2008 was another banner year for music. I began combing my previous playlists and checking what was on my Creative Zen MP3 player to put together a retrospective of the music that made me go “Ahhhh…” throughout the year. I quickly discovered that it will take me more than one show to do the artists’ and their music any justice… so lets have at it with this weeks choices…

1. Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers - Buffalo
2. Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers - Sure As Shit
3. Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers - Goodnight, California
4. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs - I Will Possess Your Heart
5. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs - Long Division
6. Rae Spoon - Superior You Are Inferior - Come on Forest Fire Burn the Disco Down
7. Rae Spoon - Superior You Are Inferior - Great Lakes
8. Rae Spoon - Superior You Are Inferior - My Heart Is a Piece of Garbage. Fight Seagulls! Fight!
9. Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall - Puttin’ on the Ritz
10. Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall - Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
11. Billy Bragg - Mr Love & Justice (Band Version) - I Keep Faith
12. Billy Bragg - Mr Love & Justice (Solo Version) - Mr. Love & Justice
13. Billy Bragg - Mr Love & Justice (Solo Version) - The Johnny Carcinogenic Show
14. DeVotchKa - A Mad and Faithful Telling - Transliterator
15. DeVotchKa - A Mad and Faithful Telling - The Clockwise Witness
16. DeVotchKa - A Mad and Faithful Telling - Basso Profundo
17. Jason Collett - Here’s to Being Here - Roll on Oblivion
18. Jason Collett - Here’s to Being Here - Sorry Lori
19. Jason Collett - Here’s to Being Here - Out of Time
20. Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need - The Things I Do
21. Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need - A Piece of What You Need
22. Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need - In My Arms