Are you still trying to assemble your "Best of 2008" lists? I am.
Each December, I scramble to sort out all the CDs that were released in Minnesota over the past 12 months. Even though I try to keep a running list as the year goes by to help me remember which ones I felt were the best, there are always a few I seem to forget about. The nice side of all this scrambling is that it brings a pleasant review.
Each year, Chris Riemenschneider from the Star Tribune is kind enough to send us music writer types a pretty extensive list of a good number of the CDs that were released that year to help jog our memories. Not only do I find Chris's list helpful, I'm always amazed at the quantity of output from our musicians each year.
Without further babbling on my part, here is a list of 139 albums that were released in Minnesota this year. The albums I have personally previewed in their entirety are bolded. And the ones with asterixes (*) by them are ones I added to the list as Chris sent it out.
As always, please add any 2008 Minnesota-released albums you feel are missing in the comments.
- A Night in the Box, "Write a Letter"
- The Absent Arch, “Keep Calm and Carry On”
- Action vs. Action, "Sentimental City"
- Ed Ackerson, “Ackerson2”
- Nick Africano, "I've Ever Desired"
- Atmosphere, "When Life Gives You Lemons ... "
- Autumn Leaves, "Long Lost Friend"
- Aviette - The Way We Met (wasn't on Chris's list)
- The B-Team, "Suburban Boy Blues"
- Baby Guts, “Gasoline”
- Background Noise Crew, "Background Sampler, Vol. 1"
- The Belfast Cowboys, s/t
- Big Ditch Road - The Jackson Whites EP *
- Bill Mike Band, “Truce”
- The Blend, “Losing the Game”
- Boiled in Lead, "Silver"
- Haley Bonar, "Big Star
- Brass Kings, “Washboard Rope Guitar”
- David Bruise, “Flyover State”
- Café Accordion Orchestra, “Germaine”
- Randy Casey, "Late Bloomer"
- Cloud Cult, "Feel Good Ghosts”
- Count Vesuvius, s/t
- Crescent Moon, "Crescent Moon Is in Big Trouble"
- Cwn Annwn, "Blood of the Djinn"
- Dallas Orbiter - Motorcycle Diagrams (Not on Chris's list)
- Death to Our Enemies (self-titled)
- The Deaths, "Centralia"
- Dillinger Four, “C I V I L W A R”
- Pat Donohue, "Freewayman"
- Doomtree (self-titled)
- Dosh, "Wolves and Wishes"
- Down and Above, “Hold Your Breath For a Rising Tide”
- Charley Dush, “September’s Sun”
- Ellis, "Break the Spell"
- Enchanted Ape, "Off the Ground"
- Connie Evingson, “Little Did I Dream”
- Fat Kid Wednesdays, “Bomb”
- Faux Jean, “The Mongolian Invasion”
- FTE and DJ D. Mil, “The Independent Party”
- Gospel Gossip, “Sing Into My Mouth” (I thought this came out in '07?)
- Green Sketch, "So Long ... For Now"
- Grey Skies, s/t
- Joan Griffith, Laura Caviani and Cyro Baptista, “Sambanova”
- Jeff Hanson, “Madam Owl”
- Haley Bonar - Big Star *
- Heiruspecs, “Heiruspecs”
- Heroine Sheiks, "Journey to the End of the Knife"
- Ari Herstand, “Whispering Endearments”
- High on Stress, “Cop Light Parade”
- Hojas Rojas, "Helium"
- House of Mercy Band, “Left Behind”
- The Hopefuls, “Now Playing at the One-Seat Theatre” (Comes out 12/20! I don't have it yet.)
- Jack Brass Band, “Traditionally Speaking”
- John Swardson and Get Gone - Silver Dust *
- Kristoff Krane, “This Will Work for Now”
- Mason Jennings, “In the Ever”
- Matt Jennings, “Todavía”
- K-Salaam & Beatnick, “Whose World Is This?”
- Kanser, "Future Retro Legacy"
- Kid Dakota, "A Winner's Shadow"
- Chris Koza, "The Dark, Delirious Morning."
- Little Man, “Of Mind and Matter”
- Gary Louris, “Vagabonds”
- Love in October, "Pontus, the Devil and Me"
- Jeremy Messersmith, “The Silver City”
- Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, “Orange Peels and Rattlesnakes”
- Luke's Angels, "Paulopolis"
- Maps of Norway, “Die Off Songbird”
- Marc Perlman + Janey Winterbauer - 25:32:47 *
- The Melismatics, “The Acid Test”
- Todd Menton, “The Dolmen Field” (Just got this the other day - reviewing CD release party next week)
- Mictlan, “Hand Over Fist”
- Mighty Fairly, “Big Words and Power Chords”
- Mint Condition, "e-Life"
- Muja Messiah, "Mpls. Massacre, Vol. 1"
- Muja Messiah, "Thee Adventures of a B-Boy D-Boy"
- Mystery Palace, “Flags Forward”
- New Monarchs, “Blueprints”
- New Standards, “Rock and Roll”
- Nikki Schultz - "Lost and Found {and lost again}" *
- Dan Newton, “Hi-Top Sneakers”
- Now, Now Every Children, "Cars”
- One for the Team, “Built It Up”
- Cecil Otter, “Rebel Yellow”
- Charlie Parr, “Roustabout”
- Patches & Gretchen, “Music From Little Big Pink” (getting this week)
- Pert’ Near Sandstone, “Needle & Thread”
- Plastic Constellations, "We Appreciate You"
- Polara, "Beekeeping"
- Popcycle, "Yesterday's Blast"
- Private Dancer, “Trouble Eyes”
- Quietdrive, “Deliverance”
- Rank Strangers, "Tucke des Objekts, Die"
- The Red Flags, s/t
- Paul Renz, "ReBop"
- Retribution Gospel Choir (self-titled)
- Revolver - The Illiterati *
- Rockford Mules, “From Devil’s Spit to Angel Tears”
- Roma di Luna, "Casting the Bones"
- Christine Rosholt, “Lipstick”
- Kelly Rossum, “Family”
- Ruby Isle, “Night Shot”
- Sam Keenan - "All the Dark Colored Markers Went Dry" (Not on Chris's list)
- Becky Schlegel, For All the World”
- Section 30
- Sick of Sarah (self-titled)
- Small Cities (self-titled)
- Solid Gold, “Bodies of Water”
- Spaghetti Western String Co., “Lull and Clatter”
- St. Dominic’s Trio, “Switch”
- StrangeLights, “Evius EP”
- Strut & Shock, s/t
- Summit Avenue, "Bend"
- Adam Svec, "Enemy Swimmer"
- Tapes ‘N Tapes, "Walk It Off
- Claire Taubenhaus, “No Compass and No Commands”
- These Modern Socks, “Picking a Lock at the Speed of Light”
- Sara Thomsen, "Everything Changes
- The Haves Have It - Friction *
- The Tisdales, “Bakers Dozen”
- Trama, "Barack O-Trama"
- Trampled by Turtles, “Duluth”
- Twin City Playboys, "The Good Times Are Killing Me"
- Umbrella Bed, “Go”
- Vampire Hands, "Me & You Cherry Red"
- Wars of 1812, “Status Quo Ante Bellum”
- Ben Weaver, "The Ax in the Oak"
- Paul Westerberg, “49:00”
- White Iron Band, "Devil's Sweet Revenge"
- Irv Williams, “Finality”
- Shane Wyatt, “The Last Cowboy”
- Yer Cronies, “When I Grow Up”
- Zebulon Pike, “Intransience”
- Various, "Zero Element: The Reclamation Project"
- Various, "Southside Soul, Vol. 1"
- Various, "Lightning & Thunder, Vol. 1"
- Various, "Silage: Foreclosure & Eviction"
- Various, “Hope Rocks! Vol. 1”
12 comments:
Amazing.
Knonam: Length Of The Blade
I should probably add $1,000,000 by City on the Make even it's it's technically an EP. "Chicks on Bikes" is one my favorite songs of 2008.
I am pretty sure Baby Guts - Gasoline came out in 2007. This year they put out "The Kissing Disease".
Just a tiny correction, good list though!
Magic Castles - The Lore of Mysticore
The Holy Ghostriders - Fast Track Heart Attack
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps - Back Yard Tent Set
Zoo Animal - Young Blood
This is awesome. Thanks!
a couple EPs for ya, not sure what qualifies, but may as well throw em in. All locals from 2k8
Hunting Club - Pretty/Ugly
Plastic Chord - Electric Tendrils
Tentacle Boy - The Lost Note EP
The van Gobots - s/t EP
Chokecherry- In the Wine Press (human grapes sing not nor dance)
Brothers Quetico (now disbanded)- Bovine
Derailleur: Bond EP and The Dirtiest Dudes in Rock n' Roll.
city on the make- "1,000,000" EP
Frugalis McSpiteful's "The Sunday School EP"
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