Best Songs of 2008 - #30 - #26

Back to our regularly scheduled program:

30. "The Rat" by Dead Confederate - Nothing screams angst like a slow, brooding burner of a song that occasionally explodes with loud guitars. The self-deeming lyrics and spooky organ are just icing on a tortured cake. This song reminds me a little of a band from earlier in the decade called Ours, except without the Jeff Buckley-esque vocals.


29. "Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit - Soul, funk, disco, and electro all smash up together in this groovy little number. Love the falsetto singing on this song. It's the type of tune that if you play it loud enough on your computer at work, you'll get strange looks.


28. "Evil Urges" by My Morning Jacket - Louisville represent! Speaking of falsettos, ol' Jim James is working his overtime on "Evil Urges". It's a sweet, funky number and its always great to see MMJ mess around with different genres. I think the song would have been fine without the prerequisite guitar jam in the middle, though. Still, another strong song from the hometown crowd.


27. "The Opposite of Hallelujah" by Jens Lekman - There's something charming about a song sung in English when it's not the singer's national tongue. This cute little number seems to be about a brother that's failing miserably at dispensing advice to his little sister. Very catchy.


26. "Hang Them All" by Tapes 'n' Tapes - This nervous, jittery song continues to build the tension until an explosive release and a repeated declaration of the title.