40 Best Tracks of 2008
These are my favourite tracks of the year. I’ve tried not to include any tracks already included on my fave albums, ya get me?
1. Amadou & Mariam – Sabali
Damon Albarn-produced worldy synthy genius.
2. Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire
God. Damn. Perfect
3. Whitest Boy Alive – Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)
Take one great song. Go all Daft Punk over it. Euphoria. Job done.
4. Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
The holy grail of music = Fleetwood Mac do disco.
5. Fan Death – Veronica’s Veil (Erol Alkan’s Extended Rework)
More disco. This time with strings. Amazing amazing strings.
6. Hot Chip – Ready for the Floor
Unavoidable pop brilliance.
7. MIA – Paper Planes (DFA Remix)
Packs and delivers like a UPS truck
8. MGMT - Electric Feel
Electric eel.
9. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Woozy, dreamy space cuddle pop anyone?
10. Mystery Jets – Young Love
One of the best duets I’ve heard in ages. Simple, accessible and effective.
11. Crystal Castles – Air War
12. Grace Jones – Williams Blood (aeroplane Remix)
13. Friendly Fires – Paris (aeroplane’s Remix feat. Au Revoir Simone)
14. Elvis Presley – Crawfish (Pilooski Edit)
15. Kings of Leon – Revelry
16. MGMT – Kids
17. Metronomy – Radio Ladio
18. Girls Aloud – The Promise
19. Passion Pit – Cuddle Fuddle
20. She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
21. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – Stop
22. Fake Blood – Mars
23. El Guincho – Palmitos Park
24. Elbow & Richard Hawley – The Fix
25. Lambchop – National Talk Like a Pirate Day
26. The Teenagers – Homecoming
27. MGMT - Time to Pretend
28. Santogold – LES Artistes (XXXChange Remix)
29. Noah & The Whale – 2 Atoms in a Molecule
30. Metronomy – The end of you too
31. Foals – Olympic Airways (Ewan Pearson’s Return to the Village of Joy Remix)
32. Of Montreal – Id Engager
33. Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
34. Esau Mwamwaya – Kamphopo
35. Chemical Brothers – Electronic Battle Weapon 10
36. Hot Chip – Wrestlers
37. Neon Neon – I Told Her on Alderaan
38. Goldfrapp – A&E
39. White Denim – Mess Your Hair Up
40. Mechanical Bride - Umbrella
