If somebody had asked me a few weeks ago what records I fell in love with in 2008, I would have struggled to think of any straight away. Who knew that all it takes is a quick iTunes Smart Playlist, with the paramaters set to Year: 2008, to give me all the answers to that question.

Armed with this new filtered list I was quickly reminded about just how many great, and no so great, records were released into the music market. Without breaking from the tradition of ‘list making’ I cut it down to that perfect double digit number – 10. This even number of records will be the list I would look back on in 2018 and think either: “It’s still a classic now” or “Really? That record”.

So if you’re set to read yet another Top 10 list, read on. Interesting to note that I posted a top 10 albums the other week on my tumblr blog … but since then have realised that there were a few albums I loved more than others. So this is the final, revised version. I swear. So 2008, this is just some of the music you gave me, in no order or preference.

1. TV on the Radio – Dear Science 
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
3. Portishead – Third
4. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
5. Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer
6. Snowman - The Horse, The Rat And The Swan
7. The Cure: 4:13 Dream
8. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cardinology
9. Fujiya & Miyagi – Lightbulbs
10. Okkervil River – The Stand-Ins

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