If it’s Tuesday it’s time for “Music I’m Loving” for this week of Dec. 30,2008.   My weekly review of some album, single, EP, etc. that I’m in love with.  This week is going to be a little different though, since this is the last Tuesday of 2008 I think it's time for a yearly wrap up.

So, what I'm going to do today is talk about the artists, albums, and songs that I couldn't stop listening to this year.  But, before I get into the meat of this post I wanted to talk a little about the "Music I'm Loving" series.  I started doing these posts in August, and they have been much more successful than I had ever expected.  I'm glad that you all have enjoyed my half-assed attempts at music reviews, and I'm excited about continuing through 2009.  Thanks a lot.

• Song of the Year
  
  
  
  • Nominees
    
    
    
    • Electric Feel - MGMT [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUI5MC9tVM[/youtube]
    
    
    • Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4g[/youtube]
      
    
    
    • Live Your Life - T.I. (feat. Rihanna) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0McrJImXaY[/youtube]
      
    
    
    • Disloyal Order Of Water Buffaloes - Fall Out Boy [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNags4pmsPw[/youtube]
      
    
    
    • Coyotes - Jason Mraz [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gYyjvzvj8I[/youtube]
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

This is probably the most difficult choice so far.  It was hard just to get it down to 5 songs.  I love and have worn out each one of these in the past twelve months.

Here are the "Music I'm Loving" posts for each one of these. Note: the Fall Out Boy and Jason Mraz tracks are covered in the 2008 Album of the Year post, just scroll down

• MGMT


• Vampire Weekend


• T.I.


• Fall Out Boy


• Jason Mraz

• The Winner Is...

Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes

Fall Out Boy

Like I said, this was a difficult choice.  By next week I may have changed my mind, but there it is.

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So that does it for "Music I'm Loving" Best of 2008.  I hope you keep coming back throughout 2009, because next week I'll be back with the first "Music I'm Loving" of 2009.

Be sure to check out my Best New Artist and Album of the Year

That’s it for this week, remember “Music I’m Loving” is a weekly feature on “Justin Lamb Presents: A Blog!” and is posted each Tuesday.