You can’t go wrong with any of these tunes from the year of our lord Two Thousand and Eight.

10. Vampire Weekend, “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa”

January 2008 / From the album Vampire Weekend

9. Beach House, “Gila”

February 2008 / From the album Devotion

8. Bon Iver, “Stacks”

February 2008 / From the album For Emma, For Ever Ago

7. Sun Kil Moon, “The Light”

April 2008 / From the album April

6. The Black Angels, “Doves”

April 2008 / From the album Directions to See a Ghost

5. Fleet Foxes, “White Winter Hymnal”

June 2008 / From the album Fleet Foxes

4. My Morning Jacket, “Sec Walkin'”

June 2008 / From the album Evil Urges

3. Beck, “Profanity Prayers”

July 2008 / From the album Modern Guilt

2. The Hold Steady, “Sequestered In Memphis”

July 2008 / From the album Stay Positive

1. Blitzen Trapper, “Furr”

September 2008 / From the album Furr