Best of 2008- The Album List

The big year of Australian electropop, indietronica and alternative dance. What else was hot, see in the list below...

01.Radiohead- In Rainbows [XL]
02.John Maus- Love is Real [Upset The Rhythm]
03.Fleet Foxes- s/t [Bella Union]
04.MGMT- Oracular Spectacular [Columbia]
05.The Foxglove Hunt - Stop Heartbeat [Common Wall]
06.Blondfire- My Someday
07.Black Kids- Party Traumatic [Almost Gold]
08.Ladyhawke- s/t [Modular]
09.Brian Eno & David Byrne- Everything That Happens Will Happen Today [Happen Today]

Best of 2008- The Singles List

01.MGMT- Time to Pretend
02.Radiohead- All I Need
03.Portishead- The Rip
04.Kleerup-Longing for Lullabies
05.M83- Kim and Jessie
06.Fleet Foxes- He Doesn't Know Why
07.The Last Shadow Puppets- Standing Next to Me
08.Brian Eno & David Byrne- Strange Overtones
09.Empire of the Sun- We Are the People
10.MGMT- Electric Feel

WAW: The Teenagers- Homecoming

Instant Hit: Chrisma- Black Silk Stocking

Chrisma released "Black Silk Stocking" in 1977 as b-side single of "Lola" for Polydor. Both songs were featured on the the album Chinese Restaurant released in the same year. The band was originally from Italy but recorded mostly in English. Their name was a combination of their initials, namely Mauricio Arcieri and Christina Moser. Mauricio sadly passed away last year.

The Killers- Day and Age

The American rock group the Killers have released their third album entitled 'Day & Age'. The album had several different release dates in different countries including the official date for UK, Canada and US November 24, 2008. The first single "Human" has already been released in September. The album is considered as the "continuation" of Sam's Town.

Next Wave: Geneva Jacuzzi

Geneva Garvin (aka Geneva Jacuzzi) is a songwriter, visual and recording artist from Los Angeles. From 2004 to 2007 she fronted the tongue-in-cheek goth band Bubonic Plague. Her music has used styles that range from darkwave, goth, psychedelic and breakbeat and is similar to the artists which were featured on the compilation Italian's Do It Better.

Love Caboose Video
http://www.myspace.com/zombieshark

Photo courtesy of Heather Gildroy

Heaven 17- Naked and Advertised

‘Naked as advertised’ is a newly recorded album by Heaven 17. Featuring Tracks derived from their live set as well as a few real collectors items of oddities and rarities..There is even one brand new, never heard before Heaven 17 song, ‘Don’t Fall’. Some of these tracks reach back into the very earliest days of Heaven 17. Re-visited and re-worked they sound as fresh today as they ever did. A beautiful version of the Associates' ‘Party Fears Two’ originally performed at the Billy Mackenzie memorial concert makes you take a second look at this classic and beautiful song.

Follow the link for more info and the song stream
http://www.myspace.com/heaven17

Lost Videos: This Island Earth- See That Glow

Instant Hit: SS-Say- Care

"Care" was the b-side of the only single "Fusion" which was released by the Danish group in 1984/85. The record which was originally planned to become an album was produced by Martin Hall and it was issued on SAM records. The song also appeared on Return Of Flexi-Pop Vol. 5 compilation. Short after this Martin Hall started his solo career.

Peter Godwin

Peter Godwin was a German musician who was musically active from the late 70's till the mid 80's. His breaktrough hit was the song "Images of Heaven" released in 1981/82. After his last single release somewhere in 1983 he has written for other musicians and produced music. He produced Ronny's "To Have and Have Not" and Tik & Tok's version of "Summer in the City"

Peter Godwin has previously been a member of a less known group Metro which was active in the seventies. Metro recorded its self-titled debut in 1976 which was originally available in Germany only but they split after their second LP release 'Future Imperfect' in 1980. Later, "Criminal World" was covered by David Bowie on the album 'Let's Dance'. After the split of the Metro, Godwin went solo and had his first hit with "Images of Heaven". The song was produced by Georg Kajanus and it was released twice, in 1981 and a year later again. There were also two videos made for this song. Th first one was an adult interpretation of the lyrics and it was deemed not suitable for television, the second one featured a girl in a cereal box that Peter was looking at coming to life.

In 1998, several songs from the Metro era and his underground hits were released on a best of compilation entitled 'Images of Heaven: The Best of Peter Godwin'. The record was released on Oglio Records. It also included his: "Rendezvous", "Torch Song for The Heroine", "Emotional Disguise" among others.