SYLVIE

My top 15 of 2008

1 FLEET FOXES - S/T / Sun Giant
2 CHAD VANGAALEN - Soft Airplane
3 BON IVER - For Emma, Forever Ago
4 DR. DOG - Fate
5 LARKIN GRIMM - Parplar
6 HUMAN HIGHWAY - Moody Motorcycle
7 EL GUINCHO - Alegranza!
8 FOREST CITY LOVERS - Haunting Moon Sinking
9 THE D'URBERVILLES - We Are The Hunters
10 SNOWBLINK - Love Live
11 SNAILHOUSE - Lies On The Prize
12 DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - In Ear Park
13 LYKKE LI - Youth Novels
14 THE DODOS - Visiter
15 BORN RUFFIANS - Red Yellow And Blue

My top 15 reissues of 2008

1 TRAVELING WILBURYS - Vol. 1
2 NICK LOWE - Jesus Of Cool
3 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - Cosmo's Factory
4 VA - Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan
5 ELTON JOHN - S/T (Deluxe Edition)
6 KENSINGTON MARKET - Aardvark
7 JOE HIGGS - Life Of Contradiction
8 BOBBY CHARLES - S/T
9 ARTHUR RUSSELL - Love Is Overtaking Me
10 VA - (weewerk) Is 6!
11 OTIS REDDING - Otis Blue (Deluxe Edition)
12 VAN DUREN - Are You Serious?
13 VA - You Heard It Here First!
14 JAY REATARD - Singles 06-07
15 THE CLASH - Live At Shea Stadium

My favourite artists are: The Beatles, Spoon, Traveling Wilburys, Michael Jackson, my Dad

My all-time favourite album is: PAUL SIMON - Graceland

The first album I ever bought was: SPICE GIRLS - Spice World

On Saturday nights I throw down to: VA - Jock Jams, Vol. 1

On Sunday mornings I recover to: JIM GUTHRIE - Now, More Than Ever

The show that made me fall in love with/believe all over again in music was: The Hidden Cameras

My favourite album so far this year is: FLEET FOXES - Sun Giant EP & S/T

The best show I've seen so far this year is: The Acorn @ The Horseshoe

The band that should come out of retirement is: The Silver Hearts