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1. “Lost Without U,” Robin Thicke
2. “Who’s That Girl,” Robyn
3. “Poinciana,” Ahmad Jamal
4. “Don’t Take Me Home Until I’m Drunk,” The Wedding Present
5. “See You Again,” Miley Cyrus
6. “We Carry On,” Portishead
7. “New Romantic,” Laura Marling
8. “Baby On My Arm,” The Broken West
9. “I Get Around,” Draggonette
10. “Don’t Let It Bring You Down,” Adam Kolker
11. “Be Mine!,” Robyn
12. “No Time For Tears,” Ashlee Simpson
13. “Cry For You,” September
14. “Paper Planes,” M.I.A.
15. “Committed To Memory,” Tom Brosseau
16. “Little Bit,” Lykke Li
17. “A Milli,” Lil Wayne
18. “Spaz,” N.E.R.D.
19. “Please, Stop Dancing,” The Magnetic Fields
20. “Little Miss Obsessive,” Ashlee Simpson
21. “Closer,” Ne-Yo
22. “Breaking It Up,” Lykke Li
23. “Cherry Lee,” Gowns
24. “You’ll Find A Way (Switch and Sinden Remix),” Santogold
25. “Free The Bee,” The Cave Singers
26. “Lights Out,” Santogold
27. “Mykonos,” Fleet Foxes
28. “Lip Gloss,” Lil Mama
29. “Sun Is Out,” Apples In Stereo
30. “Bringing Home The Rain,” The Builders and The Butchers
31. “Old Folks,” Terrell Stafford
32. “Apartment Story,” The National
33. “Segu Blue (Poyi),” Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba
34. “This Loneliness,” El Perro Del Mar
35. “Shower Of Stones,” The Constantines
36. “Let The Beat Build,” Lil Wayne
37. “I Can Barely Breathe,” Manchester Orchestra
38. “There’s No Home,” Jana Hunter
39. “I Kissed A Girl,” Katy Perry
40. "Strange Weirdos," Loudon Wainwright III
Always a song-guy, I’m not ab to lament the death of the CD or Long Player. The MP3 has afforded my ears access to more tunes than any time since I stopped getting biz freebies in the early 90s. Besides, it’s the CD/LP guys who nixed production of singles in the first place. My sources for "new" music aren’t what they used to be: friends, aging rock critic faves, a little radio. (Hell, three or four songs on my list I heard first on TV!) But I had no problem entertaining myself w/ music this past year. My favorite way to listen is iPod mixes for my walk to work, jogs, housework, etc. I love it when I can’t hear enough of a particular song for a week or two. So it’s year-end list time, I couldn’t resist. This is my hitlist for 2008. Sure, a few songs were “officially” put out in ’07 but I didn’t hear them until ’08, okay. Choices reflect my year, no doubt, an end to a tortuous five year relationship (begin as "Strange Weirdos" and end "Lost Without U," sounds ab right!), song mixes are soundtracks afterall, but looking back over my list I’d say rhythm, melody, an alluring voice, poignant hooks, and winning grooves dominate, as they always have. W/ good music there is always a way.
2. “Who’s That Girl,” Robyn
3. “Poinciana,” Ahmad Jamal
4. “Don’t Take Me Home Until I’m Drunk,” The Wedding Present
5. “See You Again,” Miley Cyrus
6. “We Carry On,” Portishead
7. “New Romantic,” Laura Marling
8. “Baby On My Arm,” The Broken West
9. “I Get Around,” Draggonette
10. “Don’t Let It Bring You Down,” Adam Kolker
11. “Be Mine!,” Robyn
12. “No Time For Tears,” Ashlee Simpson
13. “Cry For You,” September
14. “Paper Planes,” M.I.A.
15. “Committed To Memory,” Tom Brosseau
16. “Little Bit,” Lykke Li
17. “A Milli,” Lil Wayne
18. “Spaz,” N.E.R.D.
19. “Please, Stop Dancing,” The Magnetic Fields
20. “Little Miss Obsessive,” Ashlee Simpson
21. “Closer,” Ne-Yo
22. “Breaking It Up,” Lykke Li
23. “Cherry Lee,” Gowns
24. “You’ll Find A Way (Switch and Sinden Remix),” Santogold
25. “Free The Bee,” The Cave Singers
26. “Lights Out,” Santogold
27. “Mykonos,” Fleet Foxes
28. “Lip Gloss,” Lil Mama
29. “Sun Is Out,” Apples In Stereo
30. “Bringing Home The Rain,” The Builders and The Butchers
31. “Old Folks,” Terrell Stafford
32. “Apartment Story,” The National
33. “Segu Blue (Poyi),” Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba
34. “This Loneliness,” El Perro Del Mar
35. “Shower Of Stones,” The Constantines
36. “Let The Beat Build,” Lil Wayne
37. “I Can Barely Breathe,” Manchester Orchestra
38. “There’s No Home,” Jana Hunter
39. “I Kissed A Girl,” Katy Perry
40. "Strange Weirdos," Loudon Wainwright III
Always a song-guy, I’m not ab to lament the death of the CD or Long Player. The MP3 has afforded my ears access to more tunes than any time since I stopped getting biz freebies in the early 90s. Besides, it’s the CD/LP guys who nixed production of singles in the first place. My sources for "new" music aren’t what they used to be: friends, aging rock critic faves, a little radio. (Hell, three or four songs on my list I heard first on TV!) But I had no problem entertaining myself w/ music this past year. My favorite way to listen is iPod mixes for my walk to work, jogs, housework, etc. I love it when I can’t hear enough of a particular song for a week or two. So it’s year-end list time, I couldn’t resist. This is my hitlist for 2008. Sure, a few songs were “officially” put out in ’07 but I didn’t hear them until ’08, okay. Choices reflect my year, no doubt, an end to a tortuous five year relationship (begin as "Strange Weirdos" and end "Lost Without U," sounds ab right!), song mixes are soundtracks afterall, but looking back over my list I’d say rhythm, melody, an alluring voice, poignant hooks, and winning grooves dominate, as they always have. W/ good music there is always a way.
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