2008: listed

another year gone by...time to reflect on all the remarkable new music that was heard over the past twelve months...in list form...so here, along with a bunch of songs from other albums i really liked, are my favorite releases of 2008...thanks to all of you for stopping by the leather canary this year...see you in the next one.

01. blitzen trapper - furr

download: furr

download: black river killer

02. the hold steady - stay positive

download: sequestered in memphis

download: slapped actress

03. dr. dog - fate

download: hang on

download: the rabbit, the bat, and the reindeer

04. the moondoggies - don't be a stranger

download: ain't no lord

download: changing

05. my morning jacket - evil urges

download: look at you

download: touch me i'm going to scream, pt. 2

06. plants and animals - parc avenue

download: faerie dance

download: feedback in the field

07. she & him - volume one

download: change is hard

download: sweet darlin'

08. fleet foxes - self titled

download: he doesn't know why

download: blue ridge mountains

09. howlin' rain - magnificent fiend

download: calling lightning pt. 2

download: el rey

10. david byrne & brian eno - everything that happens...

download: life is long

download: strange overtones

honorable mentions...

download: beck - chemtrails

download: the black keys - psychotic girl

download: black mountain - angels

download: bon iver - skinny love

download: bonnie 'prince' billy - i'll be glad

download: brendan canning - churches under the stairs

download: catfish haven - set in stone

download: centro-matic - two seats gold reserved

download: drive-by truckers - perfect timing

download: alejandro escovedo - chelsea hotel '78

download: the felice brothers - frankie's gun!

download: fleet foxes - mykonos

download: frightened rabbit - good arms vs. bad arms

download: lambchop - sharing a gibson with martin luther king jr.

download: langhorne slim - colette

download: jenny lewis - tryin' my best

download: stephen malkmus & the jicks - gardenia

download: menahan street band - home again!

download: mgmt - kids

download: mudcrutch - scare easy

download: okkervil river - lost coastines

download: parts & labor - nowheres nigh

download: port o'brien - i woke up today

download: quiet village - keep on rolling

download: silver jews - strange victory, strange defeat

download: mavis staples - this little light (live)

download: sun kil moon - the light

download: tv on the radio - family tree

download: vetiver - hurry on sundown

download: the war on drugs - taking the farm