The Look Back Lists 2008

Having discussed, debated, argued and pontificated over everything music for the last fortnight it can only mean one thing:

January 1st has come around again and it's time showcase the good, the bad and ear drum bursting sounds I've allowed myself to listen to over the past 12 months; Quite a task with the amount of gigs, the odd festival and the sixtyfourhundred radio and tv channels i've enjoyed gracing my senses.

But here goes: "The Look Back Lists 2008"

Favourite Singles 2008
1. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
2. The Hold Steady - Sequestered in Memphis
3. R.E.M - Hollow Man
4. Frank Turner - Long Live the Queen
5. Glasvegas - Geraldine

6. R.E.M - Supernatural Superserious
7. The Airborne Toxic Event - Gasoline
8. MGMT - Kids
9. Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It's Worth
10. Alphabeat - Fascination

Favourite Albums
1. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
2. Frank Turner - Love, Ire and Song
3. R.E.M - Accelerate
4. The Music - Strength In Numbers
5. We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
6. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
7. Weezer - Weezer
8. Subways - All or Nothing
9. The Wave Pictures - Instant Coffee Baby
10. Glasvegas - Glasvegas

Favourite Gigs/Performances
1. We Are Scientists - The Duchess
2. The Music - Vivaz
3. Vampire Weekend - NME Tent, Leeds Festival
4. Eels - York Opera House
5. Mercury Rev - Manchester Academy II
6. Frank Turner (Supporting Evan Dando) - The Duchess
7. Sons and Daughters - Fibbers
8. Okkervil River - Manchester Academy III
9. Yeasayer - NME Tent, Leeds Festival
10. Lovvers - Basement Bar

Change the Station
1. Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
2. Coldplay - Violet Hill
3. Ting Tings - Not My Name
4. Snow Patrol - Crack the Shutters
5. Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days and Bad Days
6. Verve - Love is Noise
7. Kid Rock - All Summer Long
8. Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
9. Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
10. Killers - Human