1. Damien Jurado- "Caught in the Trees"I read this is his only autobiographical songwriting ever. All his other work has been narrative. This one weaves a pretty intense tale. I just like it because it's Damien Jurado doing what he does best. I needed that.
2. Fleet Foxes- "Fleet Foxes"I just wanna go on the record as saying I grew out my hair and beard before these guys hit the big time. This album is highly visual and otherworldly. Topped only by the imagery and otherworldliness of Midlake. O! Midlake, how I pine for thee.....
3. The National "The Virginia EP"I blogged about this earlier. This is B-sides and live tracks from the recent "Boxer" era. Too many songs to be called an EP, but when you're as good as these pretty boys, you can can stuff whatever you want. Came with a DVD that was almost unwatchable. But these rare tracks are almost as good as Boxer.
In total, the music of 2008 was about as good as this post.
