
These year-end lists have become arbitrary these days but they are, in a word, bullshit. Everybody has an opinion so there will never be a definitive list. I won't claim to have heard everything that came out this year, but I've heard enough to make this list incredibly annoying to assemble. That being said, I humbly present to you my completely subjective, undeniably folk-centric, and hastily compiled list of 50 favorite albums of 2008. You're gonna see Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago on a lot of lists because of its re-release on JagJaguwar this year, but I'm [...]