I went through my music library and came up with my top tunes of 2008. It's random that the list is 44 songs, it just happened to end up like that. I encourage you to check out these bands and songs if you are unfamiliar with them. It was tough to make my choices and I left many songs off the list that I enjoy. I have also made little notes with each song.
Walking The Side Streets Top 44 Of 2008
(song / band / album)
1. Furr - Blitzen Trapper (Furr)
I love this song. It's about a guy who turns into a dog. Portland band.
2. Gamma Ray - Beck w/ Jay Reatard (Gamma Ray 7'' Jay Reatard Version)
I dig remixes. This one rocks.
3. Skinny Love - Bon Iver (For Emma, Forever Ago)
A massive song, enough said.
4. The Mightiest of Guns - A. A. Bondy (Daytrotter Session)
Send the troops home, please.
5. Tobacco Road - Common Market (Tobacco Road)
Hip-Hop, cool groove with some nice piano and rhyme.
6. Angels - Black Mountain (In The Future)
Good rock song.
7. Rockist Part 1 - School of Language (Sea From Shore)
Several versions of this tune but this one is my choice.
8. Sight Of All Light - The Safes (Sight Of All Light)
Such a great positive punk rock song!
9. Poor Old Ra - The Pica Beats (Beating Back the Claws of the Cold)
Cool sound with some interesting poetic lyric.
10. Car Alarm - The Sea And Cake (Car Alarm)
Good song to crank on the car stereo.
11. Black Fur - Fredrik (Na Na Ni)
Powerful because of the things going on in this song with the vocals and instruments.
12. Oh, Mojave - The Ruby Suns (Sea Lion)
I'm a Mac user but this is a nice track anyway even if it was used in a Windows Ad.
13. Beat, Health, Life And Fire - Thao (We Brave Bee Stings And All)
Nice tune for sure.
14. Drama - RZA as Bobby Digital Feat. Thea & Monk (Spoolwork)
Think this is a remix? Bobby Digital rocks.
15. Connection - Hawnay Troof (Islands Of Ayle)
Crazy beats and vocals. Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya.
16. Blame It On The Mountains - Hymns (Travel In Herds)
Sounds like Tom Petty.
17. Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend (Vampire Weekend)
A band with lots of hype. I like this tune but it kept getting lower and lower on my top 44 list as I went along.
18. Be OK - Ingrid Michaelson (Be OK)
An easy song to sing to.
19. By Your Side - Alex & Sam (Sounds Like This: Part One)
Mellow.
20. Waste - Norma (Book of Norma)
Dig it.
21. The Believers - Clifford Lidell Remix - Fol Chen (Fol Chen Remixes)
Another remix that I dug this year.
22. Blackfly Rag - Carl Spidla (Live at the Mission)
A guy and a guitar playing live, classic. Fans of Vic Chesnutt would like this one.
23. Sparks Fade Out - We Swim You Jump (We Swim You Jump EP)
Sort of sounds like Elliot Smith, so I like it.
24. New Dawn - Withered Hand (Religious Songs)
From Scotland, catchy tune.
25. The River -Iowa Super Soccer (Lullabies To Keep Your Eyes Closed)
Dig the male - female vocals. Good song, dumb band name.
26. Music - Reed Thomas Lawrence (Near/Far 2008: Near)
From Bend, OR. Think Sublime. Great tune.
27. Reckonerz - Charli2na (Rainydayz Remixes)
From the Rainydayz album, one of the many remixes that was done to Radioheads music this year.
28. Hangman - Fire On Fire (5 Song EP)
A little country-folk band from the East Coast Portland.
29. With Handclaps - Y'all is Fantasy Island (With Handclaps Single)
I dig hand claps, this ones got 'em.
30. Trap Door - Jake One (White Van Music)
Seattle rapper that has some nice rhyme skill.
31. Houston We Have A Problem - Queers (Munki Brain)
Oh yes we do have a problem.
32. Home - Whatfor (Sooner Late Than Never)
Is that a banjo I hear?
33. Home In The Woods - Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons (Cabin Ghosts)
In the same vain as Bon Iver.
34. Reservoir Park - Dutchess And The Duke (She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke)
Hand Claps and dual vocals.
35. Goodbye - P.O.S (Never Better)
Hip Hop to get the party rolling. "We all toast the same PBR"
36. Ahh What A Cruel Change - Bowery Boy Blue (Stalk That Myth)
Sort of Neil Young-ish.
37. Cassandra - Paper Rival (Dialog)
A song I find myself singing in the shower.
38. Record Store - The Dirty Hearts (Pigs)
Turn this punk rock & roll song up loud!
39. Don't Haunt This Place - The Rural Alberta Advantage (Hometowns)
A very sad song that is oh so very good. Great drum work.
40. Death Cab - Miss Kenichi (Fox)
Creepy cool.
41. All My Trials - Bottle Up And Go -
This song has a nice Americana sound.
42. Veins To The Sky - Alexander Tucker (Portal)
Has a little psychedelic thing going on.
43. I Leave Stones Unturned - Unbunny (Snow Tires)
A nice chill song with a cool guitar sound.
44. The Rebel - Zion I (The Search and The Seizure Mix)
This one is all about Obama. Great Hip-Hop song for the history that was made in November.
So what do you think? Any songs that I overlooked? What would your list look like?
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