Top 18 2008

La mia personale classifica dei migliori album dell’anno. Dai Gregor Samsa ai Portished, dal classico Russell alla nuova scoperta Autistic Daughters, con la certezza di aver trascurato qualche album fondamentale.

1Gregor Samsa
Rest
(The Kora)
slo-core
2Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
(Constellation)
post-rock
3Portished
Third
(Mercury/Island)
trip-hop

4Autistic Daughters
Uneasy Flowers
(Kranky / Staubgold)
slo-core
5Steven Wilson
Insurgentes
(Kscope)
progressive rock
6Arthur Russell
Love Is Overtaking Me
(Audika)
songwriter
7Fuck Buttons
Street Horrrsing
(Atp Recordings)
noise, drone
8Have a Nice Life
Deathconsciousness
(Enemies List)
shoegaze
9Evangelista
Hello, Voyager
(Constellation)
experimental
10Joan As Police Woman
To survive
(Reveal)
songwriter
11Sigur Rós
Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
(Emi)
dream-folk
12Xiu Xiu
Women as Lovers
(Kill Rock Stars)
alternative
13Deerhunter
Microcastle - Weird Era Cont.
(Kranky)
dream-pop
14David Byrne & Brian Eno
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
(Everythingthathappens.com)
avant-pop
15Klimt 1918
Just In Case We’ll Never Meet Again
(Prophecy)
shoegaze
16Emiliana Torrini
Me and Armini
(Rough Trade)
avant-pop
17Beck
Modern Guilt
(Interscope)
alternative rock
18Death Cub For Cutie
Narrow Stairs
(Atlantic)
indie rock