TIG photographer Kyle Johnson has been quite busy this year. Taking the impeccable press and editorial photos as well as covering shows and festivals for TIG, Kyle has amassed a great portfolio for 2008.

Here's a recap of his personal favs from the past year.

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at Boston

There were no gimmicks here, just wonderful music, a humble artist, and one very appreciative crowd.

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at Triple Door

On songs like “Crosses” and “In Our Nature” González and crew channeled 70’s folk, making Swedes sound a lot like America.

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For such a minimal setup, Jose Gonzalez took over the eyes and ears of the packed Triple Door crowd.

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Sometimes I think it takes me waaay too long to come up with my Top 20 albums of a given year. There are a lot of internal debates and arguments that really have no right answer. Really, you reach a point where all the albums are good but how to rank them gets to be quite the challenge. This year was chock full of good music (not matter what the naysayers might groan). I counted something like 175+ albums worth mentioning in 2007, and that is only a tip of the iceberg when it comes to everything that was released in the year. However, I did whittle it down to 20... well, 22 if you count my 2 EP exception (EP's don't count as real albums).

If you're interested in some sub-lists, like my albums "with apologizes" (albums I didn't hear but should have) or "best imports" or "most disappointing" (hint, the band who made it rhymes with Milo Biley), check it out here.

So, here we go:

#21 The EP's - Two EP's made me happy this year, and really, they would be in the top 20, but it seems unfair to me to include EP's versus albums. They're both UK pop, and they're both brilliant in their own cute way.

Los Campesinos! Sticking Fingers Into Sockets (Thanks to igLiz for this band!)

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...because I never posted this awesome Jose Gonzalez interview for you all to read.

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"Once I had the songs I felt like it doesn’t matter if it sounds good, this will still be a record that I’m comfortable with.”

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In Our Nature is a starkly beautiful album, leaving much of the work to the listener, but it’s a task that pays off in spades.

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Most González songs seem so bare and open that you feel like you maybe shouldn't be hearing them if you've never met the man. Its this authenticity that makes Veneer such a captivating album.

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at SXSW

Our recommendations for SXSW 2006 can't-miss shows.

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