Albums & EPs
Over 180 Irish albums were released in 2008.
- Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2008.
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| Issue date | Album title | Artist | Source | Sales | Notes |
| January 28 | Weightless | Juno Falls | |||
| February 15 | Carry the Meek | Ham Sandwich | * Review * UK release in late May/early June |
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| February | ??? | The Infomatics | |||
| March 21 | Eleven Modern Antiquities | Pugwash | |||
| March 28 | Gypsy Trip | Jaded Sun | |||
| Spring 2008 | Secondo | Kharma 45 | |||
| Spring 2008 | Let the Truth Be Told | Laura Izibor | |||
| April 4 | White Wonder | Crayonsmith | Released by Out On A Limb Records. | ||
| April 11 | Opium | Mark Geary | |||
| April 18 | Welcome to the Cusp | Giveamanakick | |||
| April 18 | Spectre & Crown | The Jimmy Cake | |||
| April 18 | The Tiny Pieces Left Behind | Joe Chester | |||
| April 25 | Friendlier Up Here | The Aftermath | |||
| April 27 | I'm Siding With My Captors | So Cow | |||
| May 19 | Love Must Be Tough | Eleanor McEvoy | |||
| May 2 | The Hollow of Morning | Gemma Hayes | |||
| May 2 | Vol IV: Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil | Republic of Loose | Review | ||
| May 9 | Pleasant Square | Robotnik | |||
| May 10 | Wizards Of The Coast | Sea Dog | |||
| May 16 | Haunt Me When I'm Drowsy | Halves | 7-Track Album | ||
| May 23 | Go God Go | Fred | Played a live set in their local HMV in Cork on Tuesday June 3. | ||
| May 30 | Windows to the Soul | Dave Browne | First Irish album to be made available in USB format, exclusively from HMV stores | ||
| May 31 | Rocky VI Reckyrd | The Vinny Club | |||
| June 3 | Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It | Oppenheimer | |||
| June 4 | Ritual | Jape | |||
| June 6 | The Rocky Road | Damien Dempsey | Went to #1 in the Irish Albums Chart | ||
| June 27 | Sweeter than Bourbon | Seneca | Preceded by the Top 20 Irish Singles Chart success of their "Clarity" single. | ||
| July 21 | Boy / October / War | U2 | Review | Deluxe edition rereleases * Each will include a 32-page booklet featuring unseen photos, lyrics and liner notes by The Edge and band associates like Paul Morley, Neil McCormick and Hot Press editor Niall Stokes plus a bonus disc of rare collectibles. |
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| August 8 | Rocket Ship | Red Kid | * The album launch will take place in Crawdaddy, Dublin on August 8, with support from The Hot Sprockets. * Named after the 2006 single of the same name. |
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| August 15 | God Bless The Big Bang | Rory Gallagher | Debut solo album | ||
| August 15 | The Swell Season: Live From The Artists Den (DVD) | The Swell Season | Recorded in Seattle's Good Shepherd Center Chapel shortly before Glen and Marketa won their Oscar, the 14-song set includes ‘Say It To Me Now’, ‘Lay Me Down’, ‘All The Way Down’, ‘This Low’, ‘When Your Mind's Made Up’, ‘Lies’, ‘Drown Out’, ‘Falling Slowly’, ‘Golden’, ‘Pavement Tune’, ‘Once’, ‘If You Want Me’, ‘Concentric’ and ‘Star Star’. | ||
| September | Lines & Space | Niall Colfer | |||
| September | Good Vibrations (EP) | The Undertones | Limited-edition vinyl reproduction of four-tracker released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Teenage Kicks" Also features "Smarter Than U", "True Confessions" and "Emergency Cases". Also released is The Undertones: An Anthology, a 2-CD package featuring 29 of their best-known songs plus 27 previously unreleased demos, alternate takes, session and live tracks. Further album reissues, special compilations and a deluxe box-set to follow in 2009. | ||
| September 5 | The Hare's Corner | Colm Mac Con Iomaire | Review | Debut solo album | |
| September 5 | Happy the Man | The Guggenheim Grotto | Guggenheim Grotto » home | ||
| September 5 | UK Tour '75 | Thin Lizzy | Features the band's much-bootlegged November 1975 visit to Derby College. Noticeable for being the first tour to feature the twin-guitar attack of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, the track-listing is: "Fighting My Way Back", "It's Only The Money", "Wild One", "For Those Who Love To Live", "Still In Love With You", "Showdown", "Suicide", "Rosalie", "The Rocker", "Sha La La", "Baby Drives Me Crazy", "Me And The Boys", "Cowboy Song", "Little Darling" and "Sound Check Jam". A digitally enhanced version of the original master tape, the album comes complete with a 20-page booklet featuring dozens of previously unseen photos and extensive Brian Downey liner notes. Being so new that it didn't have a title yet, Phil Lynott jokingly refers to "Cowboy Song" as "Derby Blues". | ||
| September 12 | Domino Effect | The Blizzards | Recorded in 2008 Interview | ||
| September 12 | Sea Sew | Lisa Hannigan | |||
| September 20 | Under a Blood Red Sky | U2 | Available in three different formats – DVD + CD Deluxe, single CD and single vinyl – which will all have expanded artwork and sleeve notes. | ||
| September 26 | Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion | Fight Like Apes | Recorded in Seattle with producer John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, Blood Brothers) Artwork |
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| Late September | 1977 | Ash | 4CD deluxe edition includes the Trailer mini-album, Live at the Wireless, Live At Reading 1996, plus rarities and B-sides. | ||
| October | Never Leave Anywhere | The Hedge Schools | |||
| October 3 | Make Happy War (EP) | Grand Pocket Orchestra | The tracklist features live favourite "Ballet Shoes" along with "Using The Body", "Down With The Label Man" and "Bite The Head Off Italy". | ||
| October 3 | Lir Live | Lir | A posthumous live album released through the independent label, 1969 | ||
| October 13 | Appetite For Reconstruction (remix album) | Super Extra Bonus Party | |||
| October 17 | I Never Thought This Day Would Come | Duke Special | Artwork Review | ||
| October 17 | From The Word Go | Messiah J and the Expert | Assembled between 2006 and 2008 in their own Labbey Road studio and includes collaborations with singers Leda Egri, Joanne Daly and Ro and Kieran from Delorentos. | ||
| October 31 | Straight In No Kissing | Dirty Epics | The band signed a distribution deal with Universal for the record. | ||
| November 7 | And Winter Came... | Enya | |||
| Early November | Post Romantic | Pony Club | |||
| November 18 | Friday Night | The Brilliant Trees | The band's debut album was reissued over a decade after original release. Also re-released were singles "Talent" and "Home". | ||
| November 21 | Time to Tell the Parents (EP) | Green Lights | The follow-up to their debut EP, Small Curious Things (2007), available in Tower and Road Records in Dublin, or by download from the Green Lights MySpace. Lead single is "Cut To The Chase". |
Summer +
- After a Long Silence - Travega (Summer 2008)
- ??? - Nicole Maguire (October 2008)
- Slacky Tidy - David Kitt (2008)
- A Hundred Million Suns - Snow Patrol (October 24, 2008)
(Before Christmas) According to Tony Fenton, Today FM, April 29, 2008.
(October) According to Jonny Quinn in a Belfast Telegraph interview, July 31, 2008. Music Lessons Artwork - No Line on the Horizon - U2 (November 14, 2008) Expected title, according to THE STAR - THE GOSS, August 16, 2008, page 16
Date unknown
- ??? - The Answer (2008)
- ??? - Bell X1 (2008)
- ??? - The Chalets (2008)
- ??? - Concerto For Constantine (2008)
- ??? - Dark Room Notes (2008) Recording set for London’s Flood Studios in July
- ??? - Director (2008)
- ??? - The Frames (2008)
- ??? - Hal (2008)
- ??? - Humanzi (2008)
- ??? - Listen... Tanks! (2008)
- Changes - Liu Fang and Michael O'Toole (2008)
- ??? - The Rags (2008)
- ??? - Red Organ Serpent Sound (2008)
- ??? - Therapy? (2008)
- ??? - The Walls (2008)
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