So here´s the list of lists, part 1 category music.
I´m not a friend of a rankings, but of good old ´best-of´lists like in Nick Hornby´s book “High Fidelity”. Actually it´s a good method to fall asleep thinking about new top 5 categories (especially for insomniac guys like me)
This year there are a lot of categories with different numbers of artists named. So less sleep means more categories 
Here we go…this is a personal list of music favourites this year. Primarily but not only pretty new stuff.
Tracks of ´08
- In Trains (Angst is not a weltanschauung/CD 2008) by B. Fleischmann
- Free the Dogs (Loving Custodians/CD 2007) by Mauracher
- Sunday ( Colour The Small One/2004) by SIA
- Leucocyte I-IV (Leucocyte /2008) by e.s.t.
- All Alright (Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust) by Sigur Ros
- If Only (Distance and Time 2007)by Fink
Best Album 2008
- Leucocyte by e.s.t.
- The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
- Angst is not a weltanschauung by B. Fleischmann
- Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust by Sigur Ros
- Loving Custodians by Mauracher
- Vantage Point by dEUs
Best Concerts 2008
- Sigur Ros @ Arena July
- Fink @ frannz Berlin October
- dEUs @ Arena Vienna October
- Fennesz & Stroenen @ Jazzfestival Saalfelden August
- Connie Vallon @ Porgy & Bess Vienna March
Personal “Torture Music” 2008
- I Kissed a Girl by Katie Perry – (approx. 10x in a row Saturdays and Sundays – thank you neighbor)
- All Summer Long by Kid Rock (all summer loooooooooooong)
- Last Christmas by Wham (it´s not my mistake that this song is played everywhere exactly the time these lists have to be written…)
Best Songs in Running Shoes 2008
- Wonderboy by Tenacious D.
- Winter (What We Never Were After All) by Múm
- Life in Technocolor ii (!) by Coldplay
- Mistaken for Strangers by The National
- I Will Possess Your Heart ( Narrow Stairs/CD 2008) by Death Cab for Cutie
Best “Help Me Falling Asleep Songs” 2008 (in a positive way)
- Moss Mountain Town by The Album Leaf (like in ´06 and ´07)
- All Alright by Sigur Ros
- Ajar by e.s.t.
Best “Hey nice shoes, wanna dance?” Song 2008
- Overpowered by Roisin Murphy
- Mr. Big Love by Didi Bruckmayr
- Slow by dEUs
Best “Happy Pepi” Song 2008 (no translation on dict.leo.org)
- How the Day Sounds by Greg Laswell
- One Day Like This by Elbow
- Inní mér syngur vitleysingur by Sigur Ros
Best “Wow! Never Heard Before – Artist” 2008
- Jerseyband – live @ Jazzfestival Saalfelden
- Martin Klein live @ VOTO 08 Die GRÜNEN/Klub Ost
- Efterklang live @ Arena February 08
- Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Best “Still Quite on Top on Itunes Lists” in 2008
- Have You Seen Here by Cousteau
- Bad Timing by dEUs
- Here It Comes by Doves (new album April 09!!!)
- Fading maid Preludium by e.s.t.
- We Shall Overcome by Gustav
- Hijomalind by Sigur Ros
- Music by Mauracher featuring the unforgettable voice of Duncan Larkin
For all friends of lists like that have a look at Metacritics.com
Holiday Greetings from New Jersey, USA.
As the father of one of its members and a longtime fan, I appreciate your placement of Jerseyband among your best “Wow…Never Heard Before” artists of ’08.
In my view, Jersey is among our world’s best kept musical secrets.
For you and your reader’s information, it appears that Jerseyband will return to Europe this upcoming Spring and Summer.
Thank you.
p.s. Take a look at my website, Everyone is Included. It will help you in your work.
Thank you, Ed. It´s great to hear from you.
Jerseyband´s performance at Jazzfestival Saalfelden was amazing. it´s great that there is a track of their gig on
http://www.myspace.com/jerseyband
I´v heard the Little Bag Of Feet For Shoes cd pretty often this year. Some really good tracks on it. (e.g. Robak or Tube)
Looking forward to new material and hopefully gigs close to Vienna
All the best,
georg
You are most welcome, Georg.
Jersey is nearing completion of a studio produced album/cd in New York City. The wish, I believe, is to debut it in Europe.
I will forward a link to this blog to my son…e-3 (Edward III) Perhaps, he will stop by.
All the very best to you and yours, too. I hope 2009 is very kind to you.
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thanx! doris
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