08 Albums You Couldn't Stop Spinning

Denizen
Posted at 10/26/2008 12:31PM

Location:
Bedford, OH

08 Albums You Couldn't Stop Spinning

Regardless of preconceived ideas you may have had about bands that released albums this year, there are likely to be at a few that turned out to be something special. On the flip side, there will always be bands that put out album after album that you just can't help but get into, hard.

The new albums from Have Heart, Russian Circles, Gnarls Barkley, Verse, Cute Is What We Aim For, Scuba, Search The City, Bloc Party, and The Bungled & The Botched from Nadja really did a number on my listening habits at various points in time this year. There are plenty of other albums that I still think are much "better" in terms musicianship, songwriting, and lyrical content than at least some of those albums I just mentioned, but I will go ahead and say that that Nadja release is looking more and more like my #1 of '08. It's just on another level.

But back on topic: these are the albums that I wanted to hear over and over again. Guilty pleasures or possible albums of the year, it doesn't matter. Plain and simple, what are the albums from 2008 that you couldn't stop listening to?

rasta

SiberianKiss
Posted at 10/26/2008 02:31PM

Location:
Reading/Portsmouth, Eng

Scream! Shout! Say Nothing!-The Animals Still Run This City

RIYL: Alexisonfire, At The Drive-In, Dredg

Basically the only one I can't stop listening to, but it doesn't mean it's the only one I loved.

redwingdavid
Posted at 10/26/2008 02:45PM

Location:

This Will Destroy You, Kings of Leon (first half at least), MC RUT (RIYL: Rage, Janes Addiction), The Verse, Innerpartysystem, and Crime In Stereo (I just got it this year).

andrewking
Posted at 10/26/2008 04:33PM

Location:

Protest, Gaslight, Cancer Bats, City & Colour, and lately, Bend Sinister.

lpshinobi
Posted at 10/26/2008 04:47PM

Age: 23

Location:
VT

Mogwai, Secret and Whisper, and Coldplay.

My Top Songs of '09
The Appleseed Cast//as the little things go
Caspian//sycamore
Sunwrae//Chinook Winds
Dredg//down to the seller
If These Trees Could Talk//the sun is in the north
From Monument to Masses//an ounce of prevention
Straylight Run//i'm through with the past

LpShinobi's Post-Rock and Shoegazing Recommendation, via YouTube

Lpshinobi's Post-Rock Band, New Song Posted

Composing
Posted at 10/26/2008 04:50PM

Age: 25

Location:
Waterloo, Ontario

paper rival, dear and the headlights, good old war, conditions

Top Ten of 2009 http://www.decoymusic.com/users/3747/top_tens/2009

HammeroftheGods
Posted at 10/26/2008 06:22PM

Location:
Norman OK

The Hold Steady's Stay Positive is probably my most played album of the year. Followed closely by Evangelicals The Evening Descends.

Dante
Posted at 10/26/2008 07:48PM

Age: 21

Location:
Fort Bragg, CA

Coldplay, LoveDrug, Jack's Mannequin, Jaguar Love, Copeland

Imtonydanzasboss
Posted at 10/26/2008 08:55PM

Location:
Washington, DC

Senses Fail, Metallica, PTH, Innerpartysystem, Scar Symmetry, Lydia, and the Veronicas got by far the most listens out of me this year.

iamnotyourbroom
Posted at 10/26/2008 11:46PM

Location:
Charleston, SC

The Sound Of Animals Fighting

cloudscollide
Posted at 10/27/2008 12:44AM

Age: 23

Location:
PA

Anything in my top 10 of the year.

Heh.

Music Blog.
Depths blog. (my band)

jamoncito
Posted at 10/27/2008 05:35AM

Age: 23

Location:
Los Angeles

Cursed, Disfear and This Will Destroy You.

Greattttt albums.

thiswilldestroyme
Posted at 10/27/2008 11:17AM

Location:

Coldplay, had that cd in my truck all summer long. and this will destroy you of course.

Great Refuser
Posted at 10/27/2008 12:48PM

Age: 32

Location:
Colorado Springs, CO

These Arms Are Snakes-took me awhile to get into it, but it hasn't left my cd player in 3 weeks straight. Best album of the year.

danal
Posted at 10/27/2008 01:06PM

Age: 25

Location:
Toronto, Ontario

cloudscollide

Anything in my top 10 of the year.

Heh.

Sneaky.

iTunes says I listened to Have Heart, Verse and Ceremony the most, but that's because they're short albums and I was reviewing them all. I liked all three a lot, but I don't want to count it because they mostly spent time in my player while I was reviewing them.

I'm going to say Citizens Patrol's "Dead Children", Life Trap's "Solitary Confinement" and Chronic Seizure's "Ancient World", all EP's...

"Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative."

MySpace / Facebook

SoundscapeMN
Posted at 10/27/2008 05:54PM

Location:
Maplewood, MN

Apes and Androids
Burst
Mutyumu

myspace.com/soundscapemn
http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com
twitter

scott.m
Posted at 10/27/2008 05:56PM

Location:

I've enjoyed a lot of albums this year, but Invisible's Shapeshifters probably spent the most uninterrupted time in my car stereo.

Beer Blog

Jeremy Deal
Posted at 10/27/2008 08:46PM

Age: 32

Location:

Cloud Cult, Ours, Travis, Bloc Party, Dark Dark Dark.. I know I'm missing like another 5 off the top of my head.

"These are our lives, but did they ever even matter - are we worth remembering?"
- "Tip The Scales"
Rise Against

DecoyOctopus
Posted at 10/27/2008 11:12PM

Location:

Copeland, Lydia, for a time Darla Farmer, Protest the Hero, Cloud Cult but ultimately it has to be Stars, Sad Robots is still breath-taking each time.

MariusDaFunk
Posted at 10/29/2008 05:36PM

Age: 25

Location:
Berlin, Germany

The Stars Sad Robots EP is in my books the best Ep of this year

Denizen Posted at 10/26/2008 12:31PM Location: Bedford, OH	08 Albums You Couldn't Stop Spinning Regardless of preconceived ideas you may have had about bands that released albums this year, there are likely to be at a few that turned out to be something special. On the flip side, there will always be bands that put out album after album that you just can't help but get into, hard. The new albums from Have Heart, Russian Circles, Gnarls Barkley, Verse, Cute Is What We Aim For, Scuba, Search The City, Bloc Party, and The Bungled & The Botched from Nadja really did a number on my listening habits at various points in time this year. There are plenty of other albums that I still think are much "better" in terms musicianship, songwriting, and lyrical content than at least some of those albums I just mentioned, but I will go ahead and say that that Nadja release is looking more and more like my #1 of '08. It's just on another level. But back on topic: these are the albums that I wanted to hear over and over again. Guilty pleasures or possible albums of the year, it doesn't matter. Plain and simple, what are the albums from 2008 that you couldn't stop listening to? rasta
SiberianKiss Posted at 10/26/2008 02:31PM Location: Reading/Portsmouth, Eng	Scream! Shout! Say Nothing!-The Animals Still Run This City RIYL: Alexisonfire, At The Drive-In, Dredg Basically the only one I can't stop listening to, but it doesn't mean it's the only one I loved.
redwingdavid Posted at 10/26/2008 02:45PM Location:	This Will Destroy You, Kings of Leon (first half at least), MC RUT (RIYL: Rage, Janes Addiction), The Verse, Innerpartysystem, and Crime In Stereo (I just got it this year).
andrewking Posted at 10/26/2008 04:33PM Location:	Protest, Gaslight, Cancer Bats, City & Colour, and lately, Bend Sinister.
lpshinobi Posted at 10/26/2008 04:47PM Age: 23 Location: VT	Mogwai, Secret and Whisper, and Coldplay. My Top Songs of '09 The Appleseed Cast//as the little things go Caspian//sycamore Sunwrae//Chinook Winds Dredg//down to the seller If These Trees Could Talk//the sun is in the north From Monument to Masses//an ounce of prevention Straylight Run//i'm through with the past LpShinobi's Post-Rock and Shoegazing Recommendation, via YouTube Lpshinobi's Post-Rock Band, New Song Posted
Composing Posted at 10/26/2008 04:50PM Age: 25 Location: Waterloo, Ontario	paper rival, dear and the headlights, good old war, conditions Top Ten of 2009 http://www.decoymusic.com/users/3747/top_tens/2009
HammeroftheGods Posted at 10/26/2008 06:22PM Location: Norman OK	The Hold Steady's Stay Positive is probably my most played album of the year. Followed closely by Evangelicals The Evening Descends.
Dante Posted at 10/26/2008 07:48PM Age: 21 Location: Fort Bragg, CA	Coldplay, LoveDrug, Jack's Mannequin, Jaguar Love, Copeland
Imtonydanzasboss Posted at 10/26/2008 08:55PM Location: Washington, DC	Senses Fail, Metallica, PTH, Innerpartysystem, Scar Symmetry, Lydia, and the Veronicas got by far the most listens out of me this year.
iamnotyourbroom Posted at 10/26/2008 11:46PM Location: Charleston, SC	The Sound Of Animals Fighting
cloudscollide Posted at 10/27/2008 12:44AM Age: 23 Location: PA	Anything in my top 10 of the year. Heh. Music Blog. Depths blog. (my band)
jamoncito Posted at 10/27/2008 05:35AM Age: 23 Location: Los Angeles	Cursed, Disfear and This Will Destroy You. Greattttt albums.
thiswilldestroyme Posted at 10/27/2008 11:17AM Location:	Coldplay, had that cd in my truck all summer long. and this will destroy you of course.
Great Refuser Posted at 10/27/2008 12:48PM Age: 32 Location: Colorado Springs, CO	These Arms Are Snakes-took me awhile to get into it, but it hasn't left my cd player in 3 weeks straight. Best album of the year.
danal Posted at 10/27/2008 01:06PM Age: 25 Location: Toronto, Ontario	cloudscollide Anything in my top 10 of the year. Heh. Sneaky. iTunes says I listened to Have Heart, Verse and Ceremony the most, but that's because they're short albums and I was reviewing them all. I liked all three a lot, but I don't want to count it because they mostly spent time in my player while I was reviewing them. I'm going to say Citizens Patrol's "Dead Children", Life Trap's "Solitary Confinement" and Chronic Seizure's "Ancient World", all EP's... "Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative." MySpace / Facebook
SoundscapeMN Posted at 10/27/2008 05:54PM Location: Maplewood, MN	Apes and Androids Burst Mutyumu myspace.com/soundscapemn http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com twitter
scott.m Posted at 10/27/2008 05:56PM Location:	I've enjoyed a lot of albums this year, but Invisible's Shapeshifters probably spent the most uninterrupted time in my car stereo. Beer Blog
Jeremy Deal Posted at 10/27/2008 08:46PM Age: 32 Location:	Cloud Cult, Ours, Travis, Bloc Party, Dark Dark Dark.. I know I'm missing like another 5 off the top of my head. "These are our lives, but did they ever even matter - are we worth remembering?" - "Tip The Scales" Rise Against
DecoyOctopus Posted at 10/27/2008 11:12PM Location:	Copeland, Lydia, for a time Darla Farmer, Protest the Hero, Cloud Cult but ultimately it has to be Stars, Sad Robots is still breath-taking each time.
MariusDaFunk Posted at 10/29/2008 05:36PM Age: 25 Location: Berlin, Germany	The Stars Sad Robots EP is in my books the best Ep of this year

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