Auszug aus der Rubrik „Artist Surveys 2008“ des kalifornischen „UNDER THE RADAR“ Magazins (Nr. 24):
Justin Vernon (BON IVER)
1. Black Mountain – In The Future
2. Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers
3. Collections Of Colonies Of Bees – Birds
4. Bowerbirds – Hymns For A Dark Horse
5. The Rosebuds – Life Like
6. Megafun – Bury The Square
Leila Moss (THE DUKE SPIRIT)
1. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
2. Magnetic Fields – Distortions
3. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
4. The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
5. Santogold – Santogold
6. White Denim – Workout Holiday
7. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
8. Eagles Of Death Metal – Heart On
9. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
10. TV On The Radio – Dear Science
James Allan (GLASVEGAS)
1. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night
2. Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
3. The Streets – Everything Is Borrowed
4. Glasvegas – Glasvegas
5. Raveonettes – Sometimes They Drop By
6. The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
7. Adele – 19
8. Dirty Pretty Things – Romance At Short Notice
9. Denis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue (Legacy Edition)
10. Primal Scream – Beautiful Future
Will Sheff (OKKERVIL RIVER)
Top Ten Songs of 2008:
1. Erykah Badu – Soldier
2. Shearwater – The Hunter’s Star
3. Randy Newman – Losing You
4. Wale – The Kramer
5. Jack Ladder – The Barber’s Son
6. Collection Agency – Doug Yule
7. Lil Wayne with Jay-Z – Mr. Carter
8. Death Vessel – Bruno’s Torso
9. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – We Call Upon The Author
10. Bun B – Get Cha Issue
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