Below are all the albums that were near and dear to each of our hearts this past year. Leave a comment with your favorite albums of 2008. Any albums you thought were overrated? Any that didn’t get the attention they deserved?
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 Colour Revolt - Plunder, Beg & Curse |
 Deerhunter - Microcastle |
 Blitzen Trapper - Furr |
 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend |
 Okkervil River- The Stand Ins |
 She & Him - Volume 1 |
 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago |
 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes |
 TV on the Radio - Dear Science, |
 The Walkmen - You & Me |
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 Leslie & the Lys - Cewebrity |
 Josh Harty - A Long List of Lies |
 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend |
 The Avett Brothers - The Second Gleam |
She & Him - Volume 1 |
 Lucinda Williams - Little Honey |
 Horse Feathers - House With No Home |
 Blake Thomas - Flatlands |
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Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago |
Blitzen Trapper - Furr |
 The Hold Steady - Stay Positive |
 Why? - Alopecia |
 Bodies of Water - Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink |
 Manchester Orchestra - Let My Pride By What's Left Behind |
 The Mae Shi - HLLLYH! |
 Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst |
 Murder by Death - Red of Tooth & Claw |
 Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... |
 Port O'Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing |
 Mates of State - ReArrange Us |
 Local H - 12 Angry Months |
 The Dodos - Visiter |
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend |
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 Quinn Scharber & the... - Being Nice Won't Save Milwaukee |
 The Kills - Midnight Boom |
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive |
 The Dandy Warhols - Earth to the Dandy Warhols |
 Paul Westerberg - 49:00/5:05 |
 The Upsidedown - Human Destination |
 The Black Angels - Directions to See a Ghost |
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago |
 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul |
She & Him - Volume 1 |
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Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago |
TV on the Radio - Dear Science, |
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes |
Deerhunter - Microcastle |
The Dodos - Visiter |
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The Walkmen - You & Me |
 Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight |
 Department of Eagles - In Ear Park |
 MGMT - Oracle Spectacular |
 Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow & Blue |
 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges |
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend |
 Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust |
 Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer |
 Women - Women |
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Colour Revolt - Plunder, Beg & Curse |
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago |
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes |
 Kings of Leon - Only by the Night |
 Cool Kids - Bake Sale |
 Man Man - Rabbit Habbits |
 J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues |
Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust |
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive |
Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight |
Filed under: Music News & Reviews, Sounding Board Blog Tagged: | Best of 2008 music, madison wi music
Top 10
Kelley Polar – I Need You to Hold on While the Sky is Falling
Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping
M83 – Saturdays = Youth
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke
Gang Gang Dance – Saint Dymphna
Sally Shapiro – Remix Romance Vol. 1 & 2
Welcome Wagon – Welcome to the Welcome Wagon
Lykke Li – Youth Novels
2562 – Aerial
Honorable Mention
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
Deerhoof – Offend Maggie
Ellen Allien – Sool
Deerhunter – Microcastle
Rosebuds – Life Like
TV on the Radio – Dear Science,
Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
Castanets – City of Refuge
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
Beach House – Devotion
Quiet Village – Silent Movie
Venetian Snares – Detrimentalist
Max Tundra – Parallax Error Beheads You
Mount Eerie – Lost Wisdom
Shugo Tokumaru – Exit
Deastro – Keeper’s
Top Reissue
Apse – Spirit