Ten best: 2008
The writing is on the wall about the start of this list in the Year in consumables: 2008 music post.
1:. Coldplay – Viva la Vida / Prospekt’s March
2:. Bloc Party – Intimacy
3:. Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns
4:. Nada Surf – Lucky
5:. Death Cab for Cutie – Narrow Stairs
6:. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Cardinology
7:. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into
8:. Shiny Toy Guns – Season of Poison
9:. Carolina Liar – Coming to Terms
10a:. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
10b:. Santogold – Santogold
Radiohead – In Rainbows
That disc belongs in this list or the 2007 one, but I can’t figure out which one. It was released to the internets in 2007, but on plastic in 2008. So, it just sits here.