Here are my best CDs of 2008, in no particular order:
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, Rattlin’ Bones
Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind
Sugarland, Love On The Inside
TV On The Radio, Dear Science
Lambchop, OH (Ohio)
Calexico, Carried To Dust
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Lifeline
The Infamous Stringdusters, The Infamous Stringdusters
John Mellencamp, Life Death Love and Freedom
Justin Townes Earle, The Good Life
Patty Loveless, Sleepless Nights (The Traditional Country Soul of Patty Loveless)
Seal, Soul
Sons & Daughters, This Gift
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal
Justin Rutledge, Man Descending
Bob Mould, District Line
Reissues:
Counting Crows, August and Everything After (Deluxe Edition)
Daniel Lanois, Acadie (Goldtop Edition)
Dennis Wilson, Pacific Ocean Blue (Legacy Edition)