Issue #49 December 2008/January 2009 (single copy)

It's List Season! That special time of year when everything imaginable gets ranked in a "Best of the Year" list. In the December/January issue, Paste brings you our "Signs of Life 2008," showing the best music, movies, tv shows, books and games of the year. Who took home the prizes? Features include: She & Him, Sufjan Stevens, Damon Albarn, Fallout 3, and Steven Soderbergh.

Issue 49 CD Sampler Track Listing:

1. Rosie Thomas - "Why Can't It Be Christmastime All Year"
2. Modern Skirts - "Soft Pedals"
3. The Steps - "Dagger" (Dell Lounge Sound and Jury Winner)
4. The Low Anthem - "Charlie Darwin"
5. The Deep Vibration - "Oklahoma City Woman Blues (Veracruz)"
6. Ani DiFranco - "Smiling Underneath"
7. Denison Witmer - "Life Before Aesthetics"
8. La Rocca - "Half Speed"
9. Dear and the Headlights - "I'm Not Crying, You're Not Crying Are You?"
10. Anathallo - "The River"
11. The Whispertown 2000 - "Old Times"
12. Portugal. The Man - "Colors"
13. Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons - "Home in the Woods"
14. Arizona - "Heath"
15. LoveKrafty - "Just Go On"
16. Joan Osborne - "Cathedrals"
17. Lovedrug - "Blood Like"
18. Ed Laurie - "Meanwhile In The Park"
19. The Great Unknown - "I'm Not Listening" (Beta Hifi Winner)

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