is this music? poll 2008
It’s the annual piece of self-indulgence as the itm? writers choose their favourites. But we feel it’s only fair that you, dear reader, should get the opportunity of right to reply.
So, here are the top 10s as selected by the itm? writers. Select your favourite from the list - or, in the unlikely event that your own favourite isn’t in our top 10, name them in the field at the bottom of each section.
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1. Radiohead 2. The Hold Steady 3. Sigur Ros 4. Frightened Rabbit 5. Kings of Leon 6. TV On The Radio 7. De Rosa 8. Glasvegas 9. We Were Promised Jetpacks 10. Last Shadow Puppets or… your nomination: |
top band: Radiohead clearly curriedfavour with their budget-busting
giveaway album. |
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1. Santogold
2. Feist 3. Emma Pollock 4. MIA 5. Bat For Lashes 6. Joan As Police Woman 7. Nina Nastasia 8. Lykke Li 9. Sia 10. Laura Marling or… your nomination: |
Top female solo: Santogold appearances at Inveraray and Reading cemented
Ms White’s growing reputation in 2008. |
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1. Bon Iver 2. Stephen Malkmus 3. Jay-Z 4. Malcolm Middleton 5. Jens Lekman 6. Paul Haig 7. Stephen Fretwell 8. Pete Molinari 9. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy 10. Andrew Bird or… your nomination: |
Top male solo: Bon Iver
Ah, this is awkward. A one-man band of sorts, Bon Iver is the alias of Justin Vernon. Though he does, for live shows certainly, employ a couple of cohorts. Oh, hell, he’d not have won best band, so hopefully he’ll forgive us the pluralising. |
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1. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
2. Hot Club De Paris - Live At Dead Lake 3. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 4. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight 5. Glasvegas- Glasvegas 6. Islands - The Arm 7. Santogold - Santogold 8. Radiohead - In Rainbows 9. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago 10. Future of The Left - Curses or… your nomination: |
album: British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? Long-time itm? favourites, the Brighton lads continued their measured (some might say ‘glacial’) progress to mass appeal. |
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1. Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof
2. The Hold Steady - Sequestered in Memphis 3. Malcolm Middleton - Blue Plastic Bags 4. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire 5. Glasvegas- Daddy’s Gone’ 6. Radiohead - Reckoner 7. Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Your Boyfriend - 8. MGMT - Time to Pretend9. M83 - Kim and Jessie 10. Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name or… your nomination: |
single: Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof
The New York 4-piece have come along leaps and bounds since last year in their attempt to bring the sounds of Soweto to the masses |
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1. My Bloody Valentine
2. Radiohead 3. The Twilight Sad 4. Frightened Rabbit 5. Sigur Ros 6. Har Mar Superstar 7. Bon Iver 8. Lou Reed 9. Smashing Pumpkins 10. We Were Promised Jetpacks or… your nomination: |
Live act: My Bloody Valentine
What’s the saying - if it’s too loud you’re too old? A series of deafening shows around the UK gained the reformed shoegaze act, we presume, a whole host of younger fans who still have their hearing (or earplugs). |
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1. Bon Iver
2. Pete Molinari 3. Vampire Weekend 4. The French Quarter 5. Fleet Foxes 6. MGMT 7. Pete Molinari 8. The Lowly Knights 9. The Courteeners 10. The Phantom Band or… your nomination: |
newcomer: Bon Iver Fortunately there’s no ‘best new band’ category, Bon Iver (Mr Iver to you, Bon to his chums) taking on all comers both solo and groups. (and we know that he released his debut in 2007. ‘Newcomer’ is relative, so if you heard of him before we did, well done.) |
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Stuart McHugh
a vintage year but the rabbit win it just