[music] x 50

50 albums I’m thankful for in 2008… in no particular order.

1. Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Cardinology

2. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago

3. Kings of Leon – Only by the Night

4. Cold War Kids – Loyalty to Loyalty

5. Coldplay – Viva La Vida/Prospekts March

6. The Swell Season – The Swell Season

7. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line

8. Brooke Waggoner – Fresh Pair of Eyes

9. Lydia – Illuminate

10. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

11. Radiohead – In Rainbows

12. Rachel Yamagata – Elephants… Teeth Sinking Into Heart

13. Andy Davis – Let the Woman

14. The National – Boxer

15. Deer Tick – War Elephant

16. Leeland – Opposite Way

17. Anthem In – Anthem In

18. Panic at the Disco – Pretty.  Odd.

19. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend

20. Augustana – Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt

21. The Kooks – Konk

22. Okkervil River – The Stand Ins

23.  Sleeping at Last – Keep No Score

24. Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns

25. Dear and the Headlights – Small Steps, Heavy Hooves

26. Justin Nozuka – Holly

27. Paramore – Riot!

28. David Ford – Songs for the Road

29. Sigur Ros – Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum Edalaust

30. Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s – The Dust of Retreat

31. Albert Hammond – Como Te Llama?

32. Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst

33. Wild Sweet Orange – We Have Cause to Be Uneasy

34. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic

35. The Black Keys – Magic Potion

36. Manchester Orchestra – Let My Pride be What’s Left Behind

37. Red Letter Agent – Burn the Good Ones Down

38. Yael Naim – Yael Naim

39. Amy MacDonald – This is the Life

40. The Stills – Oceans Will Rise

41. Keane – Perfect Symmetry

42. Paper Route – Are We All Forgotten

43. Ray Lamontagne – Gossip in the Grain

44. Travis – Ode to J. Smith

45. The Hold Steady – Stay Positive

46. Bloc Party – Intimacy

47. Lovedrug – The Sucker Punch Show

48. The Killers – Day & Age

49. The Daylights – Sans Radio

50. Copeland – You Are My Sunshine

[ not ALL 2008 releases... deal with it ]

[[ special thanks to N. Baird for his always encouraging & enlightening advice on life ]]