You have been waiting with weezey, baited breath for this moment. All of your misguided hopes and dreams have been shaped by the contents of the following list. The anticipation is so thick that you can cut it with a butter knife and no matter how you slice it, these are my top 20 favorite albums of the year...in very particular order:

VIEW THE TOP 20

As we reach the end of the year, it is time for The Walrus to list out its Top 20 Songs of 2008. It's no easy task, and yet, it has to be done.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WALRUS' TOP 20 SONGS OF 2008!!!!

If you have yet to get into the dark-disco sound of Portland's The Chromatics, then I have only one question for you. What the hell are you waiting for? Their music is a cinematic melange of sex, violence, mystery, more sex, more mystery, and every other cool word you can think of...so what's not to love?

Recently, I chatted with lead singer Ruth Radelet about The Chromatics recording process, their live shows, the future of the band and other top-secret stuff. Check it out:

Interview With Ruth of The Chromatics on The Walrus!

This past week on the walrus, In case you missed it: (***highly recommended!)

Video: Deerhunter's Bradford Cox Jams with King Khan, Spoon; Jay Reatard Sticks Things Up His Butt

New Music From Parken - "Jag Har Varit Vilsen, Lisa"

Video Weirdness: Agaskodo Teliverek Ride Hoverboards in "Blood Club"

The World's Slowest Music Video: They Live By Night - "Catching Up"

***Highly Recommended: New Music From Jay Reatard - "DOA"

***Watch This: My Bloody Valentine Perform "To Here Knows When" Live in Japan, 2008!

***Power-Pop-Pick: New Music From King Tuff

Whoa, Did the Breeders Just Make The First Interactive Music Video?

***New music From Her Space Holiday - "Sleepy Tigers"

Remix of the Week: Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal" (The Twelves Remix)

what youll get:

• blog updates
• aggregated music news
• links to streams, mp3s, videos
• constant excitement

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Rita Mitsouko Proves The 80's Were Weirder Than You Thought

New Garage Rock From Nashville: Cheap Time

New Music From David Byrne and Brian Eno: "Strange Overtones"

Watch This Trailer: Lemmy Of Motorhead Gets His Own Documentary

Plus, an awesome video from Swedish proggers Fontan, M83 remixed, pop-perfection from The Weepies and the trailer for Michael Cera's next movie.



All at walrusmusicblog. com

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We got ya music fix:

Head to the Tropics with Abe Vigoda
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/head_to_the_tropics_with_abe_vigoda/

Visual Notes: Art In The Age Music Round-Up
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/visual_notes_art_in_the_age_music_roundup/

Remix of the Week: Miami Horror Vs. Datarock
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/remix_of_the_week_miami_horror_vs_datarock/

Video: Jeremy Jay is Walkin' on Air
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/video_jeremy_jay_is_walkin_on_air/

Little Miss Sunshine Dolly Parton Style
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/little_miss_sunshine_dolly_parton_style/

Pete and The Pirates Try to Motivate Their Feet
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/pete_and_the_pirates_try_to_motivate_their_feet/

The Art of Storytelling, Or Why I Love Bishop Allen
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/the_art_of_storytelling_or_why_i_love_bishop_allen/

Brother Danielson Givest More Than He Takest
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/brother_danielson_givest_more_than_he_takest/

Bo Diddley Bounces into the Beyond - A Walrus Tribute
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/bo_diddley_bounces_into_the_beyond_a_walrus_tribute/

Pac-Man Wants the Day Off
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/pacman_wants_the_day_off/

xo
walrus

CHECK EM OUT! MP3s! SOOO MANY!

Sink Into Elvis Costello's Blue Chair
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/sink_into_elvis_costellos_blue_chair/

Brian Eno's Another Green World - The Perfect Cure For Anxiety
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/another_green_world_the_perfect_cure_for_anxiety/

Holy Sh*tballs! New Music From Wire!!
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/holy_shtballs_new_music_from_wire/

Yes! Sigur Ros Changes Up Their Sound For the Better on New Single "Gobbledigook"
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/yes_sigur_ros_changes_up_their_sound_for_the_better_on_new_single_gobbledigook/

"Get F*cked!" Say Millie Jackson and Glen Branca
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/get_fcked_say_millie_jackson_and_glen_branca/

Exclusive: The Sound of Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Revealed!
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/exclusive_the_sound_of_mt_st_helens_vietnam_band_revealed/

ALSO

A VERY SPECIAL VISUAL NOTES: An Elegy for The Paper Record
http://www.walrusmusicblog.com/blog/visual_notes_an_elegy_for_the_paper_record/

New Stereolab mp3

Review of No Age Debut Album 'Nouns'

Bjork Video in 3D

HoneyDips in Gotham, Early 90s Hip Hop Classic

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