RIB's (of course belated) 2008 Album of the Year Nominees

A little late for Turkey Day as the tradition goes, we know, but here they are, in alphabetical order. As you can see, we kept it real short this year.

(A full-on audio podcast version, if you're interested, is available as well. Just email us or tweet @thebigm.)

Antony & The Johnsons - Another World


Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago


Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down in the Light


The Magnetic Fields - Distortion


The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride


Okkervil River - The Stand Ins


R.E.M. - Accelerate


Shearwater - Rook


Honorable Mentions:
The Baseball Project - Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse
Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power And The Amorphous Strums - Dark Developments
Kimya Dawson - Alphabutt
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
The Fireman - Electric Arguments
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
The Innocence Mission - Street Map (EP)
Randy Newman - Harps and Angels
She & Him - Volume One