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THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2008? SO FAR
White ChalkWhite Chalk by PJ Harvey
Buy new: £9.17 / Used from: £3.89
released in 2007, but devastatingly beautiful, nonetheless.
Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaustMeð suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust by Sigur Ros
Buy new: £5.18 / Used from: £2.45
For Emma Forever AgoFor Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £14.25
All Things RealAll Things Real by Steve Adey
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.74
another record from last year ( I only discovered it this year). But a stunning slow burner in the Nick Cave, Blue Nile genre
In RainbowsIn Rainbows by Radiohead
Buy used from: £8.54
Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Buy new: £10.18 / Used from: £3.75
To SurviveTo Survive by Joan As Police Woman
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.50
Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.38
ThirdThird by Portishead
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £4.64
They are architects with attention to details. Songs are less to the fore this time, but a few listens pays dividends.
The Seldom Seen KidThe Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £3.28
stadium rock for the alternative music aficionados.