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By: Albums of 2008 [Revisited] « Forward Music

Albums of 2008 [Revisited] « Forward Music — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:42:36 +0000

[...] the “Best albums of 2008″. Of course, it helps me share some truly amazing music, once again. Remember, it’s ordered by my [...]

By: Romantic Rights (Erol Akan’s Love From Below Re-Edit) – Death From Above 1979 « Forward Music

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:24:52 +0000

[...] the Late of the Pier record. For the second feat alone, I applaud him, it is quite a marvelous record. But that’s not why we are here, his remix of Death From Above is fantastic. Their [...]

By: fel0nious monk

fel0nious monk — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:37:29 +0000

The thing i LOVE about Girl Talk’s ADHD style is that there is soo much material there. So many new ideas and themes and ingenuity all packed into a tight little package with no fluff.

All the little intro/outro pieces ready for consumption. Sure the CD leaves you wanting to hear that sick transition again, but that’s better than being forced to hear it over and over and over again.

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:54:31 +0000

Hey – So happy to see another person put Lightspeed Champion on their top ten list – I love that cd & can’t wait to hear more from Dev!

By: A. Critic

A. Critic — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:41:14 +0000

I agree that Fleet Foxes is totally overrated whereas I assert that Beach House is completely underrated. I would replace Toyko Police Club with Cut Copy’s album In Ghost Colours for the best of 2008. The Handshake and Future reflections are the best tracks on MGMTs album yet always overlooked.

By: cc

cc — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:34:57 +0000

niice list, and great blog keep it up

By: Hanan

Hanan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:01:26 +0000

hahahha Konk isn’t THAT bad. I agree, it isn’t fabulous and it loses its charm QUICKLY. ok, yeah, it’s awful hahaahha

nice list. I love all of your top albums, especially Vampire Weekendddddddddddd
when will people be able to admit that they like good music?

By: Gabby (avantnoise)

Gabby (avantnoise) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:46:20 +0000

I nice assessment. I agree with many of your picks.

MGMT delivers three great tracks, and the rest are nice, but lack the epic quality you speak of.

Late Of The Pier doesn’t disappoint me one bit. I like how Fantasy Black Channel takes on many different forms as the album progresses, but it isn’t a complete mess like Girl Talk’s album. The fusion of various genres is suitable and is done well. It makes sense. I can’t wait for them to do a full U.S. tour. Their live show must be incredible.

Fleet Foxes was a beautiful album, although I can see where you drew the “bland” from. It does get a bit bland, and not much changes around, but all and all, it was crafted beautifully.

I feel like I didn’t give Tokyo Police Club’s full length a proper chance. After listening to A Lesson In Crime repeatedly for over a year, Elephant Shell was initially a disappointment. I think I do need to give it a proper listen, however.

Vampire Weekend’s album was a good album. They blew up fast and within a few months were on the cover of every magazine you could think of. I know many people who, because of the media blast, felt inclined to dislike Vampire Weekend because there was too much “hype” surrounding them. Regardless, it’s an album worth listening to. I saw them at Coachella, and it was an enjoyable performance.

Foals– I love Antidotes very much. It was an album that I found myself listening to over and over.

By: Scrap

Scrap — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:32:00 +0000

Agree with you on Red Socks Pugie, could listen to that all day