Back in the last week of June we asked our readers to list off some of their favorite albums that have been released through the first half of 2008.  We got a number of responses but no real consensus.  A couple of albums received multiple mentions, among them:  Plants and Animals, Vampire Weekend, The Silver Jews, and Stephen Malkmus.  If you haven’t added your picks for the Best of 2008 from January thru June, you can do so by clicking here.

Another one of the albums that came up more than once was the M.Ward/Zooey Deschanel collaboration She & Him Vol. 1.  I still have yet to hear the entire album, but the one track that has caught my ear is “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”.  We’ve got the video for the song, which debuted yesterday, after the break. 

And now that we’ve moved into the second half of the year, one of the highly anticipated new albums of 2008 Part 2 has been Beck’s latest effort Modern Guilt, which just hit stores this past Tuesday.  The official video for the second single off the album, “Gamma Ray” also debuted earlier this week and we’ve got that one after the break as well.  Hope you guys enjoy the latest sights and sounds from some of the best 2008 has to offer.

[She & Him photo courtesy Merge Records]

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We’re just about ready to put the first six months of 2008 behind us and the second half of the year will soon be underway.  So in looking back over the musical ground we’ve covered to this point, I want to know what have been your (5) favorite albums so far this year?  I’ve included a small sampling of the albums released so far in ‘08 but really it’s not even the tip of the iceberg.  So let’s hear it folks.  What are the best sounds you’ve found in 2008?

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