The love fest for music released in 2008 continues on in part because the weblogs show that some of the most popular pages on this site continue to be related to music from 2008. And, no wonder. As it turns out 08 was a great year for indie and alternative music.

So let’s dive right in. You can also browse through entire playlists of ‘keeper tracks’ from 2008 in IRC best of 2008 series and Best Indie Albums of 2008.

High Places kicks off this installment of top indie songs of 2008 with the light electro pop of “Stardust to Sentience”. The Brooklyn duo of Mary Pearson and Rob Barber serve out heavy loops, layers of sounds and lo-fi vocal arrangements not much unlike their superstar neighbors Animal Collective.

“From Stardust to Sentience” – High Places from their self-titled 2008 debut

“Good Lies” – The Notwist from The Devil, You and Me

“Factories” - Winter Gloves from About A Girl

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