This is a new feature on Gentleman Agitator. It is a
list of my top 25 musical discoveries of 2008. Some of these did not come out
this year, but all have come out this decade and most within the last five
years. It is really hard to pick one favorite from all of these. I will say,
the songs with the asterisks are my favorites on the list.
All I Want, Sally Dworsky *
All My Stars Aligned, St. Vincent
Be Ready to Sail, Clare Lynch*
Dancer, Xandria
Evening Of My Life, Gravy Train!!!!
Feels Like Home, Chantal Kreviazuk *
Free,
Vanessa Renee *
Hallelujah, Allison Crowe *
In This Room, Leslie Tucker
I Think It’s Going To Rain Today, Audra McDonald *
I’m That Fool, The Irises
Love Again, Baxter
Love Me Still, Louise Setara
Lullabye For A Stormy Night, Vienna Teng *
Piece Of It All, Jann Arden *
Roam, lijie *
Safe In A Crazy World, Corrine May *
Stolen,
Julie Moffitt
The Long Way Round (Swimming Pool), Badly Drawn Boy
The Lovely Years, Fisher
Time Goes Away, Rosie Thomas *
Today,
Joanna McMeikan
Wild Horses, Charlotte Martin *
You And Me, Rosie Thomas
Your Key in My Pocket, Semiautomatic
I think my favorite group or singer of this year has to be Rosie Thomas.
She has a gentle, thoughtful style of song making that
has been sorely missing for a long, long time. Rosie’s myspace bio quotes her,
““Whether you are a musician, painter, or whatever, there is a passion that sometimes
gets lost because all of the sudden you have to clock-in or have deadlines. I
sort of wanted to get back to that time when I played music for nothing.”
The site describes her music as, "…Rosie’s music
typically exists in the intangible realm of memory where childhood idylls meet
adult expectations…”
Rosie also has a friend named Sheila Saputo. Sheila
likes to perform stand up comedy. Oddly enough, though the two have been long
time friends, they have never been seen together. Hmmmm.... Sheila describes
herself as, “I'm a real fan of the I Love Lucy coffee table collection series.
I collect dryer lint from various discount dryer machines on melrose avenue. I
enjoy riding my bike in the evenings. I roller skate every thursday night with
my church rollerskating group, skating for the high'er. I dream of one day
living on my own chicken farm, with goats and sheep too. I'm an excellent
driver.”
You can listen to Rosie, my other favorites and more by tuning into WC3PO Radio on the left side bar of Gentleman Agitator. You can find Rosie on "Sarah, Vienna, Rosie and Other Angels" or "21st Century in Song".
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