Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Best of 2008: 110 - 101

Best of 2008: 110 - 101


110. We Own the Sky, M83, Saturdays = Youth
RIYL: mounds of synths, Vangelis, Donnie Darko, running in slow motion


109. Moorsetown, Sun Kil Moon, April
RIYL: tranquil guitars, swelling strings, placid crooning, Sunday drivers



108. Nowheres Nigh, Parts & Labor, Receivers
RIYL: synthetic builds, noise-pop, Devo, industrial assembly lines



107. Sirens in the Deep Sea, Longwave, Secrets are Sinister
RIYL: walls of guitar, falsetto vocals, epic outros, Jules Verne


106. The Shaded Forest, Deastro, Keeper's
RIYL: neu-shoegaze, dueling synths, The Killers, when Billy Joel goes "heart attack-ack-ack-ack"



105. The Escapist, The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed
RIYL: speak-singing, confessional jams, group choruses, depressed blokes



104. Group Transport Hall, Women, Women
RIYL: brief post-rock dalliances, aluminum guitars, Grizzly Bear, galloping



103. Undertow, Stars, Sad Robots EP
RIYL: calming beats, soothing synths, breathy female vocals, watching the snow fall



102. Knickerbocker, Fujiya & Miyagi, Lightbulbs
RIYL: repetitive vocal hooks, modern dance moves, Stereolab, ice cream



101. Git Sum, EMC feat. Sean Price, The Show
RIYL: group ostentation, opera samples, NYC references, a whole mound of chedda

Best of 2008: 110 - 101

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