In decreasing order of abstraction:

1. Invisible Cinema by Aaron Parks
2. Lay It Down by Al Green
3. Avatar by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
4. Limits of the Sky by The Bridges*
5. The Voice of Lightness by Tabu Ley Rochereau
6. The ’59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem
7. At Mount Zoomer by Wolf Parade
8. An Ocean Between Us by As I Lay Dying*
9. Med sud I eyrum vid spilum endalaust by Sigur Ros
10. Valentine Vacancy EP by Bedroom Eyes
11. Rising Down by The Roots

*Slept on in 2007

Oddly enough, this year didn’t have as many great albums as last year, even though the list expanded.

March 11th, 2009 | Music | No comments

In order being written down.

• Lupe Fiasco — The Cool
• Explosions in the Sky — All I Miss Is Everyone
• Billy Hart — Quartet*
• Radiohead — In Rainbows
• MIA — Kala
• Gustavo Cereti — Ahí Vamos*
• Eisley — Combinations
• Arcade Fire — Neon Bible

*Slept on in 2006

December 31st, 2007 | Music | 1 comment