A Look Back At 2008!

2008 was a fantastic year in POP!

I lieu of making a classic "My favorite albums of the year" list like I usually do, I decided this year to follow my love of mixes and make a super amazing mix highlighting my favorite songs of the year! This wasn't much of an album year for me anyway, so this works a little bit better. I did a lot of single buying and listening and as I think many will agree, this year – even more than last – the single really made a return! There were great little records coming from all ends of the world and I grabbed up as many as I could. Being that this mix is a look back at the whole year, it's quite a bit longer than any other mixes that I've made. It came to 32 tracks total, so I decided to break into two parts. Thanks to all the pop bands and pop labels and pop shows that made this year so spectacular! So, anyway, I hope you enjoy these mixes as much as I do and I hope you find something new to love!

Part One Tracklist:
01. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Kurt Cobain's Cardigan
02. The School :: Let It Slip
03. Manhattan Love Suicides :: Jonny Boy
04. The Mai 68s :: Lead Me To A Quiet Cell
05. Crystal Stilts :: Crystal Stilts
06. All Girl Summer Fun Band :: Lost
07. The Lodger :: The Conversation
08. Sexy Kids :: Sisters Are Forever
09. Japan Air :: Claire
10. Eux Autres :: The City All To Himself
11. The Raveonettes :: With My Eyes Closed
12. Minisnap :: A Walk In The Dark
13. Bricolage :: Night Falls With Vertigo
14. The Garlands :: David
15. Liechtenstein :: Apathy
16. Tears Run Rings :: Waiting For The End

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Part Two Tracklist:
01. The Bridal Shop :: Violation
02. The Airfields :: Happy And Safe
03. Je Suis Animal :: Painted In My Face
04. The Tartans :: My Baby Doesn't Care For You
05. The Andersen Tapes :: Turn To Speak
06. Strawberry Fair :: Why Won't He Answer
07. Ponies In The Surf :: Holes In The Walls
08. One Happy Island :: Temporary Tattoo
09. Love Is All :: A More Uncertain Future
10. Cause Co-Motion :: I Lie Awake
11. The Lil' Hospital :: Nothing Like A Car Crash
12. The Deirdres :: Milk Is Politics
13. Hello Seahorse! :: Won't Say Anything
14. Scary Monster :: Hot Chocolate Girl
15. Fredrik :: Black Fur
16. School Of Seven Bells :: Half Asleep

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P.S. At the moment of writing this post I am already realizing a few songs I wanted to include on the mixes but that I somehow forgot to put on it. Heck, I could have thrown the entirety of The Motif's Cross Paths LP on it; I also meant to include tracks from The Lorimer Sound, Nothern Portrait, and Summer Cats, just to name a few... Blast!! Oh well, perhaps now I may do a wee list. The bands that I loved this year deserve it, I suppose.

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