Paste's Best Music of 2009 (So Far)
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Let’s be frank: any best-of list says more about the people who
assembled it than it does about a particular year in music.
In 2008, “crystal” bands—Crystal Stilts, Crystal Antlers and Crystal
Castles—took over the “hottest band name” title from “wolf” bands.
Everyone from Lil Wayne to Kanye West discovered the joys of Auto-Tune
(thanks, T-Pain). Many of us discovered Balearic Beat, courtesy of
revivalists like Quiet Village and Air France. The absence of these
trends from our 2008 year-end list proves that we’re not simply trying
to deliver a handy summary or highlight reel. We don’t want to hop on
every trend, nor do we want to buck them just to be contrarian.
We’re looking for the best music in any genre, as befits a magazine
with the tagline “Signs of Life.” Best-of lists often contain a tacit
provision: Best (Rock) Albums of 2008, or Best (Rap) Albums of 2008. Paste
was built on the backbone of roots-rock and
Americana, but inertia is
death, and as general musical tastes become less Balkanized, we’re
evolving with the times. Traditionalist acts like She & Him, Bon
Iver and Lucinda Williams represent our commitment to readers who’ve
grown with us, but we’re also paying attention to envelope-pushing
formats, like the mash-ups of Girl Talk and the mixtape cuts of Diplo
and Santogold. Paste’s tagline affirms our focus not only on
music but also film and culture, so read on to discover our year-end
picks in movies, TV, books and video games. Regardless of which
artistic medium you’re most passionate about, 2008 offered something to
make this year in entertainment seem, at least for a moment, like the
best ever.
—Brian Howe
We'll be unveiling our Best of 2008 picks all week. Keep an eye out as the lead story changes each morning on the website, or return to this page to watch the lists unfold:
The Best Books We Read in 2008
The Top 10 Games of 2008
The Top 10 Television Shows of 2008
The Top 20 Films of 2008
The Top 50 Albums of 2008
—Brian Howe
We'll be unveiling our Best of 2008 picks all week. Keep an eye out as the lead story changes each morning on the website, or return to this page to watch the lists unfold:
The Best Books We Read in 2008
The Top 10 Games of 2008
The Top 10 Television Shows of 2008
The Top 20 Films of 2008
The Top 50 Albums of 2008
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