best of 2008: the last word

best of 2008: readers poll results

Here they are, all in one place. We received just under 1000 votes overall, so thank you for taking part. Look out for our 2008 yearbook issue, coming soon.

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albums

  

01 Laura Marling – Alas I Cannot Swim
02 Portishead – Third
03 Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
04 Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
05 Santogold – Santogold
06 Lykke Li – Youth Novels
07 She & Him – Volume One
08 Sia – Some People Have Real Problems
09 My Brightest Diamond – A Thousand Shark’s Teeth
10 Martha Wainwright – I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too

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11 Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
12 Joan As Police Woman – To Survive
13 Ane Brun – Changing Of The Seasons
14 Emiliana Torrini – Me & Armini
15 Aimee Mann – @#%&*! Smilers
16 Ani DiFranco – Red Letter Year
17 Grace Jones – Hurricane
18 Camille – Music Hole
19 Hello Saferide – More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide
20 Thao with The Get Down Stay Down – We Brave Bee Stings & All

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21 Emmylou Harris – All I Intended To Be
22 Gregory & The Hawk – Moenie & Kitchi
23 Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
24 Kitty, Daisy & Lewis – Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
25 Juana Molina – Un Día
26 School Of Seven Bells – Alpinisms
27 Angus & Julia Stone – A Book Like This
28 The Dresden Dolls – No, Virginia
29 Marnie Stern – This Is It & I Am It & You Are It & So Is That…
30 Kaki King – Dreaming Of Revenge

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31 Jaymay – Autumn Fallin’
32 The Breeders – Mountain Battles
33 Thea Gilmore – Liejacker
34 Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron & Fred Squire – Lost Wisdom
35 Mary Hampton – My Mother’s Children
36 Jolie Holland – The Living & The Dead
37 Nicole Atkins – Neptune City
38 Leila – Blood, Looms & Blooms
39 Those Dancing Days – In Our Space Hero Suits
40 Madam – In Case Of Emergency

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41 Shelby Lynne – A Little Bit Of Lovin’
42 Russian Red – I Love Your Glasses
43 Rose Kemp – Unholy Majesty
44 Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs – Dirt Don’t Hurt
45 Rio En Medio – Frontier
46 White Hinterland – Phylactery Factory
47 Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow
48 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Sunday At Devil Dirt
49 Kat Flint – Dirty Birds
50 This Is The Kit – Krulle Bol

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EPs

  

01 Laura Veirs – Two Beers Veirs EP
02 The Bird & The Bee – One Too Many Hearts EP
03 The Organ – Thieves EP
04 Laura Marling – Cross Your Fingers EP
05 Angus & Julia Stone – Hollywood EP

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06 Anaïs Mitchell & Rachel Ries – country e.p.
07 The Mountain Goats & Kaki King – Black Pear Tree EP
08 Stars – Sad Robots EP
09 My Brightest Diamond – Inside A Boy EP
10 Peggy Sue & The Pictures – The Body Parts EP

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11 Cat Power – Dark End Of The Street EP
12 Slow Club – Let’s Fall Back In Love EP
13 Anni Rossi – Afton EP
14 Basia Bulat – In The Night EP
15 Mara Carlyle – Ancient & Modern EP

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16 Nicole Atkins – The Way It Is EP
17 Maria Taylor with Andy LeMaster – Savannah Drive EP
18 The Lovely Eggs – Have You Ever Heard The Lovely Eggs? EP
19 An Horse – Not Really Scared EP
20 Kría Brekkan – Wildering EP

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21 Laura Gibson – Six White Horses: Blues & Lamentations Vol. 1 EP
22 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Keep Me In Mind Sweetheart EP
23 Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Gentleness Of Nothing EP
24 Faun Fables – A Table Forgotten EP
25 My Brightest Diamond – From The Top Of The World EP

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singles

  

01 Martha Wainwright – You Cheated Me
02 Goldfrapp – A&E
03 PJ Harvey – The Devil
04 Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes
05 She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

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06 Feist – I Feel It All
07 Björk feat. Antony – Dull Flame Of Desire
08 Jolie Holland – Mexico City
09 Nina Nastasia – What She Doesn’t Know
10 Florence & The Machine – Dog Days Are Over

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11 Grace Jones – Corporate Cannibal
12 Aimee Mann – Freeway
13 Emilíana Torrini – Big Jumps
14 Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning
15 Thao with The Get Down Stay Down – Bag Of Hammers

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16 Joan As Police Woman feat. Rufus Wainwright – To America
17 The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
18 Jenny Lewis – Carpetbaggers
19 Britney Spears – Womanizer
20 Emmy The Great – We Almost Had A Baby

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21 El Perro Del Mar – Glory To The World
22 Girls Aloud – The Promise
23 Howling Bells – Into The Chaos
24 Asobi Seksu – Me & Mary
25 Yo Majesty – Club Action

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live act

01 Björk
02 Amanda Palmer
03 Laura Marling
04 Santogold
05 Camille
06 Portishead
07 Martha Wainwright
08 Nina Nastasia
09 Anaïs Mitchell
10 My Brightest Diamond

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Give yourselves a pat on the back!

Written by: Alan Pedder

Tags: best of 2008, laura marling

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