adele - 19
07. Donavon Frankenreiter - Pass It Around
***
08. Milow - Coming of Age
09. Kaki King - Dreaming of Revenge

Voorlopig nog een top-9 bij gebrek aan meer, maar binnenkort wordt mijn top-10 aangevuld met de komst van onder andere een nieuwe James Morrison, Keane, Snow Patrol en misschien ook nog The Fray en Duke Special!

1. No Age- Nouns
2. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
3. Hercules & Love Affair
4. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
5. Jamie Lidell - Jim
6. Fleet Foxes
7. Deerhunter - Microcastle
8. Jay Reatard - Singles
9. The Dodos - Visiter
10. Vampire Weekend

Ik heb nu 10 albums die werden uitgebracht in 2008, dus ik kan al een (uiteraard zeer voorlopige) top-10 geven.

1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2. Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
3. Duffy - Rockferry
4. Paul Weller - 22 Dreams
5. Randy Newman - Harps and Angels
6. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
7. dEUS - Vantage Point
8. Milow - Coming of Age
9. The Kooks - Konk
10. R.E.M. - Accelerate