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2008 Long List: Favourite Albums
Just A Little LovinJust A Little Lovin by Shelby Lynne
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.13
rich vocals and great treatments of Dusty songs done with warmth, respect and experience.
Pacific Ocean Blue/Bambu (The Caribou Sessions): Legacy EditionPacific Ocean Blue/Bambu (The Caribou Sessions): Legacy Edition by Dennis Wilson
Buy used from: £7.98
Unavailable for so long and the reissue is lovely. Dennis Wilson stretched his troubled soul over these marvellous tracks and the raw vocals remain spinetingling in places.
For Emma Forever AgoFor Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.58
Worth most of the plaudits. The back story of the cabin in Wisconsin and the deliberate remoteness almost made this a concept album on love and loss,
Sunday At Devil DirtSunday At Devil Dirt by Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.40
A bit of a take it or leave it invite and some of the songs borrow heavily in style and melody but the combination of vocals here and the overall collection of songs make it worthwhile.
Friday Night LightsFriday Night Lights by Attic Lights
Buy new: £8.38 / Used from: £2.75
It's a mixed bag. The good stuff though is top notch power-pop which sticks in your head all day.
The Felice BrothersThe Felice Brothers by The Felice Brothers
Buy new: £6.48
DevotionDevotion by Beach House
Buy new: £3.98
Microcastle / Weird Era ContinuedMicrocastle / Weird Era Continued by Deerhunter
Buy new: £7.17
Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.99
Plenty said about them this year and it is a great album.
Attic ThievesAttic Thieves by Ralfe Band
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.45
Psychedelica ThreePsychedelica Three by Various Artists
Buy new: £8.98
Psychedelic only in the loosest sense of the word but a damn fine 2CD compilation of bands you will want to hear more from. Be warned this might lead to further spending...
Seventh TreeSeventh Tree by Goldfrapp
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.39
Carries traces of Felt Mountain and delivers well-crafted songs which deliver Sixties-style pop hooks wrapped in contemporary folk influences.
The Bookhouse BoysThe Bookhouse Boys by The Bookhouse Boys
Buy new: £8.68
No-one else around is doing alt-surf-psych quite like The Bookhouse Boys. Sometimes the influences come through a little through obviously but overall this is such a melting pot of activity that you g
Replica Sun MachineReplica Sun Machine by The Shortwave Set
Buy new: £5.18 / Used from: £1.98
Some albums seem to fall through the cracks and this is one. Some great song-writing on a well-balanced album; some tracks could be from a Rubble compilation and others draw on folktronica.