Everyone’s making a 2008 favorites list it seems. I strongly desire to be liked by people I don’t know on the internet, so I guess I should too. I hate ranking music though…I hate it…why am I even doing this? You know what, screw it. I’m not numbering anything, I’m just listing them. Maybe I won’t be prom king, but I feel good.
My list is slightly different than…
“Rough warmth, that’s a good description” says Sigur Rós’ Sundlaugin studio (used to be a pool) Enginer, Jon Birgisson. A San Diego band, The Album Leaf got it’s name based on a Chopin piece–which makes sense as The Album Leaf consists mostly of James LaValle, a classically trained musician. LaValle has also been part of punk, metal, and progressive rock bands.
The…