2008: The year in review

Well, in a way at least. Here it is, my top 15 albums for 2008. At this point, just a list - but there may be some lines about each album later.

1. Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
(Rounder)



2. The Gaslight Anthem - The 59' Sound
(SideOne Dummy)



3. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
(Jagjaguwar)



4. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
(Sub Pop)



5. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
(Sub Pop)



6. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
(Merge)



7. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
(Rune Grammofon)



8. Grand Archives - Grand Archives
(Sub Pop)



9. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology
(Lost Highway/MCA)



10. Gary Louris - Vagabonds
(Ryko)



11. David Vandervelde - Waiting for the Sunrise
(Secretly Canadian)



12. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
(Warner Bros.)



13. Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
(Reprise)



14. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
(Barsuk/Atlantic)



15. Howlin' Rain - Magnificent Fiend
(American)