James D Clarke

I've put off my annual list this year for long enough! I've found it really hard this year to pick a top 5 this year, so much so that I almost didn't bother writing this post, but that would have been daft! So here they are - my top 5 albums, followed by a (long) list of honourable mentions - albums I just couldn't leave out! Top 5 albums of the year (in no particular order): MGMT - Oracular Spectacular Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely Honourable mentions go to: Everest - Ghost Notes Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes The Futureheads - This Is Not The Word Glassvegas - Glassvegas Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha Songs of the year: Everest - Rebels In The Roses Biffy Clyro - Mountains MGMT - Time To Pretend Foo Fighters - Let It Die Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Fix It 2008 proved by far the hardest year since I've begun posting my top 5 albums, but this can only be a good thing as it means there was a lot of good music! I hope 2009 is just as hard, if not harder! Previous years: Albums of the year: 2008 (so far) Albums of the year: 2007 Albums of the year: 2006 Albums of the Year: 2005