here is the crime boss' top 50 of the year. i don't agree one bit on the NUMBERS, but i do agree on some of albums. i don't feel much for this top 5....although, Janet for Sleater-Kinney is playing in the Jicks now, so I should love #05, but my least favorite release from Malkmus of all time.

• 01-Barry Adamson-Back To The Cat (2008)
• 02-Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst (2008)
• 03-The Moondoggies - Don't Be a Stranger (2008)
• 04 The Black Keys - Attack And Release (2008)
• 05-Stephen Malkmus & Jicks - Real Emotional Trash (2008)
• 06-She And Him-Volume One (March 2008)
• 07-The Last Shadow Puppets-The Age Of The Understatement (2008)
• 08 Firewater-The Golden Hour (2008)
• 09 Devotchka-A Mad & Faithful Telling (April 2008)
• 10-Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts - Temporary People (2008)
• 11-Deerhunter-Microcastle-2008
• 12-MGMT-Oracular Spectacular (2008)
• 13- My Morning Jacket-Evil Urges (2008)
• 14-Death Cab For Cutie- Narrow Stairs (2008)
• 15-Blitzen Trapper - Furr (2008)
• 16-Eagles Of Death Metal - Heart On (2008)
• 17-The Hold Steady-Stay Positive (2008)
• 18-Drive By Truckers-Brighter Than Creation's Dark (January 2008)
• 19-Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park (2008)
• 20-Grand Archives- The Grand Archives (February 2008)
• 21-Fleet Foxes-Ragged Wood
• 22-Beck - Modern Guilt (2008)
• 23-Moby-Last Night (2008)
• 24-Q-Tip -The Renaissance (2008)
• 25-Jamie Lidell - Jim (2008)
• 26-Megapuss - Surfing (2008)
• 27-David Byrne & Brian Eno-Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2008)
• 28 Fujiya & Miyagi-Lightbulbs (2008)
• 29-Sigur Rós-Me› Su› í Eyrum Vi› Spilum Endalaust (2008)
• 30-Magnetic Fields- Distortion (January 2008)
• 31-Ratatat-LP 3 (2008)
• 32-No Age-Nouns (2008)
• 33-Spiritualized-Songs in A&E (2008)
• 34-Brazilian Girls-New York City (2008)
• 35- Joseph Arthur 4 EP's (2008)
• 36-Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - Sunday At Devil Dirt (2008)
• 37-Calexico-Carried To Dust (2008)
• 38-Dead Meadow-Old Growth (September 2008)
• 39-Hercules & Love Affair
• 40-Stereolab-Chemical Chords (2008)
• 41-Ghostland Observatory-Robotique Majestique (2008)
• 42-Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight
• 43-Mogwai-The Hawk is Howling (2008)
• 44-Cansei de Ser Sexy - Donkey (2008)
• 45-Autechre-Quaristice (2008)
• 46-Black Kids - Partie Traumatic 2008
• 47-Love Is All-A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night (2008)
• 48-Hot Chip- Made in the Dark (2008)
• 49-Cold War Kids-Loyalty To Loyalty (2008)
• 50-Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds-Dig Lazarus Dig (2008)

*- crossed out ones make me vomit.

so, let's play some Barry Adamson, for the hell of it. Back to the Cat should be played in its entirety, but if I have to pick one track, it's "People" because it's definitely the song that sealed the deal for momo on his top pick.