Albums of the Year 2008

Top 20-ish, in order from the Top:
(links take you to lala.com full album streams, mostly. In absence of lala streams, links go to other streams or a DRM-free mp3 store)

1. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes / Sun Giant EP
2. TV on the Radio – Dear Science
3. Walkmen – You & Me
4. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
5. School of Seven Bells – Alpinism

1. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
2. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend / Esau Mwamwaya – The Very Best Mixtape [African influences tie]
3. Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
4. She & Him – Volume 1
5. Blue Giant – Target Heart EP / The Foxglove Hunt – Stop Heartbeat [side projects tie]

1. Air France – No Way Down EP
2. Son Lux – At War With Walls and Mazes
3. M83 – Saturdays=Youth
4. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
5. Santogold – Santogold

1. Lindstrøm – Where You Go I Go Too
2. Department of Eagles – In Ear Park
3. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
4. Joy Electric – My Grandfather, The Cubist / Starflyer 59 – Dial M [Brothers Martin tie]
5. Subtle – ExitingARM

Semi-related Fall/Winter ’08 mixtape to come later this week, probably.