5. Oregon Ballet Theater & Horse Feathers: the performancecombined two of my favorite things: ballet and hushed indie folk. The ballet was a birthday gift from Awmercy and he was quite impressed at how fun ballet can be. I look forward to seeing OBT when they pair up again with local artists.
4. The Ark "Take a Shine to Me": A Brasilliant top music list would not be complete without a little something from The Ark. I'm happy to report that they released a new album this year, In Full Regalia, and from the first few listens I think it's a winner. This is my favorite song so far and has earned 5 stars in our iTunes library.
3. Eliza Doolittle: is my new Lilly Allen. She's spunky, has a great voice, and I can't wait to hear more from her. On her self titled first album, my favorite songs are "Moneybox", "Rollerblades", and "Skinny Genes".
2. Tift Merritt, See You on the Moon: Merritt has always been on my top list of lady singers and I have impatiently awaited a new release following her 2008 Another Country. The payoff was well worth the wait. Her subtle voice and soulful lyrics make an excellent addition to my alt. country singer-songwriter playlist. A few of my favorite songs from the album are "Six More Days of Rain," "Engine to Turn," and "Bar With a TV On."
1. Garfunkel & Oates "This Party Took a Turn for the Douche": I first found out about these ladies when stumbling on their video "Pregnant Women are Smug" and was an instant fan. Lately, I've been known to bust out in song on the sidewalk singing "thought it was a perfect paaarty, but now it's just a bunch of Ed Hardy...".
5. My totally cute Ipod Shuffle. It has been an inspiration for me to get my lazy butt out of bed and actually exercise. In a time of insane stress and utter hatred for going to work, endorphins are my friends.
4.The Ark. I don't care if they were on the top of my 2007 favorites list, the Ark still rocks my world. Big-time. Ola Salo (who loves men, women, AND palindromes) still makes me squeal as he belts out glam-pop to fuel my morning runs. Oh and, Cranewife, he's a Swede.
3.Noise-cancelling headphones. I'm in the process of finishing a giant project at work and these lovelies have enabled me to live in harmony with my coworkers. You could even say they prevented 3 deaths by choking.
2.Sandrine - Dark Fades into Light (2008). I love the whole album and have listened to it repeatedly since it was purchased in April. I have been a total slacker at writing music reviews, but this one definitely warrants some attention.
1.The Weepies - Hideaway (2008). Along with Sandrine, the Weepies rise to the top of my "most listened" list for 2008. Not only am I in love with Hideaway, but also their two previous albums, Say I Am You, and Happiness. When played back to back, they provide hours of pure joy. Some day I'll get around to reviewing them as well.
