“Best of 2008.”

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Torche – Speed Of The Nail – Meanderthal
Pink Skull – Gonzo’s Cointreau – Zeppelin 3
Prisonshake – It Was A Very Good Year – Dirty Moons
Dayton Sidewinders – Funky Chicken Stew – S/T – 1967.
Oxford Collapse – The Birthday Wars – Bits
Giant Sand – Without A Word – proVISIONS – With Neko Case.
Jay Reatard – An Ugly Death – Matador Singles ’08

Obits – Put It In Writing – 45
Jennifer O’Connor – Daylight Out – Here With Me
Parts & Labor – Nowheres Nigh – Receivers
Big Dipper – Wrong In The Charts – Supercluster
Double Dee & Steinski – The Payoff Mix – What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective
Ego Summit – Illogical – The Room Isn’t Big Enough – Don Howland! Jim Shepard! Ron House! Other dudes!
The Old Haunts – Out Of Sight – Split 7″ with Red Eyed Legends

Cause Co-Motion! – This Just Won’t Last – It’s Time!
Public Record – Comfortability – S/T
Mission Of Burma – Devotion – Signals, Calls & Marches
Fire Room – Broken Music 1 – Broken Music – N – Ken Vandermark, Lasse Marhaug & Paal Nilssen-Love.
Fucked Up – Days Of Last – The Chemistry Of Common Life
Franciene Thomas – I’ll Be There – Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels – C
What To Wear – The Robbery – Messthetics #104 – C – South Wales/Z-Block scene.

Warbringer – Total War – War Without End
The La Drivers Union Por Por Group – Trotro Tour Of Ghana – Por Por: Honk Horn Music Of Ghana
Bottomless Pit – Red Pen – Congress
Hank IV – My Anger – Refugee In Genre
Figures Of Light – Why Not Knock Yourself Off? – Smash Hits
Clarence Curvan & His Mod Sounds – Calypsoul – Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul & Calypso Crossover 1969-1979 – C
No Age – Male Masturbation – Eraser – Urinals cover.

Mudhoney – I’m Now – The Lucky Ones
Isobel Campbell & Mark Langegan – Fight Fire With Fire – Sunday At Devil Dirt
Prowler – Ahead Of The Pack – En Garde
Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – End Time – All Critters
Diacon-Panthers – Days Of Wonder – Make It Feel Better
The Pagans – She’s A Cadaver – The Blue Album – 1988 live recording.
Nodzzz – I Don’t Wanna (Smoke Marijuana) – 45

Metropack – Looking – Messthetics #105 – C – Scottish D.I.Y.
Levitts – Fun City – We Are The Levitts – 1968.
Black Taj – Only For A Moment – Beyonder
Constantines – Brother Run Them Down – Kensington Heights

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