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The Best Songs You Didn't Hear 2008

Dec 22, 2008, 4:29pm Selective Service
Here's what rocked and rolled me in '08: Ten Minute Turns, "Aluminum Shine" from Leaving Robot City The best new song from the best unsigned band in Brooklyn. Leaving Robot City adds electronic flourishes to their winning marriage of impeccably-produced indie rock and earworm-inducing hooks, and the results are pretty damn great. This was my #2 most listened-to song of the year, and it only surfaced in November. Really, really good. MGMT, "Kids" [...]
Artist:Amanda Palmer
Title:Leeds United
Link Text:Amanda Palmer, Leeds United
File Name:04 Leeds United.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Ben Folds
Title:You Don't Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor)
Link Text:Ben Folds, You Dont Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor)
File Name:04 You Don't Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor).mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Elbow
Title:Grounds For Divorce
Link Text:Elbow, Grounds for Divorce
File Name:04 Grounds For Divorce.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Gnarls Barkley
Title:Surprise
Link Text:Gnarls Barkley, Surprise
File Name:08 Surprise.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Ida Maria
Title:I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
Link Text:Ida Maria, I Like You So Much Better When Youre Naked
File Name:04 I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Mates Of State
Title:Help Help
Link Text:Mates of State, Help Help
File Name:07 Help Help.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:MGMT
Title:Kids
Link Text:MGMT, Kids
File Name:05 Kids.mp3
Bitrate:245 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Title:Hold On To Yourself
Link Text:Nick Cave  The Bad Seeds, Hold On To Yourself
File Name:07 Hold On To Yourself.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Nine Inch Nails
Title:Discipline
Link Text:Nine Inch Nails, Discipline
File Name:04 Discipline.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Ra Ra Riot
Title:Can You Tell
Link Text:Ra Ra Riot, Can You Tell
File Name:06 Can You Tell.mp3
Bitrate:188 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Title:Fix It
Link Text:Ryan Adams  The Cardinals, Fix it
File Name:03 Fix It.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Sharleen Spiteri
Title:All The Times I Cried
Link Text:Sharleen Spiteri, All The Times I Cried
File Name:02 All The Times I Cried.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Sons & Daughters
Title:Chains
Link Text:Sons  Daughters, Chains
File Name:07 Chains.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Ten Minute Turns
Title:Aluminum Shine
Link Text:Ten Minute Turns, Aluminum Shine
File Name:03 Aluminum Shine.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:The Gutter Twins
Title:Idle Hands
Link Text:The Gutter Twins, Idle Hands
File Name:05 Idle Hands.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Heavy
Title:Colleen
Link Text:The Heavy, Colleen
File Name:1-02 Colleen.mp3
Bitrate:250 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Kills
Title:Last Day of Magic
Link Text:The Kills, Last Day Of Magic
File Name:05 Last Day of Magic.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Title:When Your Lips Are Playing My Kazoo
Link Text:The Two Man Gentlemen Band, When Your Lips Are Playing My Kazoo
File Name:04 When Your Lips Are Playing My Kazoo.mp3
Artist:Tom Jones
Title:In Style And Rhythm
Link Text:Tom Jones, In Style And Rhythm
File Name:07 In Style And Rhythm.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:TV On The Radio
Title:Golden Age
Link Text:TV On The Radio, Golden Age
File Name:05 Golden Age.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2008
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