Top Albums of 2008, 12 - 1

The final countdown.  On the final day of the year.  This time it's descending.  Deal with it.  I was hoping to post some audio links, but my free internet got turned off at home and so my internet is more limited than usual.  But on to the list.  Numbers one and two have been back and forth since I started putting this together all month, but I think Fleet Foxes have it.

12. She & Him - Volume 1

11. Deerhunter - Microcastle

10. Dr. Dog - Fate

9. Shearwater - Rook

8. Thao & The Get Down Stay Downs - We Brave Bee Stings and All 

7. TV On The Radio - Dear Science,

6. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

5. Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight

4. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins

3. No Age - Nouns

2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes/Sun Giant EP

Top Albums 2008, 13 - 25

It's been a good year for music and a long time since a post.  But hey, I love lists.  Here are 13 - 25 on my favorite albums of the year list.  Stay tuned for the quorum of 12 to come. (In ascending order, don't ask why).

13. The Devil Whale - Like Paraders

14. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

15. Apple Miner Colony - The Heat Haunted Fever

16. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park

17. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular   

18. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

19. Randy Newman - Harps & Angels

20. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down in the Light

21. Calexico - Carried To Dust

22. Times New Viking - Rip It Off

23. Tolchock Trio - Abalone Skeleton

24. The Dodos - Visiter

25. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creations Dark