rednoW Favorites 2008
This time of year is all about remembering what has been and getting ready for the change that will be. In a year that has had "change" as its montra, we here at rednoW are looking back and remembering the things that have changed us through the wonderful expereince of wonder.
We aren't making a ‘Best of 2008' list in the sense that this is an exhaustive list of all things good - it is simply what we happened to engage with in 2008 that has caused us to think more about what is going on in this world, in our lives and the reality behind it all.
Albums
Thanks to transcendent sounds or depth of lyrics, each album grabbed us in some way this year and still has not let go. If you are looking for a way to bring a little wonder into your ear buds, allow us to make a few recommendations from the year that has been.
Compiled by the rednoW team (and friends), our Albums of Wonder 2008 are listed by US release date rather than some ranking of 'greateness' - if they made the list, we think they are worth your time and money. But do check back in the next week, we will announce our rednoW album (and film) of the year.
Think we missed something? Tell us what and why....we're all ears.
 | Adele: "19" Jan 28, 2008 |
 | Vampire Weekend: "Vampire Weekend" Jan 29, 2008 |
 | Bon Iver: "For Emma, Forever Ago" Feb 19, 2008 |
 | Erykah Badu: "New Amerykah" Feb 26, 2008 |
 | Son Lux: "At War with Walls and Mazes" Mar 11, 2008 |
 | She & Him: "Volume 1" Mar 18, 2008 |
 | Yael Naim: "Yeal Naim" Mar 18, 2008 |
 | REM: "Accelerate" Apr 1, 2008 |
 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: "Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!" Apr 8, 2008 |
 | Mates of State: "Re-Arrange Us" May 20, 2008 |
 | Fleet Foxes: "Fleet Foxes" June 3, 2008 |
 | My Morning Jacket: "Evil Urges" June 10, 2008 |
 | Coldplay: "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" Jun 11, 2008 |
 | Girl Talk: "Feed the Animal" Jun 19, 2008 |
 | Sigur Ros: "Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust" Jun 23, 2008 |
 | Hold Steady: "Stay Possative" July 15, 2008 |
 | Randy Newman: "Harps & Angles" Aug 5, 2008 |
 | The Verve: "Forth" Aug 24, 2008 |
 | Okkerville River: "The Stand Ins" Sept 9, 2008 |
 | Cold War Kids: "Loyalty to Loyalty" Sept 23, 2008 |
 | Bob Dylan: "Tell Tale Signs" Oct 6, 2008 |
 | Keane: "Perfect Symmetry" Oct 13, 2008 |
 | Ray Lamontagne: "Gossip in the Grain" Oct 14, 2008 |
 | Anathallo: "Canopy Glow" Nov 18, 2008 |
 | Kanye West: "808s & Heartbreak" Nov 24, 2008 |
