2008

2008 Top Albums

Artist - Album

1. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig


2. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid


3. The Kills - Midnight Boom


4. The Heavenly States - Delayer


5. Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster


6. Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams


7. The Heavy - Great Vengeance And Furious Fire


8. Darker My Love - 2


9. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight


10. WHY? - Alopecia
11. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs


12. The Gang - Zero Hits

13. Starfucker - Starfucker


14. Love Is Chemicals - Song Of The Summer Youth Brigade


15. Cold War Kids - Loyalty To Loyalty


16. Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks


17. Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely


18. The Notwist - The Devil, You & Me


19. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend


20. Sybris - Into The Trees


21. TV On The Radio - Dear Science


22. Frank Turner - Love, Ire & Song


23. Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed


24. Magnetic Fields - Distortion


25. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins


2008 Top Songs

Song - Artist - Album

1. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!


2. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend


3. Good Arms Vs. Bad Arms - Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight


4. Cheap And Cheerful - The Kills - Midnight Boom


5. Broken Heartbeats Sounds Like Breakbeats - Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster


6. Always Wanting More - Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08


7. Cape Canaveral - Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst

8. San Bernardino - The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride


9. The Bones Of You - Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid


10. Geraldine - Glasvegas - Glasvegas


11. Lost In The Light - The Heavenly States - Delayer


12. Ways To Make It Through The Wall - Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed


13. The Turning - Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul


14. Lolita - Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams


15. The Ballad Of Me And My Friends - Frank Turner - Love Ire & Song


16. American Gangster Time - Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Momofuku


17. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit - Chunk Of Change


18. Two Ways Out - Darker My Love - 2


19. Today's Lesson - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!


20. Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks - Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster


21. Welcome To The Party To Save The World! - Peachcake - What Year Will You Have The World?

22. Multi Caliber Rifles - French Miami - French Miami

23. The Hollows - WHY? - Alopecia


24. American Names - Sebastien Grainger - Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains


25. Blue Dragon - Hot Lava - Lavalogy


26. New Broom - Minisnap - Bounce Around


27. Back of the Yards - Oxford Collapse - Bits


28. Cath... - Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs


29. Get Better - Mates Of State - Re-Arrange Us


30. Oh Man - Sybris - Into The Trees


31. Great DJ - The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing


32. Warship - Manuok - No End To Limitations


33. Red Dress - TV On The Radio - Dear Science


34. The Seus - Black Francis - Svn Fngrs


35. I Quit Smoking - Freshkills - Freshkills


36. Tora, Tora, Tora - Pretty & Nice - Get Young


37. Too Clever By Half - The Long Blondes - "Couples"


38. Something Is Not Right With Me - Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty


39. Cannibals - Crooked Fingers - Forfeit / Fortune


40. One Up The Sun - The Gang - Zero Hits


41. Roses - The Heavenly States - Delayer


42. If There Was A Time #1 - Joan Of Arc - Boo Human


43. Dance Thunder - Joshua Lanes - The Dance Thunder [EP]


44. All Yall - Gringo Star - All Yall


45. Shadows Are Bent - Gospel Gossip - Sing Into My Mouth


46. Air Better Come - The Shaky Hands - Lunglight


47. Diamond Hoo Ha Man - Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha


48. You're The Light - The Shaky Hands - Lunglight


49. Vancouver - The Hush Now - The Hush Now


50. Albert Goes West - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

BAGeL Radio Top Bay Area Songs of 2008



Song - Artist - Album

1. Never Be Alright - The Heavenly States - Delayer


2. The Hollows - WHY? - Alopecia


3. Rigid Breakfast - Maus Haus - Lark Marvels


4. Multi Caliber Rifles - French Miami - French Miami

5. Lost In The Light - The Heavenly States - Delayer


6. We Used Technology (But Techology Let Us Down) - Maus Haus - Lark Marvels


7. Our Darkest Days And Nights - Love Is Chemicals - Song Of The Summer Youth Brigade


8. Shiny Claws - Jeff Wagner's Tunnel Of Love - An Eternity Of Blood


9. God Damn Best - French Miami - French Miami

10. Nothing In The Eyes Of Love - Ricky Lee Robinson - Secret Love Tricks


11. The No - Subtle - Exiting Arm


12. The Only One - Birdmonster - From The Mountain To The Sea


13. Roses - The Heavenly States - Delayer

14. Shaky Like The Flu - Loquat - Secrets Of The Sea


15. Happy - Control-R - RAW

16. Pushing and Shoving - Man/Miracle - Pushing and Shoving

17. El Jefe - Elephone - Canister


18. Fatalist Palmistry - WHY? - Alopecia

19. I Woke Up Today - Port O'Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing


20. Ads For Feelings - Michael Zapruder - Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope


21. Old Formula - The Harbours - No Souvenirs

22. Unlikely Rock Shock - Subtle - Exiting Arm


23. Fresh Born - Deerhoof - Offend Maggie


24. Dog's Hymn - Low Red Land - Dog's Hymns


25. Loose Change - The Morning Benders - Talking Through Tin Cans


26. There Is Ice; It Is Blue - Railcars - Railcars

27. Over And Over - The Pleasure Kills - Smash Up The Radio (single)

28. Need A Job - 60 Watt Kid - 60 Watt Kid


29. In Vino Veritas - Port O'Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing


30. The Bone Is The Orbital Planet Of The Nerve - 20 Minute Loop - Famous People Marry Famous People


BAGeL Radio Top Bay Area Albums of 2008

Artist - Album

1 - GIRLS - Album
2 - JOHN VANDERSLICE - Romanian Names
3 - MIST AND MAST - Action At A Distance
4 - THAO - Know Better Learn Faster
5 - BRILLIANT COLORS - Introducing
6 - WORKER BEE - Tangler 

7 - MI AMI - Watersports
8 - BIRDMONSTER - Blood Memory
9 - MAN/MIRACLE - The Shape Of Things
10 - LUCKY JESUS - Lucky Jesus
11 - MY FIRST EARTHQUAKE - Downstairs
12 - GRAND LAKE - Nevermint
13 - AIM LOW KID - Music Ruined My Life [EP]
14 - WHY? - Eskimo Snow
15 - RAISED BY ROBOTS - Disorganization Will Save Us All [EP]


BAGeL Radio Top Covers of 2008

Song - Artist - Album - (original artist/songwriter)

1. Don't Stop Believin' - Marnie Stern - Don't Stop Believin' single (Journey)


2. Hospital Beds - Florence And The Machine - Single (Cold War Kids)


3. Peaches - Dub Pistols - Speakers and Tweeters (The Stranglers)


4. Mr. Postman - Calibrated Crematorium - Enter The Crematorium (The Marvelettes)


5. Down the Line - The Gutter Twins - Adorata (Jose Gonzalez)


6. Dammit Janet - Control-R - RAW (Richard O'Brien


7. Oh! You Pretty Things - Au Revoir Simone - Life Beyond Mars Bowie Covered (David Bowie)


8. Unfamiliar - Dulcesky - Unfamiliar E.P. (Ride)


9. Ballad of a Teenage Queen - The Dresden Dolls - All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash (Johnny Cash)


10. Save A Prayer (Rough, Old Lead Vocal) - The Grey Race - Save A Prayer (single) (Duran Duran)

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