LoveYourSong.com

2008 saw a surge in the numbers of indie music bloggers and (I’d like to think) helped to increase the general public’s awareness of aesthetic music not necessarily endorsed by major labels (and thus not subject to their formulaic dictates). Perhaps this increased demand for grassroots music can also account for more of this music being played on popular radio and used as soundtracks for popular T.V. shows. An additional benefit of this increased awareness may also be a slight decrease in the number of elitists who cling to obscure music as a status symbol (one would hope). Let’s hope that 2009 brings about even more changes in the primary channels listeners use to find great music.

In that spirit I have compiled a list of LoveYourSong.com’s 20 favorite songs from 2008. Most of these songs were found as a result of the hubbub of the blogosphere. It should be noted that these songs are great, each by its own merits and are difficult to compare. They are, therefore, simply ordered alphabetically by artist.

-Andrew

•  Under the Iron Sky - Adamantium Studios Feat. Kaiti Kink (Soundtrack to the trailer of Iron Sky)
• 10 Seconds – Ane Brun
• Hot Kathy – Apes & Androids
• Willow Tree – Chad VanGaalen
• When Water Comes to Life – Cloud Cult
• The Geeks Were Right – The Faint
• The Original Man – Fredo Viola
• The Crime Window – Grand Archives
• And Then You – Greg Laswell
• Sneaky Creatures – Halou
• Emergency Street – HILOTRONS
• Don’t You Worry – Jim Noir
• Boracay – The Little Ones
• Power – Nick Jaina
• I Saw the Light - State Bird
• We Still Drink The Same Water - Teitur
• That’s Not My Name - The Ting Tings
• The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance - Vampire Weekend
• Self-Destruct - What Made Milwaukee Famous
• Failing At Art - Years Around The Sun

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