Albums of the Year...

[3-LockBox]

If I picked just one release as AotY, then its gotta be Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid.

And I have to agree yet again with ya Davey, the Throw Me The Statue debut isn't all that original, but it is very very well done and not at all what I think of in terms of Puget Sound Rock Scene, so it was a pleasant surprise as well. But that album cover musta been taken on a warm summer day...good thing the guy keeps a camera nearby for such an occasion.

[Slosh]

Album of next year =

[Davey]

Album of next year = kinda dull looking picture of a tree and some grass

Hey, I like the deluxe edition artwork better, but it's gonna retail for twice as much as the regular CD at $26. Yikes! Like the last one, this one is on Fat Possum, with the regular CD and also what they term as "a special limited-edition deluxe two-CD package and a double-gatefold double-LP package." The second "Useless Beasts" CD is instrumentals from what I understand.




Seems like the Fleet Foxes debut has gotten all the love in the end of year lists collected at metacritic http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2008.shtml (that and Portishead and TV on the Radio). Anyone here on the Foxes bandwagon? Haven't seen much talk. Does have a nice 70's retro kind of sound, kind of the Eagles of the late 2000's, seems very well done, and they are really just kids. Haven't bought it, but do like the sound in small doses, kinda wonder how it would translate to a whole record. Thoughts? Can't remember the last time I listened to the Eagles, though. I remember when I was young I thought they were the worst thing that could happen to rock music, that whole slick west coast type sound, but I actually kind of liked that sound too by some artists, but never much of an Eagles fan

I've a feeling that the one I may be looking back fondest on in the coming years is the Deerhunter record, so much to explore still, and such a nice feel it gives me, over and over. And 2 CDs to choose from, both with their own individual sound and strengths and weaknesses. Yea, I can see that one getting a lot more love in the future, even though it did wind up third image on my rotating best of the year.

BTW, if any of the mods read this, feel free to delete that Heidi Johansen diving photo I posted above that is the cover art on the Throw Me the Statue record 3Lock and I were talking about. It's kinda wide and has served its purpose. Thanks.