Comments on: The Most Overlooked Albums of 2008

By: solace

solace — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:10:16 +0000

ah, my bad… her myspace used to say NO/UK, wasn’t exactly sure, just knew she was born in Norway. as a Norwegian myself, gotta give it props over Sweden

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:16:08 +0000

Solace, Ida Marie grew up in Norway and nows lives in Stockholm. You are right, she made big inroads in the UK this year and is a fun entertainer.

Solid overlooked picks from all participants.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:27:59 +0000

I agree about the Gutter Twins show…I felt embarrassed for the band at the show at how empty it was.

Plants and Animals would have made my list, but I gave them love on a bunch of other lists…I still prob should have put them on, but I felt I might be getting into overkill.

The Tallest Man on Earth…another choice I should have made, what a great album.

By: solace

solace — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:48:27 +0000

Josh… you need to hang out in the same places I do on the net in terms of music forums/blogs…

Dept of Eagles, Frightened Rabbit, & Dr. Dog are all loved to DEATH on the forums i’m on (esp FR)

as for the Gutter Twins record… i liked it, but felt it could/should have been WAY better considering the parties involved. the EP was better even…

my picks:

The Tallest Man on Earth

absolutely stunning folk singer from Sweden that evokes Dylan yet very much has his own thing going

Glen Campbell’s covers record. sure it follows in the footsteps of Cash’s American series, but damn if his voice doesn’t sound amazing for his age (or just in general), and many of the re-arrangements are brilliant (esp the Travis cover)

Langhorne Slim

this guy should be huge… his live show is everything that’s great about rock n’ roll.

The Futureheads…

after a very disappointing second album, this album was chock full of scorching brit rock gems. i think this might be their best record yet actually

Plants & Animals…

normally Canadian bands have no problem getting buzz, but sadly these guys kinda fell through the cracks.

Ida Maria

exceptionally fun and spunky female UK (by way of Norway) rock.

By: Chris DeLine

Chris DeLine — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:20:34 +0000

Lotta love for Ames on this list (though calling Ames semi-local is about the same as calling Fargo or Chicago semi-local.

Really agree on The Last Shadow Puppets mention – not that it was one of the best albums of the year, but practically no one was digging into it on this side of the Atlantic this year.

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My thoughts on the most overlooked albums of the year:

Bun B – with Lil Wayne coming out at the same time, it was easily overshadowed, but Il Trill is awesome

Gutter Twins – Solace will probably stand with me on this… the turnout at the First Ave show was pathetic considering how fantastic these guys are.

Hank III – his new album debuted at number two on the country album chart… and no one acknowledged it. His last show are First Ave was one of the craziest I’ve ever been to.

NIN – Between Ghosts, The Slip and the group’s live show I can’t believe that Reznor isn’t TIME’s man of the year.

R.E.M. – If this was a comeback album, it was the best of the year.