2008 music

A Listmania! list by Eli "Eli" (Oxford)
 
You & Me
1.  You & Me by The Walkmen
The list author says:
  "less immediate than earlier stuff, but still just as woozy, romantic and haunting"
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Microcastle / Weird Era Continued
2.  Microcastle / Weird Era Continued by Deerhunter
The list author says:
  "excellent, tighter follow up to cryptograms, a few more hooks, a few less meanders"
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Los Angeles
3.  Los Angeles by Flying Lotus
The list author says:
  "weird hiphop instrumentalism, not the most immediate record here, but bear with it, it's guaranteed to grow on you"
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Hold On Now, Youngster...
4.  Hold On Now, Youngster... by Los Campesinos!
The list author says:
  "brilliant indie pop, if you're done with the frowny herky-jerkiness of foals give this a spin"
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Heretic Pride
5.  Heretic Pride by Mountain Goats
The list author says:
  "rather excellent, took a while to really get into it though"
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Songs in A&E
6.  Songs in A&E by Spiritualized
The list author says:
  "jason pierce's best work in ten years. brilliant"
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Saint Dymphna
7.  Saint Dymphna by Gang Gang Dance
The list author says:
  "manic experimentalist NYC pop jam"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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London Zoo
8.  London Zoo by Bug
The list author says:
  "combining elements of dubstep, grime and hiphop, this paints a pretty brutal portrait of britain"
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Vampire Weekend
9.  Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
The list author says:
  "ignore anything and everything you've heard about VW and just listen to it. great pop"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
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Lie Down In The Light
10.  Lie Down In The Light by Bonnie Prince Billy
The list author says:
  "more of the same (read: brilliant) from will oldham. one of the most overlooked records of 08, a damn shame"
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Tha Carter III
11.  Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne
The list author says:
  "most essential rap lp of 08. maybe EVER. ok maybe not..still mega-essential though"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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Third
12.  Third by Portishead
The list author says:
  "you can't make out to it and i wouldn't play it at a dinner party, but this is definitely a portishead lp. great to see them back"
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Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
13.  Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill by Grouper
The list author says:
  "otherworldly echoes from the reverb'd liz harris. music for dreams"
£16.81
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The Bees Made Honey in the Lions Skull
14.  The Bees Made Honey in the Lions Skull by Earth
The list author says:
  "heavy, bluesy stone-drone from the awesomely named band EARTH"
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Vivian Girls
15.  Vivian Girls by Vivian Girls
The list author says:
  "fallen in love with this. short, melodic, lo-fi guitar freakouts by nyc grrls"
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3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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NOUNS
16.  NOUNS by No Age
The list author says:
  "short and fuzzy noise pop born from a blenderised smorgasbord of influences"
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This Is It And I Am It And You
17.  This Is It And I Am It And You by Marnie Stern
The list author says:
  "talk about not judging a book by its cover. gorgeous girl + guitar = math rock. zuh?"
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Fleet Foxes
18.  Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
The list author says:
  "warm, crisp americana to melt your ears. see also: blitzen trapper, bon iver"
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Dear Science
19.  Dear Science by TV on the Radio
The list author says:
  "astonishingly good follow-up to cookie mountain"
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Life... The Best Game In Town
20.  Life... The Best Game In Town by Harvey Milk
The list author says:
  "before you think about sinking hard-earned dollar (or bandwidth) into death magnetic, cast an ear this way.."
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High Places
21.  High Places by High Places
The list author says:
  "NYC duo with short, relistenable, sometimes cosmic jams"
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UPROOT
22.  UPROOT by DJ /rupture
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Alopecia
23.  Alopecia by Why
The list author says:
  "uncategorisable deadpanning from yoni wolf and co."
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Shedding the Past
24.  Shedding the Past by Shed
The list author says:
  "electro, not dissimilar to ricardo villalobos' fabric 36. great great great"
£12.67   Used & New from: £8.39
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The Renaissance
25.  The Renaissance by Q-Tip
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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