My Give-It-A-Try Albums of 2008

A Listmania! list by Damianos Savvopoulos "(((d-_-b)))"
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Where You Go I Go Too
1.  Where You Go I Go Too by Lindstrøm
The list author says:
  "There’s no question that Where You Go I Go Too is one of the year’s most coherent, craftily executed albums."
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Me And Armini
2.  Me And Armini by Emiliana Torrini
The list author says:
  "There is most certainly a parallel universe in which Emilana Torrini is the Next Big Thing."
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Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
3.  Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill by Grouper
The list author says:
  "Dead Deer is druggy and sexy and arty and pretty, but never pretentious."
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Music Hole
4.  Music Hole by Camille
The list author says:
  "French singer Camille Dalmais is the most exciting new talent on the continent."
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Third
5.  Third by Portishead
The list author says:
  "After several listens, Third's majesty unfurls."
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Youth Novels
6.  Youth Novels by Lykke Li
The list author says:
  "A Nordic slice of pop heaven that ranges from electro-Calypso bizarrity to hand clap-driven electro anthems about "Breaking It Up""
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Jim Noir
7.  Jim Noir by Jim Noir
The list author says:
  "The final result sounds like the perfect accompainment to a Michel Gondry film: endlessly craetive, ceaselessly ambitious, yet extremely accessible at the very same time."
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Hope and Sorrow
8.  Hope and Sorrow by Wax Tailor
The list author says:
  "The spectral vocal samples, brass, and strings mix perfectly with the juggled beats, taking you all across the globe, from one era to the next."
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Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!
9.  Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! by Diamanda Galas
The list author says:
  "Using the full extent of her vocal arsenal and a virtuosic piano technique, Galás carves songs of doomed love into haunting works that promise to rip your heart out."
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In Ghost Colours
10.  In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy
The list author says:
  "Ghost Colours sounds like Depeche Mode on Lorazepam--dramatic, well enunciated and full of arpeggiated synthy goodness."
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The Thread
11.  The Thread by Starofash
The list author says:
  "A poetic and graceful drama, a melancholic movement over strings, guitars, keyboards, drums and voices, echoing CURRENT 93, early DEAD CAN DANCE and CRAIG ARMSTRONG soundtracks."
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Crystal Castles
12.  Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles
The list author says:
  "Hotly tipped Canadian electro duo Crystal Castles deliver the goods on their debut album."
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In Flesh Tones
13.  In Flesh Tones by Azeda Booth
The list author says:
  "Azeda Booth achieve with their style one of the best and most exciting grafts yet of pop with electronica."
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Hurricane
14.  Hurricane by Grace Jones
The list author says:
  "While never as life-changing as these memories clearly were, Hurricane succeeds in its sheer force of conviction."
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Charmed & Strange
15.  Charmed & Strange by Yoav
The list author says:
  "Yoav proves that a guitar and his voice are the only instruments you really need to make powerful, versatile music."
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No Way Down
16.  No Way Down by Air France
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Standing On The Shoulders of Giants
17.  Standing On The Shoulders of Giants by Metaform
The list author says:
  "Metaform paints a portrait of the seedy underbelly of East and West by blending live instrumentation and structured samplings to hone his skills."
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Pot of Gold (Dig)
18.  Pot of Gold (Dig) by Alice Russell
The list author says:
  "She’s not reinventing the wheel, just singing from her gut with precious mettle, and that’s rare enough to make her something really quite extraordinary."
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Another World
19.  Another World by Antony and the Johnsons
The list author says:
  "If we are going to go, the magnificently mournful title track of this EP may as well be the soundtrack."
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The Art of Vibration
20.  The Art of Vibration by Natural-Self
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For Emma Forever Ago
21.  For Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver
The list author says:
  "It’s seamless in its construction, poetic in its songwriting and moving in its aesthetic impression."
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Blackfilm
22.  Blackfilm by Blackfilm
The list author says:
  "Blackfilm has created an ideal soundtrack for film-noir movie scores of the finest quality, delivered in a unique mixture of ambient, downtempo, orchestral music."
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Apocalypso
23.  Apocalypso by The Presets
The list author says:
  "Renowned for their ferocious live sets,the group have successfully translated the energy from the shows to the record."
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Who Killed Amanda Palmer
24.  Who Killed Amanda Palmer by Amanda Palmer
The list author says:
  "The album is a dark gem, a high-IQ song cycle that combines guilt, neurotic lust, and low self-esteem into piano-based tunes that come studded with lyrical daggers."
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We Started Nothing
25.  We Started Nothing by The Ting Tings
The list author says:
  "We Started Nothing comes packed with a peppy parade of songs likewise steeped in electro beats and chant-along vocals."
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