Here's my final 2008 discoveries before wrapping up. From the Sound Opinions podcast, I've only now discovered Fucked Up (on Matador). And damn, with bits of Fugazi vocals, Pavement noodling, and all with a ridiculous hardcore intensity, this is a great turn away from the weak white-boy vocals all over 2008. This shit's the anti-Bon Iver. Good stuff:
Again, Sound Opinions podcast. The band is Women (Jagjaguwar Records), it's a lo-fi Pavement-esque thing that sounds great:
And in case y'all heaven't heard, Animal Collective seems to be the clear frontrunner for 09 Album of the Year honors. A new track from the new album:
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