Mateo's Top 30 Tunes of '08

30 - 11 are in no particular order...10 in order was hard enough!

30 - 11
Mercy Arms - Half Right
Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn Of The Dead
Tokyo Police Club - Tessallate
Van She - It Could Be The Same
The Ting Tings - Great DJ
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel
Minitel Rose - Business Woman
Late Of The Pier - Space And The Woods
Kings Of Leon - Closer
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
Grafton Primary - All Stars
Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool
Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
Cut Off Your Hands - Happy As I Can Be
CSS - Rat Is Dead (Rage)
Crystal Castles - Crimewave (Crystal Castles Vs Health)
Bon Iver - Re: Stacks
Lo-Fi-Fnk - Want U

10 The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
...big things to come in '09 for this Melbourne outfit.

9 Death Cab For Cutie - Cath...
...'she holds a smile like someone would hold a crying child'

8 Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
...Iceland's best. translated as - Within Me A Lunatic Sings.

7 M83 - Kim & Jessie
...would have been a highlight of any 80's teen movie soundtrack.

6 Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
...most danceable track on the album. ey ey ey ey!

5 Santogold - L.E.S Artists
...her break-through single killed it.

4 Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper
...probably the best lyric of the list.

3 Cut Copy - Lights & Music
...love the background ah-ah-ah's and sharp 80's synths.

2 Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
...instantly likable, had this one on repeat for a while. great video too.

1 MGMT - Electric Feel
...takes the cake. just beats out Kids and Time To Pretend on a technicality as the later were both included on their 2005 EP.

Electric Feel [Justice Remix]