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Editor’s Note: Over the next 10 days, I’ll be presenting my favorite
local records of the year, counting down from No. 10 to No. 1, one
album a day. Keep checking back to see how the list pans out, and, in
the meantime, click after the jump to see albums No. 20-11 in the Top
20 list that will update as the it grows…
No. 8: The Theater Fire — Matter and Light
It’s funny: You read press on The Theater Fire–clippings from other parts of the country, or, hell, even other parts of Texas–and you constantly come across the phrases “under appreciated” or “little known”. Maybe that applies elsewhere, but hell, in DFWd, The Theater Fire is probably the worst-kept secret around.
And on the at-times rambunctious, at-times hilarious and at-times contemplative Matter and Light, the band’s September-released disc, the seven-piece has crooked its heels even deeper into the soil of the area’s music scene.
Bonus mp3:
The Top 20 Local Releases Of 2008
20. Collin Herring – Past Life Crashing
19. Stumptone – Gravity Suddenly Released
18. Dove Hunter – The Southern Unknown
17. Febrifuge – A Short Instance Of Separation
16. Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights – Hot Trottin’
15. Toadies – No Deliverance
14. Record Hop – Record Hop
13. The New Frontiers – Mending
12. Fight Bite – Emerald Eyes
11. Lil Wil – Dolla$, TX
10. Dem Southernfolkz – The Message
9. True Widow – True Widow
8. The Theater Fire – Matter and Light
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…and keep checking back, as this list will update daily.
