John Booker of I Was Totally Destroying It's top 10 albums of 2008

Here's another local top 10 list for 2008. John Booker of I Was Totally Destroying It posted his favorite albums of the year along with a band update on MySpace. Booker wasn't afraid to pick a few mainstream albums and defends his picks to the "haters" in his post.

I Was Totally Destroying it made a fairly "prestigious" list themselves. They made The Onion A.V. Club's "The Year In Band Names List" which features the funniest and worst band names of 2008. IWTDI got a nod in the "First Person" category.

John Booker's top 10 albums of 2008:
1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
2. Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
3. Marnie Stern - This Is It & I Am It & You Are It & So Is That & He Is It & She Is It & It Is It & That Is That
4. The Sea and Cake - Car Alarm
5. M83 - Saturdays=Youth
6. Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue (reissue)
7. Foals - Antidotes
8. Torche - Meanderthal
9. The Night Marchers - See You in Magic
10. There Will Be Blood soundtrack

[photo by Kevin Norris]