Top OHR 2008 : Albums
Wooo, we evaded Armageddon another year! Didn’t it sound great?
I’ve drafted out a list of what I think are the contenders for album of the year. Some you’d hate, some you love. I’m already sure of my favourite but will hold off a bit. For now, what did YOU like? Hit the comments like it’s Judgement Day!
- Adebisi Shank - This Is The Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank
- Carly Sings – The Glove Thief
- Chequerboard – Penny Black
- Crayonsmith – White Wonder
- Dublin Duck Dispensary - Luanquizaabo
- The Dudley Corporation – Year Of The Husband
- Fight Like Apes- …and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion
- God Is An Astronaut - God is an Astronaut
- The Gorgeous Colours – The Gorgeous Colours
- GiveAManAKick – Welcome To The Cusp
- Lisa Hannigan – Sew, Sew, Sew
- Halfset – Another Way Of Being There
- Jape – Ritual
- The Jimmy Cake – Spectre & Crown
- Land Lovers – Romance, Romance
- Michael Knight – I’m Not Entirely Clear How I Ended Up Like This
- One Day International – Blackbird
- Queen Kong/You’re Only Massive - Dot Dash
- RedKid – Rocket Ship
- Robotnik – Pleasant Square
- RSAG – Organic Sampler
- So Cow – I’m Siding With My Captors
- Sunken Foal – Fallen Arches
- Story of Hair – Cheap Rate
- The Spook Of The 13th Lock – The Spook Of The 13th Lock
- The Vinny Club – Rocky VI Reckyrd
- Yngve Wieland – Tell Men This
EPs follow next week.
the katie kim album needs a mention – its fantastic!
Has to be between Robotnik and RSAG….
Definitely Jape, Jimmy Cake and Spook of the Thirteenth Lock…great list!
I thought about Katie Kim but it must be really fuckin obv that I haven’t heard it yet…which is why I wanted to know what you guys enjoyed!!
Agreed with the list. My song of the year is either Christchurch, 6 Bells by the Spook or perhaps Reading Old Diary Entries or You People Are Idiots by Michael Knight. And I really liked Do A Runner by YOM, We are Men by Cap Pas Cap, Off Out & Commuting by So Cow, I Was a Man by Jape, Mythical Creatures by Groom (don’t think it was released, it’s on their myspace).
Everybody knows that Armageddons happen in December.
For me, it’s a toss-up between Adebisi Shank and MJEX, though RSAG has been making a run as of late. Probably Adebisi Shank since I can have my mind blown more times in the space of an hour.
I was disappointed by Fight Like Apes and Halfset, and I’ve just never been able to like God Is An Astronaut. I did get into a slagging match with one of them on MySpace a while back though. It was fun.
Maybe you haven’t heard them, but Jenny Lindfors’ ‘When the Night Time Comes’ and Alyanya’s ‘Spirit’ would top my list (both debuts).
Jenny Lindfors
Alyanya
sea dog – wizards of the coast
it has to be Red Kid, coz u cnt stay on ur bum for them.
Adebisi Shank for me. Only got Halfsets one so have no real opinion yet!
Fight Like Apes one is very good too but part of me just hates it really squeaky clean polished production done on it and that terrible Beverly Hills song should not be on it!
Dukes Specials new album should definitely be on that list. It’s well impressive. Think it came out last week?
Also missing is Flinders! A brilliant one man band with loads of looping guitars and vocals. His album was released about 2 months ago.
I do think some of my best purchases were EPs though. GPO/Subplots/Ugly Megan/Funeral Suits are a few that really stand out for me!
Get an Best EPs of 2008 list together! There was quite a few.
Sorry for delays guys, busy weekend/start! I might just draft my pressies list here, starting with Katie Kim, Jenny Lindfors and SeaDog…Flinders sounds interesting but I’m not a Duke Special fan. Stone me!
Colin: EPs this week. I’m gonna drag this out for an entire month :p
[...] exhausting for the Crumlin fella but as Decembers wraps it up, Ritual’s hitting all the Best-Of lists, hard. The Tripod show on December 18 will therefore be a stupendous capstone for Richie and [...]
I really liked Adebisi Shank, Chequerboard, God Is An Astronaut, So Cow, Story Of Hair and The Vinny Club… Roll on the next year sans Armegeddon!
ROBOTNIK IS A LOAD OF SHITE!
HE’S NOT FUNNY! HE’S NOT DIFFERENT! AND HE’S CERTAINLY NOT COOL!
BANISH HIM FROM THE LAND OF IRELAND. GINGER BOLLOCKS.
I LOVE YOU NAY.
Ah, your comment would never pass moderation were it not for my ego. Shall we get matching, monogrammed dressing gowns?
So who’d take Robotnik’s place for you then?
* Crayonsmith – White Wonder
* God Is An Astronaut – God is an Astronaut
* Halfset – Another Way Of Being There
* The Jimmy Cake – Spectre & Crown
* RSAG – Organic Sampler
* So Cow – I’m Siding With My Captors