top ten albums of 2008

here is my list of favorite albums of the year. i'm not going to call this a "best list" just favorites.

1. me› su› í eyrum vi› spilum endalaust - sigur rós



---> Inní mér syngur vitleysingur <---

2. day & age - the killers



---> spaceman <---

3. chinese democracy - guns n' roses



---> madagascar <---

4. talking through tin cans - the morning benders



---> loose change <---

5. forth - the verve



---> love is noise <---

6. dig out your soul - oasis



---> the nature of reality <---

7. fleet foxes - fleet foxes



---> white winter hymnal <---

8. hold on now youngster / we are beautiful, we are doomed - los campesinos!



---> documented minor emotional breakdown #1 <---

9. flight of the conchords - flight of the conchords



---> foux du fafa <---

10. a mad & faithful telling - devotchka



---> transliterator <---

you can buy alllll sorts of awesome albums here at insound.

love is noise, love is pain

so one of the many sad things about not having the time to post in so long is i didn't have a chance to write about the various concerts i've gone to recently. i saw rogue wave at the fillmore. SO GOOD. they brought out john vanderslice. i saw los campesinos! at bimbo's. those kids really know how to put on a show. i feel like it if they hosted a dance party it would be impossible *not* to have fun. most importantly i saw THE VERVE at the warfield. i waited ten years to see them. they were so good i really have no words.





i have an album of photos i took here.

and now i share with you their badass new single + the video that goes with.

---> love is noise <---


The Verve - Love Is Noise


you can buy their albums here at insound.

theverve.tv

it's you! it's me! it's dancing!

last night i saw los campesinos! with the most serene republic at the great american music hall.

they were both pretty much amazing. the show was sadly far less than sold out. however, it made for a nice intimate feel, which is good considering the next time they come out this way i'm sure they're going to sell out a much bigger venue and the fanbase is going to change considerably. i really loved when gareth said that after staying in hollywood for a night they've decided that california really should be split into two states. damn straight

the most serene republic has one of the most eccentric, adorable and awkward frontman i've seen in a looooooong time. &hearts i just wish they'd turned the mic up so we could actually hear what he was saying...

---> it started with a mixx - los campesinos! <---
---> you! me! dancing! - los campesinos! <---
---> sherry and her butterfly net - the most serene republic <---

you can buy los campesinos! ep sticking fingers into sockets here and the most serene republic's lp population here

http://myspace.com/loscampesinos
http://myspace.com/themostserenerepublic