My 20 favorite albums of '08, in some semblance of an order although some of these could probably be switched around. If you haven't heard some of these and like the rest of the list, definitely check them out:
1. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
2. Land of Talk - Some Are Lakes
3. El Guincho - Alegranza
4. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
5. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
6. Why? - Alopecia
7. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
8. The Dodos - Visiter
9. The Photographic - Pictures of a Changing World
10. Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night
11. Marnie Stern - This Is it and I Am it and You Are it and so Is That and He Is it and She Is it and it Is it and That is That
12. No Age - Nouns
13. Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow & Blue
14. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
15. Deerhunter - Microcastle
16. Blood On the Wall - Liferz
17. TV On the Radio - Dear Science
18. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
19. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
20. Wye Oak - If Children
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1. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
2. Land of Talk - Some Are Lakes
3. El Guincho - Alegranza
4. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
5. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
6. Why? - Alopecia
7. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
8. The Dodos - Visiter
9. The Photographic - Pictures of a Changing World
10. Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night
11. Marnie Stern - This Is it and I Am it and You Are it and so Is That and He Is it and She Is it and it Is it and That is That
12. No Age - Nouns
13. Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow & Blue
14. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
15. Deerhunter - Microcastle
16. Blood On the Wall - Liferz
17. TV On the Radio - Dear Science
18. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
19. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
20. Wye Oak - If Children
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You And Me And The Mountain