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January 6, 2009
GRIMEY'S STAFF PICKS - These Are Our Fave Musical Things of 2008!
You wanted the best, you got the best! Here are the favorite musical things of 2008 according to the staff of Grimey's New & Preloved Music. Use these lists as a shopping guide or make fun of our taste or just pass a few minutes reading them. We don't care. We love music and this was our favorite stuff this year. Please come in and ask us about any of our choices. We'd love to turn you on... Click here to see 2007's Staff Pics |
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Mike "Grimey" Grimes (co-owner):
1. Al Green 'Lay It Down'
2. Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band 'The Whole Fam Damily'
3. Menehan Street Band 'Make the Road By Walking'
4. Don Cavalli 'Cryland'
5. Of Montreal 'Skeletal Lamping'
6. My Morning Jacket 'Evil Urges'
7. Black Mountain 'Into the Future'
8. Dr Dog 'Fate'
9. Andre Williams 'Can You Deal With it?'
10. Altered Statesmen
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Doyle Davis (co-owner/vinylist):
my favorite albums of 2008 in alphabetical order. These are all titles that lived in my car CD player and on my turntable at home. I like physical formats you can hold and cherish and these are the albums that made the grade in 2008:
Black Mountain - In The Future
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig! Lazarus! Dig!
Dr. Dog - Fate
Dungen - 4
Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes/Sun Giant
Karl Hector + The Malcouns - Sahara Swing
Howlin Rain - Magnificent Fiend
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Walking
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
REM - Accelerate
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Reissues & Archive releases:
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue
Nina Simone - To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
REM - Murmur (expanded w/ 1983 live show)
Creedence Clearwater Revival catalog reissues
Various - Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic, Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria
The Clash - Live At Shea Stadium
Some live shows I remember feeling that "epiphany" vibe:
Metallica at The Basement
Yo La Tengo / Kurt Wagner at The Belcourt
Bonnaroo (My Morning Jacket's epic set full of soul covers, Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings, Orchestra Baobab)
My Morning Jacket at Riverfront Park (the 'Jacket is on fire on this tour!)
Wilco at The Ryman
David Byrne at The Ryman
Brian Wilson at The Ryman
Fleet Foxes at SXSW, Fleet Foxes in Seattle, Fleet Foxes at Exit/In (blew me away every time)
Dr. Dog at 3rd & Lindsley, SXSW and Forecastle Festival
Monotonix at Springwater Supper Club
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Anna
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Anna "Indie Pop Princess" Lundy (store manager/head buyer):
My Favorite Records Released or Reissued in 2008, in Alphabetical Order
Animals & Men - Never Bought, Never Sold
Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power & the Amorphous Strums - Dark Developments
The Clean - Compilation
Crystal Stilts - Crystal Stilts
Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams
Fight On, Your Time Ain't Long (various)
Jeff the Brotherhood - The Boys R Back In Town
King Khan & the Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan & the Shrines
The Music Tapes - Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
New Bloods - The Secret Life
Jay Reatard - Matador Singles
Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is it and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
Women - Women
Shows I Loved this year (in Nashville, unless noted):
Yo La Tengo & Kurt Wagner - Belcourt Theatre
Destroyer - The Mercy Lounge
Mudhoney & Fleet Foxes - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
Quasi - Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
Bonnie Prince Billy - Seidenfadens, Lousivlle, KY
Daniel Johnston - Mercy Lounge
Apples in Stereo - Mercy Lounge
Onieda - The End
Circulatory System, Elf Power & The Music Tapes - Popfest '08, 40 Watt, Athens, GA
Vivian Girls - Beach House (some dude's basement)
David Byrne - Ryman Auditorium
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Josh
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"Smokin" Josh Walker (assistant manager/import buyer):
Josh would like to let you know that he's sorry his list is so long, he couldn't help himself.
Top 20 (no Particular Order) Records that I just couldn't stop listening to this year!
Sigur Ros--Med Sud I Eyrum vid Spilum Endalaust
R.E.M.--Accelerate
Mercury Rev--Snowflake Midnight
M83--Saturdays=Youth
Spiritualized--Songs in A&E
Dr.Dog--Fate
Starflyer 59--Dial M
Sea & Cake--Car Alarm
Sun Kil Moon--April
+/- (plus/minus)--xs on your eyes
Mogwai--Hawk is Howling
Okkervil River--Stand ins
Spinto Band--Moonwink
Ryan Adams--Cardinology
Dears--Missiles
Portishead--Third
Oasis--Dig Out Your Soul
Lacktherof--Your Anchor
Dungen--4
Features--Some Kind of Salvation
Honorable Mentions (great records that just missed the top 20)
Elbow--Seldom Seen Kid
Retribution Gospel Choir--Retribution Gospel Choir
Walkmen--You & Me
Stereolab--Chemical Chords
Devotchka--Mad & Faithful Telling
School of Seven Bells--Alpinisms
My, "I shouldn't like these records because i am an indie record store snob", but i do, list.
Coldplay--Viva La Vida
Travis--Ode to J Smith
Keane--Perfect Symmetry
Kaiser Chiefs--Off With Their Heads
Snow Patrol--A Hundred Million Suns
My "darker/metal side comes out from time to time" list
Boris--Smile
Sunn0))--Dommkirke
Earth--Bees Made the Honey in the Lions Skull
Pentemple--Pentemple
Ascend--Ample Fire Within
Nine Inch Nails--The Slip
Sword--Gods of the Earth
Witch--Paralyze
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Candice
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Candice Burnside (staffer, returns goddess, indie buyer):
Candice Burnside (staffer, returns goddess, indie buyer)
Candice's Top Ten (no particular order)
* Lambchop - Oh(ohio)
* Fleet Foxes - S/T
* Man Man - Rabbit Habits
* The Walkmen - You & Me
* Delta Spirit - Ode to Sunshine
* Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
* Caribou - Andorra
* Little Joy - S/T
* CountryMusic - EP
* Dungen - 4
Honorable Mentions:
· The Kills - Midnight Boom
· Soltero - You're No Dream
· The Features - Some Kind of Salvation
· Born Ruffians - Red Yellow & Blue
· Vampire Weekend - S/T
· The Music Tapes - For Clouds & Tornadoes
· Fugiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs
· Juana Molina - Un Dia
· The New Year - S/T
· Portishead - Third
Best Shows 2008 (no particular order):
Yo La Tengo/Kurt Wagner - The Belcourt
Cortney Tidwell/Lambchop - The Basement
Caribou - Mercy Lounge
Grizzly Bear - Mercy Lounge
Monotonix/Silver Jews - Exit/In
Fleet Foxes/Blitzen Trapper - Exit/In
The Walkmen/Little Ones/The Privates - The Basement
Jeff - Exit/In (Next Big Nashville)
Altered Statesmen/Lone Official - The Basement (split 7" release show)
Future of the Left - Work/Play Theater Birmingham |
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Larry
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Lawrence T. Vaughn:
Menahan Street Band-Make the Road by Walking
King Khan & the Shrines-Supreme Genius of...
The Features-Some Kind of Salvation
School of Seven Bells-Alpinisms
Sea and Cake-Car Alarm
Marnie Stern-This Is It...
Al Green-Lay It Down
Juana Molina-Un Dia
Fleet Foxes-s/t
Dungen-4
Favorite release by a Nashville band:
Lambchop-(Oh) Ohio
Favorite live performance in Nashville 2008:
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Rollum Haas (staffer):
Top 10 in no particular order....
Hotpipes "Future Bolt"
The Selmannaires "We Are The Air Salesmen"
The Walkmen "You & Me"
M83 "Saturdays=Youth"
Portishead "3rd"
Quiet Village "Silent Movie"
Dungen "4"
Vampire Weekend
King Khan & The Shrines "The Supreme Genius Of"
New Order reissues
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Luke
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Luke J. Schneider (part-time staffer):
TOP TEN RECORDS OF 2008
walkmen--you & me
portishead--3
fleet foxes--s/t
menahan street band--make the road by walking
vampire weekend--s/t
lambchop--(oh) ohio
little joy--s/t
caribou--andorra
bss presents brendan canning--something for all of us
features--some kind of salvation
honorable mention:
delta spirit--ode to sunshine
radiohead--in rainbows
deerhunter--microcastle
CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND
records that fall between like and dislike, but might be worth checking out
blitzen trapper--FURR
dept. of eagles--in ear park
spiritualized--A&E
She & Him--vol. 1
MOST OVERRATED RECORDS
cold war kids--loyalty and loyalty
howlin rain--magnificent fiend
bloc party--intimacy
girl talk--feed the animal
cat power--all releases
BEST SHOWS I CAN REMEMBER
caribou--mercy lounge (Show of the year, by far)
the walkment--the basement
metallica--the basement
spiritualized--city hall
monotonix--springwater supper club and lounge
david byrne--ryman auditorium
yo la tengo/kurt wagner--belcourt theatre
grizzly bear--mercy lounge
check out all our Nigerian and Afrobeat comps including:
sir victor uwaifo--guitar boy superstar
nigeria rock special vol 1 and 2
african scream contest
high life time
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Ryan
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Ryan Norris (part-time staffer)
Top Ten 2008
1. Portishead - "Third"
2. The Walkmen - "You & Me"
3. Radiohead - "In Rainbows"
4. Beach House - "Devotion"
5. Department of Eagles - "In Ear Park"
6. Serge Gainsbourg - "Les Annees Psychedeliques 1966 to 1971"
7. Art Ensemble of Chicago - "Les Stances a Sophie"
8. Yo La Tengo - "They Shoot, We Score"
9. V/A - "Nigeria Special - Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds and Nigerian Blues"
10. Terry Riley - "Last Camel In Paris"
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Julee
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Julee Duwe (part-time staffer):
1. Dr. Dog - Fate
2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
3. Fleet Foxes - s/t
4. Delta Spirit - Ode To Sunshine
5. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
6. Blitzen Trapper - Furr
7. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
8. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
9. Sigur Ros - Med Sud...
10. Raconteurs - Consolers of The Lonely
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Dylan
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Dylan Simon (part-time staffer, psychedelic pilgrim):
in no particular order...
Helena Espvall & Masaki Batoh - s/t
dungen - 4
congos - heart of the congos
current 93 - dogs blood rising / nature unveiled
freedom's children - astra/3 lp box set
sunn - Dømkirke
staff carpenborg and the electric corona - fantastic party
annexus quam - osmose
limbus 4 - mandalas
tractor - tractor
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Aaron
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Aaron Briggs (occasional staffer):
Favorite Records of the Year in a Hastily Put-Together and Mostly Inconsequential Order:
1. Fleet Foxes - s/t
2. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
3. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
4. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
5. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
6. The Walkmen - You and Me
7. Vampire Weekend - s/t
8. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
9. Elvis Costello - Momofuku
10. R.E.M. - Accelerate
11. French Kicks - Swimming
12. Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams
13. Portishead - Third
14. The Features - Some Kind of Salvation
15. Hotpipes - Future Bolt
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Will
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Lil' Will Orman:
top ten list:
10 tobacco - fucked up friends
9 frightened rabbit - the midnight organ fight
8 pretty & nice - get young
7 crystal castles - crystal castles
6 lykke li - youth novels
5 gang gang dance - saint dymphna
4 portishead - third
3 stereolab - chemical chords
2 why? - alopecia
1 xiu xiu - women as lovers
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