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My Top 20 of Post-Rock 2008 albums/EP´s

Jan 3 2009, 1h28 por nunolobao

Here is my Top 20 of Post-Rock 2008 albums/EP´s and a review of the Top 6. It was difficult to top this because last year was full of amazing post-rock albums. Hope you enjoy the post. In my opinion these were the best ones:

1. God Is an Astronaut - God Is An Astronaut
Favorite Song:

Echoes
This is the best post-rock album of 2008. These guys are awesome and they creat great melodies that transport us to others universes in a journey that goes from the first to the last track. Songs like

Shadows,

Post Mortem,

Echoes,

Snowfall,

No Return and

Zodiac made, in my opinion, their best album. These guys are the Gods of the post-rock.

http://www.myspace.com/godisanastronaut

2. Moving Mountains - Pneuma
Favorite Song:

8105
This album is a masterpiece and Moving Mountains are one of the most powerful post-rock bands I´ve ever listened. The delicate chords and the creepy/calm vocals culminate in emotional peaks that lead us to the bliss. …

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Albums released in 2008

Mai 8 2008, 20h12 por annex-a

A compendium:

The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Graves
Superior country-folk from...Sweden. Seriously. And it's really really good. A crackled deep-south voice (I presume it's affected!), stupendous guitar fingerpicking and, crucially, cathcy memorable songs. Great stuff, and a good sign of more to come.
Key track: 'Pistol Dreams'
6/10

Steve Von Till - A Grave Is A Grim Horse
The Neurosis lynchpin's latest solo work is a masterpiece of dark folk, coming across like an even more depressed Mark Lanegan. Excellent choice of covers which von Till absolutely makes his own. The pedal steel weeps, the songs envelope you in their black wonder, and that voice glides over it all like sandpaper. Excellent.
Key track: 'Looking For Dry Land'
9/10

Melvins - Nude With Boots
More Melvins meets Big Business shenanigans. Not as good as their previous collaboration '(A) Senile Animal', but an average Melvins album is better than most of the stuff you'll hear all year. …