Nothing to see here - move along please: Finding inspiration

My Favorite Songs in 2008

Imogen Heap - Goodnight & Go
A Good Old War - Coney Island
Blitzen Trapper - Sleepytime in the Western World
Fleet Foxes - Your Protector
Sara Bareilles - Love Song - Little Voice - Epic (OK, this was out out in 2007 but I just heard about it)
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
MGMT - Time to Pretend
The Avett Brothers - Murder in the City - Second Gleam (Dig)
Ron Sexmith - One Last Round - Exit Strategy of the Soul - Yep Roc
Styrofoam - After Sunset
Portishead - Deep Water
Kate Nash - Foundations

Top CDs of 2005

Rachel Ries - For You Only
The Chris Stamey Experience - A Question of Temperature
Bettie Serveert - attagirl
Decemberists - Picaresque
Great Lake Swimmers - S/T
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - S/T
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Son Volt - Okemah & the Melody of Riot
Frank Black - Honeycomb
Denison Witmer - Are You A Dreamer?
Fruit Bats - Spelled in Bones
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks
Harvey Danger - Untitled
Nada Surf - The Weight is a Gift
Wilco - Kicking Television
Iron & Wine & Calexico - In the Reins
Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series, V.7 - Soundtrack to Film
Kronos Quartet & Asha Bohsle - You've Stolen My Heart
Peasall Sisters - Home to You