The Severed Cortex

I couldn’t possibly afford all the music I’d like to listen to in any given year so I only rank the stuff I bought. Here’s my top 20 which is heavily weighted toward the stuff early in the year. Yes, I’m aware The Cure and about 50 other good releases aren’t included. I’m also aware that I’m riding the Vampire Weekend bandwagon so feel free to make fun of me.

1. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
2. Nada Surf – Lucky
3. Blitzen Trapper – Furr
4. Rodriguez – Cold Fact (does this count as being released in 2008?)
5. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
6. Frank Black – Svn Fngrs (if it were a full length it would be #1)
7. Jim Noir – Jim Noir
8. The Chap – Mega Breakfast
9. The High Decibels – The High Decibels
10. Flight of the Conchords – Flight of the Conchords
11. Presidents of the United States of America – These are the Good Times People
12. Mike Doughty – Golden Delicious
13. Valient Thorr – IMMORTALIZER (you know it’s good if it’s in all Caps)
14. Supersuckers – Get it Together
15. Baskervilles – Twilight
16. Common Market – Tobacco Road
17. Supreme Beings of Leisure – 11i
18. King Khan & the Shrines - Supreme Genius of King Khan
19. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
20. Cold War Kids – Loyalty to Loyalty