Music Spotlight: End of Year

Ok, so I struggled with how to approach music at the end of the year.

It's hard for me to highlight the best albums of the year because all I have to work with is what I have on iTunes and to be honest I probably came across more older stuff that I liked than new stuff that I liked.

So, I've put together a list of music that I discovered this year and heard for the first time, though some of it is as old as 1996.

Here are my best song discoveries of 2008.

12. Fortunate Son by Donavon Frankenreiter from the EP Recycled Recipes, 2007

11. Hanging Tree by Counting Crows from the album Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings,2008

10. Seattle by The Classic Crime from the EP Seattle Sessions, 2007

9. Does Me No Good by William Elliott Whitmore from the online exclusive Daytrotter Sessions, 2006

8. Leave by The Swell Season from the album The Swell Season, 2006

7. Black Lungs by The New Frontiers from the album, Mending, 2008

6. Shine Your Light (Acoustic) by Robbie Seay Band from the album Give Yourself Away, 2007

5. Glory of it All by David Crowder Band from the album Remedy, 2007

4. Fitzcarraldo by The Frames from the album Fitzcarraldo, 1996

3. Watching Airplanes by Gary Allan from the album Living Hard, 2007

2. Good Arms vs. Bad Arms by Frightened Rabbit from the album Midnight Organ Fight, 2008

1. Welcome to Schubas Medley by Jason Mraz from the live album Selections for Friends, 2007

And my top 3 artist discoveries: The Frames, The New Frontiers, and Missy Higgins