AllMusic's Favorite Garage Rock Albums of 2008

From the 8th through the 19th, the AllMusic Blog will be publishing our editors' favorite albums of 2008. We'll be covering well over a dozen genres and styles, from rap to reggae, R&B to electronic, country to Latin, blues to metal, folk to soundtracks, and several points in-between. Right now, on the AllMusic Blog, we take a look at our favorite new and reissued garage rock, psychedelic, and British Invasion albums of 2008. (Be sure to check our overall feature of new albums, reissues, and classical releases, as well as our editors' individualized lists of favorite albums and songs.)

Black Time - Double Negative
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Billy Childish & the Musicians of the British Empire - Thatcher's Children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Davila 666 - Davila 666
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Ettes - Look at Life Again Soon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fleshtones - Take a Good Look
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hacienda - Loud Is the Night
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
King Khan & the Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan & the Shrines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool Five - Best of the Liverpool Five
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Lollipop Shoppe - Just Colour (Bonus Tracks)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Move - Anthology 1966-1972
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Muggs - On with the Show
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q65 - Nothing But Trouble: The Best of Q65
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Shakes - The Rise and Fall of Modern Living
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simply Saucer - Half Human, Half Live
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thomas Function - Celebration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We the People - Too Much Noise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Yardbirds - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 1964-1968
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various Artists - A-Square (Of Course): The Story of Michigan's Legendary A-Square Records
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various Artists - Don't Press Your Luck! The In Sound of 60's Connecticut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various Artists - It Came from the Beach: Surf, Drag and Rockin' Instros
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various Artists - Never Ever Land: 83 Texan Nuggets from International Artists Records
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various Artists - Sing Me a Rainbow: A Trident Anthology 1965-1967