So here we are, our toes dangling ever so carefully over the cusp of a brand new year. Here at Baeble, everyone's more than ready to take the big, dramatic plunge into '09. Already, artists like Andrew Bird, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Neko Case, and Wilco (to name a few) are dangling curious recorded carrots in front of us. And there of course will always be the scores of artists we've yet to hear from who stop us in our tracks with all-impressive debuts. But before all that, we'd like to give thanks to the artists and albums that helped make '08 the exceptional year in music it was. After all, it is the ever-exciting list making season, is it not? All over the web, the healthy annual chatter of the year's crowning achievements is buzzing about...you didn't think we'd just sit on the sidelines, did you? -
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David Pitz