Black Mountain - In The FutureStoner rock from Canadians Black Mountain which sounded like an instant classic.
Evol Intent - Era Of DiversionDark drum and bass with inflections of metal and rap that matched the mood of 2008.
Get The Blessing - All Is YesRiff-driven post-jazz stompers from a group with "a pathological hatred of chords".
Kaki King - Dreaming Of RevengeAn other-worldly collection of songs from an impossibly talented guitarist and drummer.
Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black ChannelThe sound of Gary Numan dancing to The Klaxons from Castle Donington's finest.
Neon Neon - Stainless StyleThis '80s-tinged, unlikely collaboration based on an even more unlikely theme was a brilliant fusion of styles.
Portishead - ThirdWork-shy Bristol-based trip-hoppers Portishead released their third album in 17 years - and it was worth the wait.
Stateless - StatelessCarefully crafted indie songwriting given a turntablist makeover.
Thrice - The Alchemy Index vols. III and IV: Air & EarthCompleting a quadrology of four EPs, this album had all the elements of a rock classic.
Young Knives - SuperabundanceBelton-based band The Young Knives released their most polished and potent arty punk to date in 2008.
just starting to work my way through this. wanted to say thanks because i had never heard of evol intent and it's excellent... not sure if it's best yet, but the first track sounds like the chemical brothers grown up :o)
ReplyDeleteYeah it was recommended to me alongside Venetian Snares' Detrimentalist, so you might want to check that out too.
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