The music bloggers have already begun posting their best of 2008 lists, so I felt like I better follow suit.

These albums were all a major part of my year in some way. At one point in the year I listened Devotion almost non- stop. I slept to that album (read: cried myself to sleep). I described not listening to Beach House’s Devotion like feeling like I couldn’t breath.

The top 5 of my list all have a similar emotional connection to my year that was. Incidentally I would say that around the bottom 5 of my list are albums that I got closer to based on some one I was emotionally connected to. As for everything in between, it is all good. I wonder if other music bloggers make their lists so emotionally? Probably not.

I will make a note that by the second track on Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron And Fred Squire, “Lost Wisdom”, I was sobbing. It is an incredibly sad and beautiful album.

I think maybe I just had an incredibly sad year. Here is to making 2009 a beautiful one.

Jen

1. Beach House, Devotion
2. Why?, Alopecia
3. Okay, Huggable Dust
4. Xiu Xiu, Women as Lovers
5. Cryptacize, Dig That Treasure
6. Hercules & Love Affair, Hercules & Love Affair
7. Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
8. Dodos, Visiter
9. Alexis Taylor, Rubbed Out
10. Hot Chip, Made in the Dark
11. Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow, Blue
12. For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon Iver
13. Deerhoof, Offend Maggie
14. Bodies of Water, Ears Will Pop and Eyes Will Blink
15. The Library Voices, Hunting Ghosts and Other Collected Short Stories
16. Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron And Fred Squire, Lost Wisdom
17. Human Highway, Moody Motorcycle
18. Lykke Li, Youth Novels
19. Cut Copy, Lights and Music
20. Does It Offend You Yeah, You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into