the best music of 2008

better late than never . . . but honestly, i really don't care for these "best of" lists however, seeing as how i am exchanging a "best of 2008" collection with a co-worker, i figured i might as well post my list.

1. Gary Louris - Vagabonds
2. Jolie Holland - The Living & the Dead
3. Stephen Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash
4. Beck - Modern Guilt
5. Tom Freund - Collapsible Plans
6. Hayden - In Field & Town
7. Eef Barzelay - Eef Barzelay
8. Henry Clay People - For Cheap or for Free
9. The Whigs - Mission Control
10. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
11. The Black Keys - Attack & Release
12. Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Cardinology
13. Giant Sand - PROVisions
14. Wild Sweet Orange - We have Cause to be Uneasy
15. Birdmonster - From the Mountain to the Sea
16. Calexico - Carried to Dust
17. Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
18. The Felice Brothers - The Felice Brothers
19. She & Him - Volume One
20. Kings of Leon - Only By Night

Honorable Mentions:
Old 97’s - Blame it On Gravity
Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static
Ben Kweller - How ‘ya Lookin’ Southbound

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