music of 2008

Still reflecting on 2008, here are my top albums released last year. As record reviews are incomprehensible and difficult to write, I've chosen two words to describe each album:

1. The Dodos – Visiter: insistent and compelling
   
2. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes: melodic and shimmering
   
3. The Microphones - The Glow pt. 2 (reissue): discordant and haunting
   
4. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend: eager and fun
   
5. The National - The Virginia EP: rich and lyrical
   
6. The Accidental - There Were Wolves: soothing and hopeful
   
7. Sigur Rós - með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust: twinkling and incomprehensible

Well put

Nate Silver describes Norm Coleman about as well I've seen:

In his career running for statewide office, Coleman has lost to a professional wrestler, beaten a dead guy, and then tied a comedian.

in a new year

Trading four for forty, I’ve returned to Austin, and to work after more than five weeks off. Despite the free time, the blog has languished, perhaps in the new year I will be more prolific. Does this count as a start?