100 Resolutions – The Lawrence Arms
In The New Year – The Walkmen
New Years – Asobi Seksu
2006 – Hello Saferide
My Horoscope Said It Would Be a Bad Year – Beulah
2008 had its ups and downs. On the one hand, we elected Obama and got the ball rolling for a whole host of policies and agendas long past due. On the other, Prop 8 passed, the economy is in free fall, and we wasted yet another year that could have been devoted to starting the long effort to move away from fossil fuels.
In terms of music, 2008 was a good, if not world-beating, year. I’m already pretty excited about some new albums, including a new record from Vanessa Peters and one from Asobi Seksu.
And from a personal perspective 2008 was one of the very best years of my life. Hands down.
Anyways, thanks for reading everyone. If I’ve counted correctly, I think this is the 600th post here, actually. I never would have anticipated that when things started three years ago. I appreciate the audience for my various ramblings, and love any feedback you’ve got to offer.
In case you missed them at the time, here’s some highlights from my last year of posting:
Top 25 albums of 2008
Top 40 songs of 2008
Review of Frightened Rabbit’s Midnight Organ Fight
Review of The Gaslight Anthem’s The ’59 Sound
Review of Caithlin De Marrais’ My Magic City
My razorbloodz post that got picked up by NY Magazine
Thoughts about Obama’s victory
Taking change seriously: politics in the era of Obama
See y’all in the new year…