Best of 2008, BJ: N-Z

N: Noah and the Whale, "Shape of My Heart"
O: Okkervil River, "Westfall"
P: Peter, Bjorn and John, "Objects Of My Affection"
Q: "Quiet Houses," Fleet Foxes
R: "Roll On Babe," Vetiver
S: Starfucker, "Florida"
T: TV On The Radio, "Halfway Home"
U: Ugly Casanova, "Parasites"
V: Vampire Weekend, "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
W: Why?, "The Vowels, Pt. 2"
X: "X|Y," Pinback
Y: Yellow House, Grizzly Bear
Z: Z, My Morning Jacket

O: I don't really like Okkervil River's new album, but I still heard them for the first time this year. This song will forever remind me of this year -- especially the times and people at Donnelly's Pub.

P: I wanted to play Peppermint Patty by The Owls, but I decided against it because of a Pamida comment Chris made in an early post. Really, Chris? Where in the hell did that come from?

Q: Yes, Christopher. I will put Fleet Foxes in my top 10 this year -- they were AWESOME live. I managed to wiggle up close enough to sit on the stage when some friends and I saw their lake-front show in Madison, WI.

R: Here's my Vetiver, Chris. The band released Things of the Past earlier this year.

S: It was between She & Him, Sigur Ros and Starfucker -- all bands with incredible albums in 2008. Starfucker wins soley because they have the best band name of 2008. Oh yeah, and the self-titled album is good from start to finish.

Just in case you haven't heard, they'll be playing live on KEXP -- December 19.

T: How have we not played a song from this album yet?!

U: Sharpen Your Teeth is timeless.

V: Chris and I fought of this one. He gave me playing rights after I spit in his face.

W: Why is an INCREDIBLE band! I downloaded Alopecia last night and would highly suggest you give it a listen.

Y: The only Grizzly Bear album we (I) played any songs from.

Z: The lead singer fell off a stage while playing at the University of Iowa. How could I not include it on the "Best Of" list?