The first 50 records that come to mind that have been worth your money in 2008

Because it’s November and in a few weeks you won’t be able to move for lists…

(PS: List in no order, and there are probably omissions obvious to me later… these are just all ace, simple as.)

Why? – ‘Alopecia’ (Tomlab)

Cadence Weapon – ‘Afterparty Babies’ (Big Dada)

Deerhunter – ‘Microcastle’ (4AD)

No Age – ‘Nouns’ (Sub Pop)

Fuck Buttons – ‘Street Horrrsing’ (ATP)

TV On The Radio – ‘Dear Science’ (4AD)

Flying Lotus – ‘Los Angeles’ (Warp)

Johnny Foreigner – ‘Waited Up Til It Was Light’ (Best Before)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – ‘Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!’ (Mute)

Rolo Tomassi – ‘Hysterics’ (Hassle)

 

Lovvers – ‘Think’ (Wichita)

Errors – ‘It’s Not Something But It Is Like Whatever’ (Rock Action)

Pluxus – ‘Solid State’ (Kompakt)

The Bug – ‘London Zoo’ (Ninja Tune)

Portishead – ‘Third’ (Island)

Foals – ‘Antidotes’ (Transgressive)

Youthmovies – ‘Good Nature’ (Drowned in Sound)

Abe Vigoda – ‘Skeleton’ (Bella Union)

Wild Beasts – ‘Limbo, Panto’ (Domino)

Torche – ‘Meanderthal’ (Hydra Head)

 

Dananananaykroyd – ‘Sissy Hits’ (Holy Roar)

Late of the Pier – ‘Fantasy Black Channel’ (Parlophone)

Mogwai – ‘The Hawk Is Howling’ (Wall of Sound)

Gang Gang Dance – ‘St Dymphna’ (Warp)

Times New Viking – ‘Rip It Off’ (Matador)

The Week That Was – ‘The Week That Was’ (Memphis Industries)

The Ruby Suns – ‘Sea Lion’ (Memphis Industries)

Pyramids – ‘Pyramids’ (Hydra Head)

Enablers – ‘Tundra’ (Majic Wallet)

Remember Remember – ‘Remember Remember’ (Rock Action)

 

Russian Circles – ‘Station’ (Suicide Squeeze)

These Arms Are Snakes – “Tail Swallower And Dove’ (Suicide Squeeze)

Ponytail – ‘Ice Cream Spiritual’ (We Are Free)

Eugene McGuinness – ‘Eugene McGuinness’ (Domino)

This Town Needs Guns – ‘Animals’ (Big Scary Monsters)

Lords – ‘Everyone Is People’ (Gringo)

HEALTH – ‘HEALTH//DISCO’ (Lovepump)

Of Montreal – ‘Skeletal Lamping’ (Polyvinyl)

Hauschka – ‘Fendorf’ (FatCat)

Charlottefield – ‘What Are Friends For’ (FatCat)

 

Black Mountain – ‘In The Future’ (Jagjaguwar)

The War On Drugs – ‘Wagonwheel Blues’ (Secretly Canadian)

British Sea Power – ‘Do You Like Rock Music?’ (Rough Trade)

Beach House – ‘Devotion’ (Bella Union)

Mystery Jets – ‘Twenty One’ (sixsevennine)

Hercules & Love Affair – ‘Hercules & Love Affair’ (DFA/EMI)

This Will Destroy You – ‘This Will Destroy You’ (Magic Bullet)

Vessels – ‘White Fields and Open Devices’ (Cuckundoo)

Volcano! – ‘Paperwork’ (Leaf)

Jaguar Love – ‘Take Me To The Sea’ (Matador)