Thursday, December 18, 2008

Best Albums of 2008

As if to save us all from Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes, Robert Christgau posted his preliminary top 20 albums at Slate this morning. His final list is usually published in February, but, until then, this will do. Similarly, Alex Ross posted a list of favorite Classical recordings of the year at the New Yorker's online blog, and Tom Hull posted his top 10 jazz albums for the Village Voice on his personal blog.

Christgau and Ross are my eyes and ears for music every year, and Hull is always interesting: upon first listen, the William Parker album that claims his top spot is something to treasure. So what are you waiting for? I'm going shopping just this afternoon! God I love this time of year.

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