Top Ten Albums of 2008

1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
An inspired album. Well produced, melodic and complex.

2. Does it Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
This album lights the neighbor's cat on fire and and then blows it up. Will rock any pussy within 500 feet with the fury of its rock.

3. Nicolay & Kay - Time:Line
Its been awhile since I've heard a good concept album. Nicolay is the new Midas.

4. Mike Doughty - Golden Delicious
Keep 'em coming Mike. We were all upset when Soul Coughing broke up, but we're glad you're still making music.

5. Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts
Super phun time music.

6. Common Market - Tobacco Road
Mellow Seattle hip-hop tunes. This group is one that's gonna be great to follow.

7. R.E.M. - Accelerate
I'm not gonna say that some of their later albums were bad, because I really enjoyed some of the stuff they've been doing. But this album really returns to what made us all fall in love with this band.

8. Mates of State - Rearrange Us
Great tunes in the vein of the New Pornographers slash Arcade Fire. For the life of me I don't know why this album hasn't been given more exposure.

9. The Cool Kids - Bake Sale
They really are gonna bring 88 back. Try not to love this album, I dare you.

10. The Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind
"TWO Nicolay albums Delta? Surely not…" Well, it squeaked in, cause its too good not too.

Barely missing the cut: She & Him - Volume One, Noah and the Whale - Noah and the Whale, The Fratellis - Here We Stand, Ida Maria - Fortress Around My Heart, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Vetiver - Things of the Past, 88-Keys - The Death of Adam, The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Grave.

Post Script: After listening to Bon Iver, the Ghosts determined that he can go fuck himself. Eric Bachmann did virtually the same thing to record an album, and no one is lining up to blow him. Plus "Races…" blows "Emma…" out of the water.

Post, Post Script: We would have loved to put Amplive's "Rainydayz Remixes" on the list, but its not a full album. Sorry.

With love and judgement,
The Delta Blues