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so i just listed my favorite songs of 2008 (p.s. here is a link to facebook where i actually put up descriptions of them; looking back i think they are kind of lame but whatever it was the first time i had ever done such a thing).
and here will be my top 30 albums of 2008 and yet again a link on facebook to the note where i talk about them. anywho:

30. Feral Children—Second To The Last Frontier
29. Sigur Ros—the one with the Icelandic title
28. Blitzen Trapper—Furr
27. The Submarines—Honeysuckle Weeks
26. The Walkmen—You & Me
25. M83—Saturdays=Youth
24. Pas/Cal—I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Laura
23. High Places—03/07 – 09/07, High Places
22. Amanda Palmer—Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
21. Ladytron—Velocifero
20. She and Him—Volume One
19. TV on the Radio—Dear Science
18. Ra Ra Riot—The Rhumb Line
17. Pete and the Pirates—Little Death
16. Okkervil River—The Stand Ins
15. Fleet Foxes—Fleet Foxes
14. The Dodos—Visiter
13. Crystal Castles—Crystal Castles
12. Azeda Booth—In Flesh Tones
11. Cut Copy—In Ghost Colours
10. Bon Iver—For Emma, Forever Ago
9. The Killers—Day & Age
8. Friendly Fires—Friendly Fires
7. Neon Neon—Stainless Style
6. The Ting Tings—We Started Nothing
5. Fuck Buttons—Street Horrrsing
4. Atmosphere—When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that Shit Gold
3. Lykke Li—Youth Novels
2. Los Campesinos!—Hold On Now, Youngster
1. MGMT—Oracular Spectacular

i know i said i was going to start posting up my best of the year lists for music and i am going to start on that daunting task this weekend but before i do i thought just to toot my own horn or whatever i would post up my favorite albums and favorite songs of 2008.

ill list the songs here and then do the albums in the next post.

50. Scarlett Johansson—Falling Down
49. Why?—Good Friday
48. Van She—The Sea
47. Numero#—Hit Pop
46. School of Language—The Rockist (Parts 1-4)
45. The Epochs—Love Complete
44. The Walkmen—Donde Esta La Playa?
43. Blitzen Trapper—Furr
42. Hot Chip—Ready For the Floor
41. Atmosphere—You
40. Jamie Lidell—Another Day
39. Lykke Li—I’m Good, I’m Gone
38. Crooked Fingers—What Never Comes
37. Black Kids—I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
36. The Death Set—Negative Thinking
35. The Airborne Toxic Event—Does This Mean You’re Moving On?
34. Shearwater—Rooks
33. Friendly Fires—On Board
32. Port O’Brien—I Woke Up Today
31. Ra Ra Riot—Winter 05
30. Noah and the Whale—Five Years Time
29. The Long Blondes—Guilt
28. No Age—Eraser
27. Headlights—Cherry Tulips
26. Santogold—L.E.S. Artistes
25. The Killers—Joy Ride
24. The Presets—My People
23. The Ting Tings—Great DJ
22. Sharleen Spiteri—All the Times I’ve Cried
21. TV on the Radio—Halfway Home
20. Los Campesinos!—Death to Los Campesinos, My Year in Lists, Sweet Dreams Sweet Cheeks
19. Vampire Weekend—A Punk
18. Friendly Fires—Paris
17. Ladytron—Black Cat
16. The Raveonettes—Hallucinations
15. Bon Iver—Skinny Love
14. Pete and the Pirates—Knots
13. The Mae Shi—Run to Your Grave
12. Cut Copy—Lights and Music
11. Lykke Li—Little Bit
10. Fuck Buttons—Bright Tomorrow
9. Okkervil River—Lost Coastlines
8. Crystal Castles—Untrust Us
7. M83—Graveyard Girl
6. The Dodos—Fools
5. The Ting Tings—That’s Not My Name
4. Neon Neon—Dream Cars
3. Atmosphere—Wild Wild Horses
2. Los Campesinos!—You! Me! Dancing!
1. MGMT—Time to Pretend, Kids

also i realize a few places where i listed multiple songs but it was my list and thats how things go