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A Retrospective Top 33 and 1/3: Best Albums of 2008

Dec 23, 2009, 10:00am Fensepost
A Retrospective Top 33 and 1/3: Best Albums of 2008 When I compiled my original Best Of 2008 list last December, it was a snow day. The sky dropped about a foot, maybe a foot and a half of fluffy white stuff and we lowly sub-compact drivers could go nowhere. Between ranking albums and locating album art, I took a stroll around town with my camera. The above image comes from that trek. Overall, I was pretty happy with last year's list but, in revisiting all the albums from 2008, I now see quite a few that I left out. [...]
Title:Ode to Yr Medicine
Link Text:Letters: Ode To Yr Medicine [mp3]
File Name:091223-letters-ode_to_yr_medic ine.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:A Weather
Title:Spiders, Snakes
Link Text:A Weather: Spiders, Snakes [mp3]
File Name:091223-a_weather-spiders_snake s.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:BOAT
Title:Topps
Link Text:BOAT: Topps [mp3]
File Name:091223-boat-topps.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:Bodies Of Water
Link Text:Bodies Of Water: Under The Pines [mp3]
File Name:091223-bodies_of_water-under_t he_pines.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Chad VanGaalen
Title:Willow Tree
Link Text:Chad VanGaalen: Willow Tree [mp3]
File Name:091223-chad_vangaalen-willow_t ree.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Crooked Fingers
Title:Phony Revolutions
Link Text:Crooked Fingers: Phony Revolutions [mp3]
File Name:091218-crooked_fingers_phony_r evolutions.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Crystal Antlers
Title:A Thousand Eyes
Link Text:Crystal Antlers: A Thousand Eyes [mp3]
File Name:091223-crystal_antlers-a_thous and_eyes.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:Death Vessel
Title:Bruno's Torso
Link Text:Death Vessel: Brunos Torso [mp3]
File Name:091223-death_vessel-brunos_tor so.mp3
Artist:Destroyer
Title:Dark Leaves Form a Thread
Link Text:Destroyer: Dark Leaves Form A Thread [mp3]
File Name:091223-destroyer-dark_leaves_f orm_a_thread.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Feral Children
Title:Spy/Glass House
Link Text:Feral Children: Spy/Glass House [mp3]
File Name:091223-feral_children-spy_glas s_house.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Fleet Foxes
Title:White Winter Hymnal
Link Text:Fleet Foxes: White Winter Hymnal [mp3]
File Name:091223-fleet_foxes-white_winte r_hymnal.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Fredrik
Title:Black Fur
Link Text:Fredrik: Black Fur [mp3]
File Name:091223-fredrik-black_fur.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:Grand Archives
Title:Torn Blue Foam Couch
Link Text:Grand Archives: Torn Blue Foam Couch [mp3]
File Name:091223-grand_archives-torn_blu e_foam_couch.mp3
Artist:Haakon Ellingsen
Title:Sunshine Girl
Link Text:Haakon Ellingsen: Sunshine Girl [mp3]
File Name:091223-haakon_ellingsen-sunshi ne_girl.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:I'm From Barcelona
Title:Music Killed Me
Link Text:Im From Barcelona: Music Killed Me [mp3]
File Name:091223-im_from_barcelona-music _killed_me.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Mount Eerie
Title:Voice In Headphones
Link Text:Mount Eerie: Voice In Headphones [mp3]
File Name:091223-mount_eerie-voice_in_he adphones.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Title:Dull Reason
Link Text:Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band: Dull Reason [mp3]
File Name:091223-mshvb-dull_reason.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
Title:Me + Yr Daughter
Link Text:Natalie Portmans Shaved Head: Me + Yr Daughter [mp3]
File Name:091223-npsh-me_yr_daughter.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Okay
Title:Beast
Link Text:Okay: Beast [mp3]
File Name:091223-okay_beast.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Okkervil River
Link Text:Okkervil River: Lost Coastlines [mp3]
File Name:091223-okkervil_river-lost_coa stlines.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Pomegranates
Title:Thunder Island
Link Text:Pomegranates: Thunder Island [mp3]
File Name:091223-pomegranates-thunder_is land.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Thao With The Get Down Stay Down
Title:Beat (Health, Life, and Fire)
Link Text:Thao: Beat [mp3]
File Name:091223-thao-beat.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Dutchess And The Duke
Title:Reservoir Park
Link Text:The Dutchess And The Duke: Reservoir Park [mp3]
File Name:091223-dutchess_duke-reservoir _park.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:The Lovely Sparrows
Title:Department of Forseeable Outcomes
Link Text:The Lovely Sparrows: Department Of Foreseeable Outcomes [mp3]
File Name:091223-lovely_sparrows-departm ent_of_forseeable_outcomes.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:The Lucksmiths
Title:Good Light
Link Text:The Lucksmiths: Good Light [mp3]
File Name:091223-lucksmiths_good_light.m p3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Old Believers
Title:Granny's Song
Link Text:The Old Believers: Grannys Song [mp3]
File Name:091223-old_believers-grannys_s ong.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:The Wailing Wall
Title:Hospital Blossom
Link Text:The Wailing Wall: Hospital Blossom [mp3]
File Name:091223-wailing_wall-hospital_b lossom.mp3
Year:2007
Artist:This Is Ivy League
Title:London Bridges
Link Text:This Is Ivy League: London Bridges [mp3]
File Name:091223-this_is_ivy_league-lond on_bridges.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Throw Me The Statue
Title:Lolita
Link Text:Throw Me The Statue: Lolita [mp3]
File Name:091223-tmts-lolita.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Thunder Power
Title:(Why Don't You Go) Take a Hike?
Link Text:Thunder Power: (Why Dont You Go) Take A Hike? [mp3]
File Name:091223-thunder_power-take_a_hi ke_.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Wolf Parade
Title:Call It A Ritual
Link Text:Wolf Parade: Call It A Ritual [mp3]
File Name:091223-wolf_parade-call_it_a_r itual.mp3
Year:2008
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