2008 has been a great year in music, and Vermont Edition’s Annual Music Show is a chance to share your favorites with other VPR listeners. Jane Lindholm and Bob Kinzel co-host our annual audio tour of great tunes, noteworthy artists and albums that deserve a second, third, fifteenth listen.
Click here to tell us your favorite music of 2008
Jane’s Music Picks 2008:
Artist: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Album: Cardinology
Top Song: Fix It
Artist: Bon Iver
Album: For Emma, Forever Ago
Top Song: Skinny Love
Album: Vampire Weekend
Artist: Vampire Weekend
Top Song: Oxford Comma
Album: Hercules and Love Affair
Artist: Hercules and Love Affair
Song: Time Will
Jane’s Best BOX SET:
Album: Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia (Box Set)
Artists: Various
Top Song: Me and Mrs. Jones
Jane’s Favorite Stand-along songs
Artist: Kate Nash
Album: Made of Bricks
Song: Foundations
Artist: The Submarines
Album: You Me and the Bourgeoisie
Song: You Me and the Bourgeoisie
Artist: Big Blue Ball
Album: Big Blue Ball
Song: Whole Thing
Bob’s List
Artist: Mudcrutch
Album: Mudcrutch
Artist: Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
Album: Rattlin’ Bones
Artist: The Felice Brothers
Album: The Felice Brothers
Song: Frankie’s Gun
Artist: John Mayer
Album: Where the Light Is (live)
John Dillon Pick
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Tell Tale Signs
Song: Mississippi
Brian Jones Pick
Artist: Santogold
Album: Santogold
Song: Lights Out
Michelle Jeffrey Pick
Artist: Red Hot Juba
Album: Red Hot Juba
Song: "Green Mountain Blues" and "Bubbles in my Brain."
Brent Hallenbech Album Picks
Artist LENDWAY
Album: Low Red End
Artist: THE FARM
Album: The Cave
Artist: THE SMITTENS
Album: The Coolest Thing About Love
Artist: PATRICK FITZSIMMONS
Album: So Beautiful, So Blue
Artist: RICK AND THE RAMBLERS
Album: I Rode the Ty
Listener Suggestions
Charlie Haden Family and Friends "Rambling Boy"
Levon Helm "Dirt Farmer"
McCoy Tyner "Guitars Disc 1"
Guns N’ Roses "Chinese Democracy"
Medeski, Martin, and Wood "Let’s Go Everywhere" A great childrens album
Ted, Burlington
I have a great VT band I wanted to mention as they put out an album
this year…and I thought of them when I was listening to VT Edition two
seconds ago. They’re called "In this century" and their album is self titled
"In this century", samples can be found at www.inthiscentury.com. My personal fav is "Dead Mans Whiskey".
Andy, Waterville
Caller Suggestions
Artist: The Raconteurs
Album: Consolers Of The Lonely
Morgan, Norwich
Artist: Pictures & Sound
Album: Pictures & Sound
Song: Every War
John, Middlebury
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Magic
Song: Long Walk Home
Peter, Underhill
Artist: Fleet Foxes
Album: Fleet Foxes
Song: White Winter Hymnal
Carl, In Transit
Artist: Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Album: All the Love You Need
Song: Blue Sky
Carol, North Hero
Artist: Levon Helm
Album: Dirt Farmer
Song: Poor Old Dirt Farmer
Pete, Wolcott
Artist: Asylum Street Spankers
Album: What, And Give Up Show Business?
Brian, Bakersfield
Artist: Eagles
Album: Long Road Out Of Eden
Song: I Dreamed There Was No War
Dave
Artist: Willy Porter
Album: Available Light
Song: Available Light
Robin, Woodstock
Artist: Ragman Son Review
Song: It’s Too Late
Paul, Westminster
Artist: Avett Brothers
Album: Second Gleam
Song: Murder in the City
Kris, Montpelier
Artist: The Felice Brothers
Album: the Felice Brothers
Song: Frankie’s Gun
Jared, Richmond