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  1. Best Albums of 2008

    December 12, 2008 by Steph

    Okay, so we all have different tastes in music and there was NO WAY I thought we could come together to make a complete list for you.  Instead, I decided that each of us should make a list for you of our top five albums of 2008.

    Apparently our tastes converged because we have a few in common.  Our collective favorites were:

    Jack’s Mannequin’s The Glass Passenger

    Fall Out Boy’s Folie a Deux

    Forever the Sickest Kids’ Underdog Alma Mater

    And here are our top picks:

    Kristyn (writer):

    1. Fall Out Boy’s Folie a Deux
    2. Valencia’s We All Need A Reason To Believe
    3. Jack’s Mannequin’s The Glass Passenger
    4. John Mayer Trio’s Where The Light Is (Live)
    5. James Morrison’s Songs For You, Truths For Me

    Aimee (photographer):

    1. The Matches’ A Band in Hope
    2. The Cab’s Whisper War
    3. Jack’s Mannequin’s The Glass Passenger
    4. Sing It Loud’s Come Around
    5. Simple Plan’s Simple Plan

    Steph (writer):

    1. Panic at the Disco’s Pretty. Odd.
    2. Jack’s Mannequin’s The Glass Passanger
    3. Forever the Sickest Kids’ Underdog Alma Mater
    4. Ingrid Michaelson’s Be OK
    5. Joshua Radin’s Unclear Sky EP

    Catharine (photographer):

    1. Fall Out Boy – Folie A Deux
    2. Taylor Swift – Fearless
    3. Panic At The Disco – Pretty. Odd.
    4. Demi Lovato – Don’t Forget
    5. Metro Station – Metro Station

    Justin (writer):

    1. Disturbed – Indestructible
    2. Mindless Self Indulgence – If
    3. Kanye West – 808s and Heartache (having to put this on here makes me want to punch myself)
    4. Hollywood Undead – Swan Songs
    5. Flight of the Conchords – Flight of the Conchords

    Cassie (writer):

    1. Fall Out Boy – Folie a deux (even if just for the hype surrounding it)

    2. The Academy Is… – Fast Times at Barrington High

    3. ADELE – 19

    4. Charlotte Sometimes – Waves and the Both of Us

    5. Forever the Sickest Kids – Underdog Alma Mater


    Brianna (writer):

    1. Jason Mraz – We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
    2. Gavin DeGraw – Gavin DeGraw
    3. Jack’s Mannequin – The Glass Passenger
    4. The Hush Sound – Goodbye Blues

    5. David Cook – David Cook & David Archuleta – David Archuleta


  2. Jason Mraz’s album We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things

    June 18, 2008 by Brianna

    We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things by Jason Mraz

    Jason Mraz brings in a hybrid of sounds for his third studio album “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things”. When listening to the album, eyes closed, some songs brought on images of sunny summer days spent at the beach, just lounging around with friends. Others evoked images of dark jazz clubs filled with smoke and low chatter around you while the musician is just playing on stage. Songs like “Make it mine” reminded me of the disco age with the funk flowing through the speakers and jazz inspired trumpets.

    It wouldn’t be a Jason Mraz album if it didn’t have lyrics that were quirky, jam-worthy and relatable. All his songs embraced different messages that any person could identify with. Songs like “Details in the Fabric” and “Only Human” encourage imperfections and individuality. Something people don’t hear much anymore. My favorite songs off this album have to be “Lucky” featuring Colbie Caillat, “Details in the Fabric”, “If It Kills Me” and of course, the first single, “I’m Yours”.

    Overall, Jason Mraz brought something different to this album. He brought a variety of sounds and a combination of touching ballads and fun summer-esque songs and turned it into a worthwhile listen. If you want a soundtrack for the summer, this is definitely one.

    We buy. We listen. We like.