Top 8 of 08 (with video evidence)

I am severely disappointed that I am severely disappointed by the Pitchfork top pick.  I don't know what it says about me that I care what a somewhat pretentious, but generally good website thinks about music.  Regardless, rather than complain, I thought it would make more sense to actually list my top 8 of 08.

8.  Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends (I have a weird soft spot for stuff like this.  Can't really explain it.  I just like it.)

7.  TVOTR - Dear Science (A very good record.  Not quite as good as Cookie Mountain, but really solid all the way through)

6.  Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple / Beck - Modern Guilt ("The Danger Mouse Sound" is underappreciated.)

5.  Portishead - Third (Realistically, this would have been higher if I didn't absolutely hate the single)

4.  Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing (Much much more than a gimmick)

3.  Girl Talk - Feed The Animals (The funnest record.  Also the record, according to my iTunes, that I've listened to most this year.  That counts for something.)

2.  Kanye West - 808's and Heartbreaks (An incredibly compelling record/piece of theater.)

1.  Hercules & Love Affair - s/t (Just the best record)

-DIP