2008 album purchases

[Jan]

So far this year I've bought:

Sons and Daughters ~ This Gift
Stars ~ Set yourself on fire
The National ~ Boxer
Black Mountain ~ In the Future
Dawn Landes ~ Fireproof

Anyone uncovered any gems this early in the year?

[jen]

i bit the bullet and finally joined emusic. i've spent most of my credits on older stuff, but i did get:

grant lee phillips - nineteeneightees
hal hartley - possible music
headlights - kill them with kindness
ingrid michaleson - girls and boys
julie delpy - s/t
kristy maccoll - the stiff years

all of which i'm loving. headlights sounds like a submarines/metric lovechild so i'm totally down.

i am now taking recommendations though, so let me know what's good!

[James]

I've bought quite a bit, and absolutely nothing new:

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Doc At The Radar Station
Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart - Bongo Fury
Phil Ochs - All The News Thats Fit To Sing
Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore
Sun Ra - Lanquidity
Sun Ra - Super-Sonic Jazz
Dennis Rollins - Big Night Out
Dennis Rollins - Make Your Move
Carl Fontana - The Great Fontana
Christian Lindberg - Classical Trombone Concertos
Ian Ball - Who Goes There
Gillian Welch - Soul Journey

Plus a lot of classical and opera stuff that would take far too long to type out...

[eebs]

i haven't bought anything this year, only thing on my must buy list isblood visions by jay reatard

[Dutch]

I've been meaning to get in to Sun Ra. Where should I start?

[roach]

gogol bordello - super taranta!
lcd soundsystem - sound silver
iron and wine - the creek drank the cradle

nothing new really.

[James]

I've been meaning to get in to Sun Ra. Where should I start?

Believe it or not, he actually has a greatest hits, which is pretty funny...

But I would start with these two:




and

[Jan]

The National ~ Alligator
The National ~ Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
The National ~ The National
Drive by Truckers ~ Brighter than Creation's Dark
Sons and Daughters ~ This Gift
Asobi Seksu ~ Citrus
Alberta Cross ~ The Thief and the Heartbreaker

[sam]

When I write em down, they really seem random:

Medeski Martin & Wood - Notes From The Underground
Thievery Corporation - Sounds From The Thievery Hi Fi
The High Dials - A New Devotion
Mogwai - Mr. Beast
Lucinda Williams - Happy Woman Blues
Gotan Project - Inspiracion-Espiracion Remix
Booker T & the MGs - Melting Pot