Upset. The word of the our 2008 Best Northwest Releases of 2008 Readers’ Poll is upset.
With the Fleet Foxes winning readers and critical polls alike, who would’ve thought they wouldn’t get top honors in our humble little Northwest poll? But they didn’t — they placed a distant second to New Faces, another debut record from some very talented, very young Northwest fellas.
We had other surprises as well, with unsigned newcomers such as Hey Marseilles, the Kindness Kind, and Kaylee Cole cracking the top ten, beating out Northwest heavyweights such as Death Cab for Cutie. We did not expect that. And we love it when you surprise us, dear readers.
We imaginaries like to champion the up-and-comers from the Northwest, and our results indicate that you do as well. We think you all also have fabulous taste, as always. Thanks to everyone who participated in our poll. We couldn’t be more proud or thrilled to present the top 50 winners on your behalf…
Winners of the TIG Top Northwest Releases of 2008 Readers’ Poll:
50. Michael Vermillion – Last Night on Earth {info}
49. Jared Mees and the Grown Children – Caffeine, Alchohol, Sunshine, Money {album review}
48. Destruction Island – Destruction Island Preaches the New Wilderness
47. Boy Eats Drums Machine – Booomboxxx
46. The Apple War – Alarm Bell City {live show review}
45. The Hungry Pines – Golden You {info}
44. Hypatia Lake – Angels & Demons Space & Time {info}
43. All Girl Summer Fun Band – Looking Into It {live show review}
42. The Dandy Warhols – …Earth to the Dandy Warhols… {info}
41. By Sunlight – By Sunlight
40. Blue Scholars – Butter and Guns {info}
39. Parenthetical Girls – Entanglements {album review}
38. Your Heart Breaks – Love is a Long Dark Road
37. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Sunday at Devil Dirt {info}
36. H is for Hellgate – Come for the peaks stay for the valleys {info}
35. Andrea Wittgens – In The Skyline {info}
34. Common Market – Black Patch War {album review}
33. Colin Meloy – Colin Meloy Sings Live! {album review}
32. Chris Walla – Field Manual {album review}
31. Head Like a Kite – There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere {album review}
30. Lake – Oh, the Places You’ll Go
29. BOAT – Topps {info}
28. 31 Knots – Worried Well {info}
27. Gutter Twins – Saturnalia {album review}
26. Moondoggies – Don’t Be A Stranger {info}
25. Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands – Cody’s Dream {album review}
24. Tea for Julie – The Sense in Tying Knots {album review}
23. Central Services – Central Services Presents… The Board of Education! {info}
22. These Arms Are Snakes – Tail Swallower & Dove {info}
21. Speaker Speaker – Call It Off {info}
20. Sera Cahoone – Only As the Day Is Long {album review}
19. Dutchess and the Duke – She’s the Dutchess, He’s the Duke {live show review}
18. The Saturday Knights – Mingle {album review}
17. Throw Me The Statue – Moonbeams {album review}
16. Helms Alee – Night Terror {live show review}
15. Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Glistening Pleasure {live show review}
14. Death Cab for Cute – Narrow Stairs {album review}
13. Voyager One – Afterhours in the Afterlife {album review}
12. Shane Tutmarc and the Traveling Mercies – Hey Lazarus {album review}
11. Black Nite Crash – Array {info}
10. Damien Jurado – Caught In The Trees {album review}
9. Blitzen Trapper – Furr {album review}
8. Grand Archives – Grand Archives {album review}
7. Hey Marseilles – To Travels and Trunks {live show review}
6. Helio Sequence – Keep Your Eyes Ahead {album review}
5. Man Plus – Hungarian Suicide Songbook {album review}
4. The Kindness Kind – The Kindness Kind {info}
3. Kaylee Cole – We’re Still Here Missing You {live show review}
2. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes {album review}
1. New Faces – Two Years {album review}