Ok, so i must admit that i do not have my top ten list for 08 done yet. well...i can make it up as i go.
1. Copeland - You Are My Sunshine - I have had a longstanding love affair with this band. On their more recent endeavors though they have moved from an emo everything is beautiful sound to a more, i kind of like this but it's creepy melodic/insomniac feel. it's a fine line between lovely and creepy sometimes, and they get both across with pin-point accuracy. I was sorely disappointed with this album the first listen through, but the more i listen the more layered and pleasing it becomes. highlights: Good Morning Fire-Eater! and The Day I Lost My Voice.
2. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs - a love or hate record that i find lodged in between the synapses of my brain and soul. highlights are Cath (a picturesque look at a woman who marries a man she settled for and has to live with it. and everyone knows it."she holds a smile like someone would hold a crying child" so good. ) and grapevine fires. long division is also a classic witty song you would expect from an indie band.
3.Jon Foreman - Winter, Fall, Spring, and Summer - I always knew the Switchfoot frontman to carry a depth and poetic eloquence that went largely undermined and hidden in the San Diego rock scene. He has shown some considerable growth and maturity in his craft. kudos jon foreman. be on the lookout for Fiction Family - his new side project with Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek fame. you can download their
new single here for free.4. Phil Wickham - Singalong - An amazing night of unplugged and stripped worship from a man who is as talented as he is heartfelt. my favorite thing about him is his almost disregard for his own material in favor for older public domain worship songs. For him i think it's about a heart's response more than a song he wrote. This one is
free as well. feel free to burn it and distribute it as many times as your hearts desire.
5. The Autumn Film - The Grey EP - I recently found these guys through free compilation from a coffee shop in Denver, and fell in love. The song It's All Coming Down is a haunting melodramatic melody of epic emotions. it reminds me of those moments in life where everything falls around you and you can hear the crashing sound ring inside of your head. You can download this Ep for free right from their
site.6. Cadillac Sky - Gravit's Our Enemy - Bluegrass at it's finest. I am finding a quiet solace in bluegrass, and vermont has plenty to boot. highlight: Bible By The Bed.
7.Anberlin - New Surrender - a great album, but didn't live up to the previous Cities. Love the song Haight Street.
8. Michael Gungor Band - Ancient Skies - This one goes out for most honorable mention for a great worship song entitled White Man (A banjo in a worship song that challanges popular but untrue notions about God. what's not to love?) . i really hope we get to sing this one at our Mosaic gatherings once we get going. Glory Is Here and Song For My Family are honest smd raw songs as well.
9. Snow Patrol - A Huindred Million Suns - Again, never really listened to them much, but this record feels like they have re-invented themselves from the generic prom-like lyrics they came up with in the past.
10. Coldplay - Vida La Vida - i have never owned a coldplay record previously to this one, but they did a fantastic job. i love death and all his friends.
i know that top ten lists are usually in descending order (usually to keep the audience's attention and intrigue) but i figured that a quick downward swipe of the scroll bar would produce the same results. that and i started with number one and really didn't want to take the time to change it.
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I just checked out the Autumn film, I love it. Thanks for the suggestion.