http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2008/12/26/segal_s_top_albums_songs_of Comments On: Segal's Top Albums & Songs of 2008 (For Now, At Least) by Dave Segal en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by brian cook]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:34:14 -0800 The Stranger Animal Collective - Water Curses EP
Matmos - Supreme Balloon
Portishead - Third
Deerhunter - Weird Era/ Microcastles
Boris - Smile
Earth- The Bees Made Honey in The Lion Skull
Various -WLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip

Thanks for the heads up about Tobacco. I will have to jump on that.
Posted by LORD Summerisle]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:14:40 -0800 The Stranger "Dig Lazarus Dig" -Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Motion To Rejoin" -Brightblack Morning Light
"Another World EP" -Antony and the Johnsons
"Third" -Portishead
"In Rainbows" -Radiohead
"In The Future" -Black Mountain
"Directions To See A Ghost" -the Black Angels
"Lie Down In The Light" -Bonnie Prince Billy
"4" -Dungen
"The Bedlam In Goliath" -the Mars Volta

honorable mentions:
"Guitars From Agadez" -Group Inerane
"Sexuality" -Sebastian Tellier
"Christmas On Mars" -the Flaming Lips

most overrated acts of '08:
Deerhunter (a bunch of intolerable noise)
Kings of Leon (dull as hell; made for mtv intros & outros)
Yelle (extremely annoying vocals that never end)
The Hold Steady (boring white music)

best live shows of '08:
Roky Erickson w/ the Black Angels @ the Showbox
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ the Showbox
the Spoils @ the Diller Hotel
Brightblack Morning Light @ the Tractor Tavern
Yeasayer @ Sasquatch Festival
the Flaming Lips @ Sasquatch Festival
Dungen @ Chop Suey
Glass Candy @ Chop Suey
Baby Dee @ the Triple Door
Posted by rosemary]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:18:55 -0800 The Stranger 1. Juana Molina - Un Dia (Domino)
2. The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded (In the Red)
3. Santogold - self-titled (Downtown/Atlantic)
4. Santogold & Diplo - Top Ranking (Mad Decent)
5. She Keeps Bees - Nests (self-released)
6. Vivian Girls - self-titled (In the Red)
7. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue (Warner Brothers)
8. Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight (Yep Roc)
9. M83 - Saturdays = Youth (Mute)
10. Matmos - Supreme Balloon (Matador)

1. MIA - "Paper Planes" (DFA remix)
2. Rodriguez - "Sugar Man" (Cold Fact)
3. Duffy - "Mercy" (Rockferry)
4. El Guincho - "Palmitos Park" (Alegranza)
5. The Fall - "50 Year Old Man" (Imperial Wax Solvent)
Posted by Kathy Fennessy]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:25:12 -0800 The Stranger III is great and it almost made the cut. It was definitely worthy and if I make another list for some other pub., I will probably slip that one in there.
Posted by segal]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:23:25 -0800 The Stranger
have you checked out the Alps - III. A Type release of the most psychedelic nature....


Posted by erin r]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:31:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by nw blows dong]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:31:56 -0800 The Stranger