Monday, December 29, 2008
my top 50 albums of 2008
pheww...finaly...the listsebenernya ga terlalu puas ama list ini...buru2 banget..haha...
it based on my iTunes playlist...
with review and download link for some tracks
01. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes/Sun Giant [EP]

sejak "Sun Giant EP" pertama keluar, langsung jatuh hati ama kumpulan berjenggot dari seattle ini, fleet foxes penuh dengan alunan string gitar yang lembut lagi sendu2 ceria nan harmonis...rilisan Sub Pop kali ini sangat memuaskan...
fav tracks : White Winter Hymnal, Quiet Houses, English House, He Doesn't Know Why
02. Sigur Ros - Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust

yep...tahun ini jonsi dan teman-teman tampil dengan nada lebih ceria, epic and harmonic, full of instrument and joy...yet very light and breathtaking
fav tracks : Við spilum endalaust, Inní mér syngur vitleysingur, Illgresi, Suð í eyrum, Festival
03. TV on The Radio - Dear Science

rich in sound and influences, mendengar album ini seperti mendengar kompilasi berbagai aliran musik...fantastis...
fav tracks: Halfway Home, Dancing Choose, Golden Age, Lover's Day, Family Tree
04. The Middle East - The Recordings Of The Middle East


fav tracks: The Fall Of Man, The Darkest Side, Tsietsi, Beleriand, Blood
05. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight

a folk-rock that sounds so pop...easy to love and listen...stingy vocal and cruncy melodies, cocok untuk didengarkan di pagi hari yang cerah dengan sedikit hati yang galau...

fav tracks: The Modern leper, Good Arms vs Bad Arms, Fast Blood, The Twist, Keep Yourself War
06. M83 - Saturdays = Youth

the album is just so rock...shoegaze are so in to me...gloomy atmospher in every ambient...full of emotions and enjoyable to listened to at anytime...viva anthony gonzales
fav tracks: Kim & Jessie, We Own the Sky, Graveyard Girl, Too Late
07. Bloc Party - Intimacy

08. Deerhunter - Microcastle

09. Detektivbyrån - Wermland/E18

10. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

11. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires

12. Ass - My Get Up and Go Just Got Up and Went

13. Air France - No Way Down

14. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

15. Why? - Alopecia

16. Headlights - Some Racing Some Stopping

17. High Places - High Places

18. Seagull - Goodbye Weather

19. Marching Band - Spark Large

20. Black Kids - Partie Traumatic

21. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna

22. No Age - Nouns

23. Cantaloup - On A Hill Not Far Away

24. Lykke li - Youth Novels

25. The Ameerican Dollar - A Memory Stream

26. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue

27. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

28. Benoît Pioulard - Temper

29. The Dodos - Visiter

30. Vetiver - Thing Of The Past

31. Lightspeed Champion - Falling Of The Lavender Bridge

32. Wang Wen - IV

32. Growing - All The Way

34. Calexico - Carried To Dust

35. Los Campesinos ! - Hold On Now, Youngster...

36. Mercy Arms - Mercy Arms

37. Van She - V

38. The Walkmen - You & Me

39. Beck - Modern Guilt

40. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali

41. The Teenagers - Reality Check

42. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons

43. Kanye West - 808s And Heartbreak

44. The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Graves

45. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista

46. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line

47. Yasushi Yoshida - Little Grace

48. It's A Musical - The Music Makes Me Sick

49. Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the Light

50. Annuals - Such Fun

Enjoy...Happy Holidays....will continue soon......