Student Book World - Best of 2008

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Best of 2008

	See You After the War by Decoration Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £4.80 There are more good tunes packed into each Decoration song than you will find on most albums. Criminally ignored.
	Heretic Pride by The Mountain Goats Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.59 The best band in the world if that nefarious concept made any sense.
	Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea by Silver Jews Buy new: £11.18 / Used from: £5.35 Surprise of the year. Surely the best thing they have ever done.
	The Cross Eyed Rambler by Paul Heaton Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £6.03 Rather good this. Confirmation that The Beautiful South should have called it a day long ago.
	The Evangelist by Robert Forster Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.75 A fitting tribute and an excellent album.
	Hayman Watkins Trout and Lee by Various Buy new: £9.79 / Used from: £8.74 A British version of Dillard and Clark, sort of. More please!
	Not The Tremblin' Kind by Laura Cantrell Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.49 Yes I know! This is a place holder for Trains, Planes and Automobiles that is only available on download. Excellent as ever!
	Instant Coffee Baby by The Wave Pictures Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.90 Wear their influences on their sleeves but still manage to sound fresh.
	Next Year in Zion by Herman Dune Buy new: £8.68 / Used from: £9.76 Not their best collection of tunes perhaps, but sounds great and the lyrics (by accident or design) are pure genius.
	Television's People by Mistys Big Adventure Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.66 I really don't understand why the quality music media are not all over this lot.
	Ready for the Flood by Mark Olson & Gary Louris Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £4.00 Nothing ground-breaking. Just excellent songs well performed.
	CSI: Ambleside by Half Man Half Biscuit Buy new: £11.98 Quite possibly their worst album but still plenty to entertain and inform. "I gave up hope ironically for Lent".
	Cheer Gone by Euros Childs Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.49 Harks back to Blue Trees, which is no bad thing!
	Imperial Wax Solvent by The Fall Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £4.99 He's a fifty year old man and I like it.
	Mr. Love & Justice by Billy Bragg Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £3.98 His best work since, er, Mermaid Avenue of course!
	Great British Holiday Songs Ep by Darren Hayman Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.75 Includes Caravan Songs EP, which is a real treasure.
	I Worked On The Ships by Ballboy Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.99 Welcome return containing some great songs.
	El Rey by The Wedding Present Buy new: £24.49 / Used from: £6.49 Business as usual.
	Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 [CD + DVD] by Neil Young Buy new: £10.08 / Used from: £6.00 A lost gem. Is it just me or do the audience seem a little bored?
	The BBC Sessions by Belle And Sebastian Buy new: £8.98 Recordings from their peak years. Great value.
	Original Recordings 1995-1997 by The Detroit Cobras Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £10.96 Rock and roll expresso.
	Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild by Jonathan Richman Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £20.20 Songs for grown-ups.
	Chemical Chords by Stereolab Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £7.79 Blips and blops in all the right places