So I begin this needless (who said that?) little countdown of the albums that I thought were good, interesting, life changing, thought provoking, not boring & overall cool in the Lord's year two thousand & eight.
I think when I'm all done I'll pick one song that I quite like from each album (like I did last year) & create a sort of playlist for those who haven't heard some of the bands. So look for that 10 days from now I guess.
Also before I begin with numero 10, I wanted to mention a small handful of albums that were really good for one reason or another, but didn't quite make the list,.........(for one reason or another).
Some of these picks came late in the year, were listened to way too much, or were really good, but for some reason didn't surprise me. Maybe I knew they were going to be great & were thus slightly overlooked while I compiled this list.........& Go!
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
TV on the Radio - Dear Science,
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
So without further long "wind-ed-ness" here is the 10th coolest album of '08, (in my humble opinion) - Tune in tomorrow for number 9, & so on, & so on,.........
#10
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
easily recognized by their use of distorted vocals & samples, this electronic-thrash-punk-fuzz-nightmare-duo has a sound that combines ferocious video game bleeps & blips with seething female vocals.
'08 was a year I discovered a lot of electronic music & hip hop that I really liked. Crystal Castles led the charge in my discovery with their debut self-titled album. The Toronto based duo also performed the annual Glastonbury Festival in June where lead singer Alice Glass got their set cut short by concert promoters due to her on stage antics. ???? what ev's,...can't a girl have some fun?
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