My Favorite 75 Songs of 2008

Click on the artist's name to be whisked away to their MySpace page. The songs with asterisks (*) next to them are currently featured on the artist's site.

Enjoy!

Artist - Song Title
Arthur Russell - I Couldn't Say It To Your Face
Atmosphere - You *
Balmorhea - San Solomon
Barry Adamson - The Beaten Side of Town
Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In
Bob Mould - The Silence Between Us *
Bon Iver - Skinny Love *
Brian Wilson - Oxygen To The Brain
Calexico - Writer's Minor Holiday
Chairlift - Bruises *
Chris Koza - Straight to Video *
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart *
DeVotchKa - Along the Way *
Dr. Dog - Hang On *
Eagles Of Death Metal - How Can A Man With So Many Friends Feel So All Alone
Elbow - The Bones Of You *
Emmylou Harris - Hold On *
Erykah Badu - Amerykahn Promise
Estelle - American Boy *
Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood
Gary Louris - True Blue *
Greg Laswell - Days Go On
Gretchen Wilson - Don't Do Me No Good *
Haley Bonar - Big Star *
The Heavy - That Kind Of Man *
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor *
Inara George - Oh My Love *
Jenny Lewis - Carpetbaggers *
Jeremy Messersmith - Franklin Avenue *
Joan Baez - Rose of Sharon *
Jonas Brothers - Lovebug *
Juana Molina - Un Dia *
Kasey Chambers - Rattlin' Bones *
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire *
Lila Downs - Perro Negro
Lily Allen - The Fear *
Lucinda Williams - Real Love *
Marnie Stern - Transformer
Mason Jennings - I Love You And Budda Too
Matt Costa - Mr. Pitiful *
MGMT - Time To Pretend *
Michael Franti - Say Hey (I Love You) *
Of Montreal - For Our Elegant Caste
Pink - So What *
Portishead - The Rip *
Pram - The Silk Road
Pretenders - Boots of Chinese Plastic *
R.E.M. - Living Well Is The Best Revenge
Rafter - zzzpenchant *
Rihanna - Take A Bow *
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes *
School Of Seven Bells - Wired for Light
She and Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? *
Shearwater - Lost Boys *
Sheryl Crow - Lullaby For Wyatt
Sigur Ros - Vid spilum endalaust *
Sons & Daughters - Chains *
Thao and the Get Down Stay Downs - Bag of Hammers *
The Apples in Stereo - Shine (In Your Mind) *
The Bug - Poison Dart *
The Magnetic Fields - Three-Way *
The Roots - Criminal
The Roots - Rising Up *
The Royal We - All The Rage *
The Submarines - Swimming Pool
The Uglysuit - Happy Yellow Rainbow
The Verve - Rather Be *
The Walkmen - In The New Year *
The Week That Was - The Good Life *
TV On The Radio - Shout Me Out *
Vampire Weekend - M79 *
Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To
Was (Not Was) - Semi-Interesting Week *
Wolf Parade - The Grey Estates *
Yael Naim - New Soul *

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