Friday, December 5, 2008

Best of 2008: 90 - 81

Best of 2008: 90 - 81


90. Better Things, South, You Are Here
RIYL: hopeful pop, sighing choruses, Elbow, Shepard's pie



89.
Call It A Ritual, Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
RIYL: menacing piano marches, skittery vocals, squealing guitars,
The Beastmaster


88. Falling Down, Oasis, Dig Out Your Soul
RIYL: lyrical bombast, jammy tom-toms, synthetic strings, bands that just won't die



87.
Being Here, The Stills, Oceans Will Rise
RIYL: earnest FM vocals, stadium lead hooks, chugging guitars, MLB playoffs on FOX



86.
Gobbledigook, Sigur Ros, Meo Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
RIYL: organic percussion, eccentric vocals, Sung Tongs, playful streaking


85.
Id Engager, Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
RIYL: elctro-disco, flirtatious singing, roaming bass, Judith Butler



84. Daylight, Matt and Kim, Grand
RIYL: affected vocal onslaughts, Ben Folds, big band percussion, saloon romps



83.
Titus Andronicus, Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances
RIYL: chaotic sing-a-longs, repetitive vocals, the Sex Pistols, realizing you are getting old


82. Paris is Burning, Ladyhawke (Cut Copy Remix), single remix
RIYL: indie dance parties, vodka gimlets, disco balls, conflagrating the Latin Quarter



81.
Losing My Religion, Nina Persoon & Nathan Larson, Lad De Sma Born
RIYL: sullen strings, The Cardigans, early '90s covers, back alleys in Copenhagen


Best of 2008: 90 - 81

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