Albums of 2008, part 1

A Listmania! list by Sick Mouthy (Exeter, Devon)
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The Seldom Seen Kid (Deluxe Edition)
1.  The Seldom Seen Kid (Deluxe Edition) by Elbow
The list author says:
  "Fourth album by Bury sort-of proggers - totally absent of cliche, beautifully realised, epic, emotional, (post)rock n roll. Love the voice, the words, the music."
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Hercules and Love Affair
2.  Hercules and Love Affair by Hercules and Love Affair
The list author says:
  "Anthony (& The Johnsons) Hegarty fronting a DFA-approved disco monster - tuneful, funky, beautiful."
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All Is Yes
3.  All Is Yes by Get the Blessing
The list author says:
  "Portishead's rhythm-section do that modern jazz thing - think Acoustic Ladyland with less mentalism and more tunes."
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Do You Like Rock Music?
4.  Do You Like Rock Music? by British Sea Power
The list author says:
  "Actually unsure of this thus far - but the last one took time to reveal itself to me, so will give this a chance further."
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Fleet Foxes
5.  Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
The list author says:
  "OH MY GOD THE HARMONIES - I don't like The Beach Boys much but I like this A LOT."
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Vampire Weekend
6.  Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
The list author says:
  "Refreshingly light and tuneful - forget the 'Afro' and all the class-war nonsense; this is just good pop."
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COUPLES
7.  COUPLES by The Long Blondes
The list author says:
  "Sassy girl-rock goes a little disco. I vaguely know the bassist's boyfriend, or something. God, I miss Electrelane."
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Red
8.  Red by Guillemots
The list author says:
  "Occasionally too aggressive in its attempts to be a BIGECLECTICDISCOPOPALBUM,this nonetheless still has enough moments of glistening, textured musicality to make you swoon; Words is a keeper."
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After Party Babies
9.  After Party Babies by Cadence Weapon
The list author says:
  "A (sort of) secret: Rollie used to write for Stylus Magazine, the net's best music site. Now he just writes incredibly smart, danceable hiphop.  Go Rollie!"
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Alopecia
10.  Alopecia by Why
The list author says:
  "Eclectic, uncompromising, musical, emotionally savage - former rapper Why? is now a fully-fledged 'indie' band, where 'indie' means 'genuinely alternative'. Very good indeed."
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Third
11.  Third by Portishead
The list author says:
  "Madly sinister, dark, groovy and uncompromising.  Doesn't sound so much like Portishead as Portishead remixing Nine Inch Nails tracks. We Carry On is monolithic."
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Antidotes (Special Edition Double CD)
12.  Antidotes (Special Edition Double CD) by Foals
The list author says:
  "Battles as reinvented for and by the cast of Skins. Not quite sure if that means it's terrific or terrible yet."
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Good Nature
13.  Good Nature by Youthmovies
The list author says:
  "Very long-awaited debut by moody mathy postrockers; I'm not entirely convinced, but the trumpets are awesome."
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Songs in A&E
14.  Songs in A&E by Spiritualized
The list author says:
  "Five years in the making; a return to form? Lots will say so. It's good; it sounds like Spiritualized. Certainly better than Amazing Grace,"
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Rook
15.  Rook by Shearwater
The list author says:
  "Got sent a copy, having not heard of this Okkervil River side-project before; my God, this is good - delicate, powerful, beautiful ornithological folk rock with ambient touches. Awesome."
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Pain Disappears
16.  Pain Disappears by Mlle. Caro & Franck Garcia
The list author says:
  "Beautifully produced electronica-cum-rock, guitars, beats, vocals,keyboards. Very, very good. The kind of thing to listen to in designer flats full of art books and feel cool and cultured."
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Loud Louder Stop
17.  Loud Louder Stop by Neil Cowley Trio
The list author says:
  "London-based piano jazz trio, with that modern rock bedrock - funky, hooky, very very musical. Much better than the Coldplay album."
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SATURNALIA
18.  SATURNALIA by The Gutter Twins
The list author says:
  "Veteran grunge from Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli - accomplished, earthy, rocking; as you'd expect.  Neither is capable of making a bad record."
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Sunday At Devil Dirt
19.  Sunday At Devil Dirt by Isobel Campbell
The list author says:
  "Lanegan again, singing Isobel's songs once more - they make a great partnership.  Slightly bluesier this time out."
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A Mouthful [VINYL]
20.  A Mouthful [VINYL] by The Do
The list author says:
  "Got this on CD import from amazon.fr - check it out; the eclecto-intelli-pop album of the year from a Franco-Finnish jazz duo. Touches of Bjork, PJ, melodies to die for, plus amazing arrangements."
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Seeing Sounds
21.  Seeing Sounds by N.E.R.D.
The list author says:
  "Bonkers coke-rap from past-it uber-producers; something of a return to form, although still not up there with the remarkable debut."
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Meš suš ķ eyrum viš spilum endalaust
22.  Meš suš ķ eyrum viš spilum endalaust by Sigur Rós
The list author says:
  "In which Sigur Ros sign to a major label (any thanks to Chris Martin?) and go a bit Animal Collective. A welcome change of direction, for one song at least."
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Mountain Battles
23.  Mountain Battles by The Breeders
The list author says:
  "Beautifully scuzzily presented sub-3-minute pop songs; like Electrelane without the motorik, as a friend said to me. A champion album from a champion band."
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Ringer
24.  Ringer by Four Tet
The list author says:
  "Four-track, 30+ minute EP in which our favourite folkjazztronica kid goes all mid-90s electronica on us - bloody brilliant, especially the 10-minute opener."
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In The Future
25.  In The Future by Black Mountain
The list author says:
  "Occasionally cheesy but otherwise pretty great Led-Zep-esque modern rock, produced properly so it ACTUALLY. DOES. ROCK. Get those guitars! Get those drums! Get those occasional plains of ambience?"
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Last updated: 22/06/2008
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