Sunday, December 28, 2008

2008 ALBUMS

1. Ne-Yo, Year of the Gentleman (Def Jam)
2. Poplife Presents Poplife Sucks (N.E.W.S.)
3. Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part 1: 4th World War (Motown)
4. Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It (Columbia)
5. Hercules and Love Affair (DFA/Mute)
6. Portishead, Third (Mercury)
7. Lil’ Wayne, Tha Carter III (Cash Money)
8. Flying Lotus, Los Angeles (Warp)
9. Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life (Matador)
10. Solange, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams (Music World/Geffen)

11. Efdemin, Carry On--Pretend We’re Not in the Room (Curle)
12. Spoon, Daytrotter Session (Daytrotter.com)
13. El Guincho, Alegranza (Matador)
14. DJ /rupture, Uproot (The Agriculture)
15. Zomby, Where Were U in ’92? (Werk)
16. Andy Stott, Unknown Exception: Selected Tracks Vol. 1 (2004-2008) (Modern Love)
17. Tape, Luminarium (Hapna)
18. Etran Finatawa, Desert Crossroads (Riverboat)
19. Benga, Diary of an Afro-Warrior (Tempa)
20. The Hold Steady, Stay Positive (Vagrant)

21. Blitzen Trapper, Furr (Sub Pop)
22. Dave Aju, Open Wide (Circus Company)
23. caUSE co-MOTION!, It’s Time! Singles & EPs 2005-2008 (Slumberland)
24. Girl Talk, Feed the Animals (Illegal Art)
25. The Muslims (1928)
26. Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (New West)
27. M.I.A., How Many Votes Fix Mix EP (Interscope)
28. Red Snapper, Pale Blue Dot (Lo)
29. Quiet Village, Silent Movie (K7)
30. Seun Kuti & Fela’s Egypt 80 (Disorient)

31. Menahan Street Band, Make the Road by Walking (Dunham)
32. Metro Area, Fabric 43 (Fabric)
33. Kalabrese, RA Podcast 89 (Resident Advisor)
34. Dungen, 4 (Kemado)
35. Gang Gang Dance, Saint Dymphna (The Social Registry)
36. Ellen Allien, Boogybytes Vol. 04 (Bpitch Control)
37. Noze, Songs on the Rocks (Get Physical)
38. Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, Two Men with the Blues (Blue Note)
39. Carl Craig, Sessions (K7)
40. The Bug, London Zoo (Ninja Tune)

41. Blood on the Wall, Liferz (The Social Registry)
42. Four Tet, RA Podcast 102 (Resident Advisor)
43. The Fiery Furnaces, Remember (Thrill Jockey)
44. Vampire Weekend (XL)
45. Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell (Saddle Creek)
46. Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl)
47. Alex Moulton, Exodus (Expansion Team)
48. Fuse Presents Adam Beyer (N.E.W.S.)
49. Onur Ozer, Watergate 01 (Watergate)
50. Johnson & Jonson (Tres)