Best local NYC records of 2008!

Happy New Year!

Before I list my favorite local NYC indie records of 2008, I wanted to give everybody something to think about for the new year.

Listen to your ears and your heart, not the opinions of others. If you like something and it moves you - then it's good. And if it doesn't, that's okay too. There is no right and wrong. But don't let yourself be swayed by public opinion and mediocrity. Let's shake things up a little.

Right now there are two kinds of people. Those that love MGMT and those that love VAMPIRE WEEKEND. Which are you?? I definitely fall into one of those categories, but not both. Those of you that are insisting 'both' need to get your heads examined. There is no both, there is only one or the other.

THE BEST LOCAL NYC INDIE RECORDS OF 2008!!
I'm sure I missed quite a few but these six records are certainly worth a purchase and should stay on your radar!

Black Bunny - S/T (x Thisway)
Kat - Oh, the Humanity
Dave Doobinin - The Birth of Wonder
Lowry - Love is Dead
Bedsit Poets - Rendezvous
Arizona - Glowing Bird (technically they've relocated to the Carolinas but they're all Brooklyn at heart!)

The Best Records of 2008

Here's my list. It was a long hard fought battle and I'm sure many records fell through the cracks. But in all honesty, these are the records I personally found myself listening to the most this past year.

So without further ado...
10. Other People by American Princes (Yep Rock)

9. You & Me by The Walkmen (Gigantic)

8. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver (Jagjaguar)

7. When the Haar Rolls In by James Yorkston (Domino)

6. Oracular Spetacular by MGMT (Sony)

5. Lost Wisdom by Mount Eerie (Southern Records)

4. A Hundred Million Suns by Snow Patrol (Geffen)

3. Chimney's Afire by Josh Pyke (Ivy League)

2. Some Are Lakes by Land of Talk (Saddle Creek)

1. The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit (Fat Cat)

Honorable Mention....
Girl Talk - Feed the Animals (Illegal Art), Mystery Jets - Twenty One (Phantom Sound and Vision), Rachael Yamagata - Elephants...Teeth Sinking into Heart (Warner Bros.), TV on the Radio - Dear Science (DGC- Interscope), Glasvegas by Glasvegas (BMG/Arista)

The mystical week between Christmas and New Years...

Hey all!
Thanks for stopping by. In the next few days we'll be kicking off BULLSEYE with our best of 2008 list.
Thanks for listening
P