Mortal Monkey on 20/7/2008 at 15:29
The most surprising best tune of '08 for me would be (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuNBg5hE7CY) Inca Steppa by Juno Reactor. Most surprising, because I hadn't even heard of Juno Reactor before.
Aja on 21/7/2008 at 04:21
Really warming up to Vampire Weekend here. It's the perfect summer-evening barbeque music; makes me feel all grilled and toasty.
st.patrick on 21/7/2008 at 06:17
Opeth - Watershed has got a couple of good tracks.
Juno Reactor - Gods and Monsters have been a mild disappointment for me, Pretty Girl is about as far from prog trance as you can get.
Nick Cave - Dig Lazarus Dig!!! is truly awesome.
LaiBach - Kunst der Fuge is something so huge and epic it can't be described by words.
MSI - If, well, it's just another MSI album, but good fun.
Tiamat - Amanethes is certainly not their best, but good work, anyway.
june gloom on 21/7/2008 at 06:19
The only good tracks on Watershed were the bonus tracks.
madwolf on 22/7/2008 at 12:42
Vampire Weekend is pretty good but a little bit irritating after a few plays. Largely an exercise in clever swearing.
Blitzen Trapper's "Wild Mountain Nation" is half a good album. The other half isn't.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoY9qtHm6vs)
Another vote for Wolf Parade though.
Aja on 22/7/2008 at 13:48
Quote Posted by madwolf
Vampire Weekend is pretty good but a little bit irritating after a few plays.
I found the reverse: irritaing at first, but once you learn the hooks it's kind of addictive.
Matthew on 22/7/2008 at 13:55
iTunes gave away their track 'Oxford Comma' a week or two ago - I did indeed find it annoying at first, but its growing on me.
Bathcat on 6/8/2008 at 03:07
The hipster backlash against Vampire Weekend started two months ago. Didn't you get the memo?
and seriously, who gives a fuck about an 'Oxford Comma'
But yeah, off the top of my head: ASMZ, Wolf Parade, These New Puritans, M83, Neon Neon and Fuck Buttons
