Top Songs — 2008
▶ Spotify PlaylistThere are lots of great albums, but only a few that defy the norm and manage to capture a unique element of sonic innovation that draws us deep into its artistry. In 2008, we were blessed with two such albums.
On their self-titled debut album, Vampire Weekend captures a distinctive sound by weaving a tapestry of eclectic styles, including Afro-pop, classical, and new wave. This unexpected blend matches the whimsical mood of the lyrics brilliantly to create a masterpiece.
The debut opus "Hold On Now, Youngster..." from Los Campesinos! harnesses a relentless exuberance coupled with witty wordplay to serve up addictive punk-pop melodies at a breakneck pace. The wide array of instrumentation is wild yet fuses into intoxicating melodies that are exhausting, chaotic, and wonderful.
1.⭐ Los Campesinos! — My Year In Lists
2.⭐ Vampire Weekend — Oxford Comma
3.⭐ MGMT — Time to Pretend
4.⭐ Weezer — Pork And Beans
5.⭐ Santigold — L.E.S. Artistes
6.⭐ Glasvegas — Flowers & Football Tops
7.⭐ Los Campesinos! — Don't Tell Me to Do the Math(s)
8.⭐ Conor Oberst — Cape Canaveral
9.⭐ Los Campesinos! — Death to Los Campesinos!
10.⭐ Glasvegas — Geraldine
11.MGMT — Kids
12.Chairlift — Bruises
13.Black Kids — I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
14.The Offspring — You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
15.R.E.M. — Supernatural Superserious
16.Frightened Rabbit — The Modern Leper
17.The Killers — Spaceman
18.Oasis — The Shock Of The Lightning
19.Taylor Swift — Fifteen
20.Paramore — Decode
21.Lady Gaga — Paparazzi
22.M83 — Graveyard girl
23.Death Cab for Cutie — I Will Possess Your Heart
24.The Gaslight Anthem — Old White Lincoln
25.The Magnetic Fields — The Nun's Litany
26.Lenka — The Show
27.Vampire Weekend — A-Punk
28.R.E.M. — Man-Sized Wreath
29.Los Campesinos! — Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats
30.Ryan Adams;The Cardinals — Magick
31.The National — Blank Slate
32.Goldfrapp — A&E
33.Vampire Weekend — Walcott
34.Brooklyn — Clandestine
35.Cut Copy — Out There On The Ice
36.Taylor Swift — You Belong With Me
37.The Mae Shi — Run To Your Grave
38.Conor Oberst — Sausalito
39.Fleet Foxes — White Winter Hymnal
40.The Verve — Love Is Noise
41.Lady Gaga — Poker Face
42.The Gaslight Anthem — The '59 Sound
43.Frightened Rabbit — Fast Blood
44.M83 — Kim & Jessie
45.Kings of Leon — Use Somebody
46.The All-American Rejects — Gives You Hell
47.The Academy Is... — About a Girl
48.Jay Reatard — Always Wanting More
49.Beyoncé — Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
50.Rivers Cuomo — Crazy One
51.Parts & Labor — Nowheres Nigh
52.Los Campesinos! — Miserabilia
53.The Gaslight Anthem — Great Expectations
54.Katy Perry — I Kissed A Girl
55.Vampire Weekend — Campus
56.Bon Iver — Skinny Love
57.TV On The Radio — DLZ
58.Elbow — One Day Like This
59.Beck — Gamma Ray
60.Titus Andronicus — Upon Viewing Brueghel's Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus
61.Vampire Weekend — The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
62.MGMT — Electric Feel
63.Taylor Swift — Love Story
64.Los Campesinos! — Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks
65.The Hold Steady — Constructive Summer