this is an ego trip or something. i made many lists of 2008 and here they are. not ranked because i can't do ranking really. my albums of the year overall are probably the top 2. uh, ok.

albums
really great:
Astral Social Club - Model Town in a Field of Mud
Pocahaunted - Island Diamonds
Robedoor - Closer to the Cliff
Prurient - And Still, Wanting
Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull
Dan Friel - Ghost Town
Shit and Shine - Kuss Mich, Meine Liebe
The Caretaker - Persistent Repetition of Phrases
Nadja - Bliss Torn From Emptiness
Kemialliset Ystävät - Harmaa Laguuni
Jasper TX - Black Sleep
Burning Star Core - Fascination
Skullflower - Taste the Blood of the Deceiver
Sun Araw - Beach Head
Sic Alps - A Long Way Around to a Shortcut/U.S. Ez
Raccoo-oo-oon - Raccoo-oo-oon

pretty great:
Religious Knives - The Door
Jack Rose - I Do Play Rock and Roll
Shit and Shine - Cherry
Tickley Feather - Tickley Feather
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
The Hospitals - Hairdryer Peace
Melvins - Nude With Boots
Bulbs - Light Ships
GHQ - Everywhere at Once
The Folk Spectre - The Blackest Medicine
Ben Reynolds - Book of Beyond
Ocrilim - Annwn
Nalle - The Siren's Wave
Puttin' on the Ritz - Bangin' Your Way Into The Future
High Places - High Places
Black Pus - 4
Birchville Cat Motel - Four Freckle Constellation
Burning Star Core - Challenger
Ty Segall - Ty Segall
Tickley Feather - Tickley Feather
Magic Lantern - High Beams
Fursaxa - Kobold Moon

non-album highlights:
Family Battle Snake - Optimistic Suburbia
U.S. Girls - Cassingle 2
Eric Copeland - Alien in a Garbage Dump
Evan Miller - Three Improvisations
Emeralds - basically everything
Sparkling Wide Pressure - Guide Me Little
Skullflower/Axolotl - Bored Fortress split
Sam Goldberg - Out of Body Experiences
Robedoor - Endlessly Blazing
Raccoo-oo-oon - Mythos Folkways Vol. IV
Prurient - Time Began in a Garden
Pocahaunted & Robedoor - Plays Berkley
Pocahaunted - basically everything
Lamborghini Crystal - Roach Motel
Kria Brekkan - Wildering
Fantastic Magic - Witch Choir
Blue Sabbath Black Fiji - The Night Hawk/Metronopig
Sun Araw - The Phynx
James Ferraro - Marble Surf
Wet Hair - Irifi
Sam Goldberg - Out of Body Experiences
Tranko - Reverb Worship cdr

shows of the year:
Prurient @ Bardens
Boris @ Cargo
Library Tapes/James Blackshaw/Dead Rat Orchestra/Spoono @ Gramaphone
Black Dice/Family Underground/Chops @ Cargo
Talibam!/John Wiese/Towering Breaker @ Whitechapel Art Gallery
High Places/Telepathe @ Cafe Oto
Justice Yeldham @ Old Blue Last
Afrikan Boy @ Bardens
Colour Ride all-dayer @ The Windmill
The Hidden Cameras @ St Leonards Church + The Ruby Lounge
Approximate Infinite Universe @ ICA
Skaters/Axolotl @ Cafe Oto
Astral Social Club/Kylie Minoise/Family Battle Snake @ The Miller
Lightning Bolt/Drum Eyes @ The Engine Room
Tracey Phlegmin/Cementimental @ Catch
Zaimph @ The Miller
Melvins/Big Business/Melvins 1983 @ Scala