Monday, December 29, 2008
my top 50 albums of 2008

pheww...finaly...the list
sebenernya 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


yeay..australian post-rock folk ambient...nice...very gentle, warm, and atmospheric... i realy like it this one...another great artist in 2008
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......


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