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Kyan Jukebox Festive 50 2008
Posted by Gavin Shinfield on December 13, 2008
Alright pop pickers? Not ‘arf!
Well, it’s that time of year again, best of 2008 lists abound so I thought I’d put together some of the top tracks to be rocking the Kyan jukebox from this year’s releases and now that Saint John no longer graces our airwaves the top 50 tracks seemed like a fitting tribute to the great man.
So, in no particular order…
- Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
- MGMT – Kids
- M.I.A. – Paper Planes
- Wiley – My Rolex
- Foals – Tron
- Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing!
- Amadou and Miriam – Sabali
- Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
- The Long Blondes – The Couples
- Elbow – Grounds For Divorce
- Okkervil River – Singer Songwriter
- Shearwater – Rooks
- David Holmes – I Heard Wonders
- TV On The Radio – Dancing Choose
- Santogold – The Creator
- Benga & Coki – Night
- Gui Boratto – Beautiful Life
- Neon Neon – Belfast
- M83 – Graveyard Girl
- Sébastien Tellier – Divine
- The French Kicks – New Man
- Monkey – Peach Blossom Banquet
- Beck – Gamma Ray
- Lord Skywave – Idyll (Just Like)
- The Rubies – Room Wihout a Key
- Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris – Dance Wiv Me
- The Presets – Talk Like That
- The Hold Steady – Sequestered In Memphis
- Ladyhawke – Back Of The Van (Fred Falke Mix)
- The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
- Bon Iver – Wisconsin
- Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
- Sia – I Go To Sleep
- Portishead – Machine Gun
- The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
- The Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Him How To Dance With You
- Coldplay – Lovers In Japan / Reign Of Love
- The Cool Kids – Little Bit Of Gold And A Pager
- Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down
- Sigur Rós – Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
- Mr. Scruff – Kalimba
- Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gone
- J.U.S.T.I.C.E. – DVNO
- Cut Copy – Feel The Love
- Deastro – Michael, The Lone Archer of the North Shore
- Lykke Li – Dance, Dance, Dance
- Psapp – The Camel’s Back
- Fuck Buttons – Sweet Love for Planet Earth
- British Sea Power – Waving Flags
- The Raveonettes – Dead Sound
7 comments
Hendrik commented on December 13, 2008 at 11:53 PM
that’s my taste in music. thanks for sharing!
Phil commented on December 14, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Wow, we have had a busy Jukebox this year, I wonder what delights we’ll be listening to next year?
Romeo commented on December 15, 2008 at 10:20 AM
I think Burial – Archangel is missing off this list. :-)
Gavin commented on December 15, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Burial ‘Archangel’ was Nov 2007 Pete ;)
http://www.boomkat.com/artist.cfm?a=8884
Romeo commented on December 15, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Ahh apologies. I overlooked the bit that said “from this year’s releases”.
Vintage commented on May 20, 2009 at 07:12 AM
Nice jukebox..i would like you to order them again as i wish to see which one is number one, number two and so on
Gunawan commented on June 11, 2009 at 07:41 PM
Nice jukebox.. which one is number one, number two ??
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