As my brother did (we were both supposed to do it the same day…or so he thought…it’s a long story) back in December, I’ve narrowed my list of favourite songs from 2008 down to 33. The number’s part of the long story, don’t ask.
I actually took a rough stab at ranking them too, though I’ll no doubt change my mind next week.
- Constantines . “Million Star Hotel”
- Frightened Rabbit . “Keep Yourself Warm”
- MGMT . “Time To Pretend”
- TV On The Radio . “Halfway Home”
- Santogold . “LES Artistes”
- Frightened Rabbit . “Floating in the Forth”
- Ladyhawk . “Ghost Blues”
- Walkmen . “In The New Year”
- Mates Of State . “Now”
- We Are Scientists . “After Hours”
- Death Cab For Cutie . “I Will Possess Your Heart”
- Rogue Wave . “Electro-Socket Blues”
- And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead . “Festival Thyme”
- Rural Alberta Advantage . “Frank, AB”
- Cold War Kids . “Something Is Not Right WIth Me”
- Wolf Parade . “Soldier’s Grin”
- Fembots . “My Hands Are a City”
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds . “We Call Upon The Author”
- This Will Destroy You . “The Mighty Rio Grande”
- Devotchka . “Along The Way”
- Vampire Weekend . “Ottoman”
- Wye Oak . “Warning”
- Lightspeed Champion . “Devil Tricks For A Bitch”
- Tricky . “Council Estate”
- Duke Spirit . “Send A Little Love Token”
- Fucked Up . “Son The Father”
- Ladytron . “I’m Not Scared”
- Kings Of Leon . “Notion”
- Marnie Stern . “Ruler”
- Bowerbirds . “Hooves”
- Raveonettes . “The Thief”
- Deus . “Oh Your God”
- Black Keys . “All You Ever Wanted”
The first time I heard that Constantines song I pulled it out of the playlist and listened to it on repeat. I couldn’t stop listening. It was never not my favourite song of the year.
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 
I had the same feeling about “Keep Yourself Warm”–it’s been my favorite song all years since I first heard The Midnight Organ Fight. I’m almost scared to look at the playcount to see how many times I’ve listened to it.