{"id":3261,"date":"2009-03-24T12:20:21","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T17:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/archives\/2009\/03\/duffs-favorite-tunes-2008.html"},"modified":"2019-12-31T16:57:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T22:57:00","slug":"duffs-favorite-tunes-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/archives\/2009\/03\/duffs-favorite-tunes-2008.html","title":{"rendered":"Duff’s Favorite Tunes 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is pretty redundant at this point, not only because it’s nearly the end of March, but considering I did monthly reviews of pretty much everything I bought in 2008<\/a>, as well as occasionally posting thoughts on individual albums. (I may have skipped things like “CDs bought in foreign countries” and such.) But this makes those “give me some music ideas” emails less annoying.<\/p>\n

(with links to Snip commentary. sometimes.)
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Favorite Albums:<\/strong><\/u>
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\nMatt Costa “Unfamiliar Faces”<\/strong> Quirky and unexpected<\/a>. Fave songs:<\/u> “Mr. Pitiful”<\/a> and “Miss Magnolia”<\/p>\n

Bon Iver “For Emma, Forever Ago”<\/strong> Swoon. I know all the cool kids had this album in 2007. I ain’t that cool, yo. Love the album<\/a>, love him in concert (see Favorite Gigs category down at the bottom). Love love love. Fave song:<\/u> Re: Stacks<\/p>\n

Jesse Malin “Glitter in the Gutter”<\/strong> Rockin’<\/a>. Can’t even pick a fave song, just love the entire thing.<\/p>\n

Fleet Foxes <\/strong>Listening to FF is like sitting in a field of daisies in 1973 while people around you kiss and weave each other bracelets. May be a bit ‘twee for some. (But it’s so pretty<\/a>!) Fave Songs:<\/u> “White Winter Hymnal” “He Doesn’t Know Why” “Your Protector” “Oliver James”<\/p>\n

Earlimart “Hymn & Her” <\/strong>With every album they just get better and better. Pretty and intimate. Fave songs:<\/u> “Time for Yourself” “For the Birds” “Town Where You Belong”<\/p>\n

My Morning Jacket “Evil Urges”<\/strong> I lovelovelove this album. But I did NOT like “Z”. At all. If you peruse le Internet, you may find that everyone who liked this album was not much of an MMJ fan before, and those who were, were greatly disappointed. Ah well. Fave song:<\/u> “I’m amazed”<\/a><\/p>\n

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin “Pershing”<\/strong> I didn’t even listen to this album until months after I bought it<\/a>. Which is just so wrong ‘cuz it’s so good. Fave song:<\/u> “Heers”<\/p>\n

Carla Bruni “Comme si de rien n’etait” <\/strong>Her french albums just take my breath away<\/a>. Why do I even pretend to try to learn this language? I’ll never sound like this when I speak. Fave song:<\/u> “Tu Es Ma Came”<\/p>\n

The Submarines “Honeysuckle Weeks” <\/strong> Has the same intimate boy\/girl vibe of Earlimart but more poppy, more upbeat<\/a>. It just grew on me more and more as the year went by. Fave songs:<\/u> “Swimming Pool” “You, Me and the Bourgeoisie”<\/p>\n

Keane “Perfect Symmetry” <\/strong> This one totally took me by surprise<\/a>. Fave songs:<\/u> “Better than This” “Time to Go”<\/a> “The Lovers Are Losing”
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Runners Up<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n