For a part of the gift that I gave to Mary for the gift exchange, I made a mix tape (okay, CD) of the best music that I came across in 2008. And since we have the blog thing happening, I figured it was a good place to share it with all of you! Most of the music is here because lyrically it hit the mark (the best of the best: #1, #6, #13, #14). There are two African covers of U2 tunes (#2, #11), some electronic stuff (#16), something close to pop (#7, #12, #15), and some good old fashioned rock-n-roll (#18). Enjoy!
2. Angelique Kidjo: Mysterious Ways
3. Eddie Vedder & Jack Johnson: Constellations
5. Mike Doughty: Busting Up A Starbucks
8. Au Revoir Simone: Fallen Snow (Redux)
9. The Avett Brothers: In The Curve
10. Adem: Loro
11. Soweto Gospel Choir: Pride (In The Name Of Love)
The Life of a Little Hippie 
Yup, It’s a great disk! Thanks Oren 🙂