IDD People's Picks Poll 2008 Results

Total No. of Ballots Cast: 23

The Best Songs We Heard This Year:

Rank Title Artist # of Votes
1 "In My Arms" Teddy Thompson 4
2 "Mercy" Duffy 3
2 "Sequestered in Memphis" The Hold Steady 3
3 "Always a Friend" Alejandro Escovedo 2
3 "Asking for Flowers" Kathleen Edwards 2
3 "Do You Love Me?" The Explorers Club 2
3 "Frankie's Gun" The Felice Brothers 2
3 "I Don't Like the Man I Am" Pete Molinari 2
3 "I Will Possess Your Heart" Death Cab For Cutie 2
3 "Lost Coastlines" Okkervil River 2
3 "Love is Free" Sheryl Crow 2
3 "Make You Crazy" Brett Dennen feat. Femi Kuti 2
3 "No Baby I" Old 97's 2
3 "Shadows of Love" Scott Kempner 2
3 "Sister Lost Soul" Alejandro Escovedo 2
3 "Skinny Love" Bon Iver 2
3 "Too Drunk to Dream" Magnetic Fields 2
4 " Lost Coastlines" Okkervil River 1
4 "27 Jennifers" Mike Doughty 1
4 "A Change is Gonna Come" Seal 1
4 "Acid Tongue" Jenny Lewis 1
4 "Actress" Syd Straw 1
4 "Albatross" Rufus Wainwright 1
4 "All Good Things" The Weepies 1
4 "Am I Wasting My Time" Eli "Paperboy" Reed and The True Loves 1
4 "American Tune" Darrell Scott 1
4 "Argh…I’m a Pirate" Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer 1
4 "Backwoods Barbie" Dolly Parton 1
4 "Best For Last" Adele 1
4 "Blue and Gold Print" Mates Of State 1
4 "Bring the Magic" Steve Wynn 1
4 "Can You Tell" Ra Ra Riot 1
4 "Carpetbaggers" Jenny Lewis with Elvis Costello 1
4 "Chasing Pavements" Adele 1
4 "Christmas Carol" Mary Chapin Carpenter 1
4 "Class Act" James Hunter 1
4 "Dancing Choose" TV on the Radio 1
4 "Don't Stop Running" The Fireman 1
4 "Dulce et Decorum Est" Matthew Ryan 1
4 "Feels Like Home" Randy Newman 1
4 "Five Years Time" Noah and the Whale 1
4 "Forever" The Explorers Club 1
4 "Freeway" Aimee Mann 1
4 "Furr" Blitzen Trapper 1
4 "God is Good" Joan Baez 1
4 "God Only Knows" Kevin Kane 1
4 "Grand Hotel" Milton 1
4 "Happy" Marykate O’Neil 1
4 "Harry Worth" Elvis Costello 1
4 "Hearing" BoDeans 1
4 "Heartbeat of Time" Scott Kempner 1
4 "Hearts Club Band" Martha Wainright 1
4 "Hey Man" Lizz Wright 1
4 "Hot n Cold" Katy Perry 1
4 "House Of Cards" Radiohead 1
4 "Human" Killers 1
4 "I Believe in You" Lambchop 1
4 "I Did It All" Tracy Chapman 1
4 "I Have, I Will" Rachel Garlin 1
4 "I Keep Faith" Billy Bragg 1
4 "I Love the Unknown" Eef Barzelay 1
4 "I Shall Be Released" Fleet Foxes and Wilco 1
4 "I Should Have Known Better" She & Him 1
4 "I Want to Be wtih You" The Fore 1
4 "I'm Amazed" My Morning Jacket 1
4 "I'm Glad" The Black Keys 1
4 "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You" Black Kids 1
4 "I'm Yours" Jason Mraz 1
4 "If I Were A Boy" Beyonce 1
4 "Infinite Night" Carrie Rodriguez 1
4 "Institution" The Dedringers 1
4 "Is This America?" Pat Metheny 1
4 "It's Alright" Seal 1
4 "Just Us Kids" James McMurtry 1
4 "L.E.S. Artistes" Santogold 1
4 "Laminated Cat" Loose Fur 1
4 "LES Artistes" Santagold 1
4 "Life in a Northern Town" Sugarland 1
4 "Lifeboats" Snow Patrol 1
4 "Love for Sale" The Fore 1
4 "Love Out of Time" Scott Kempner 1
4 "Loving Arms" Luke Brindley 1
4 "More True Lovers Than One" Jonatha Brooke 1
4 "Most Of The Time (unreleased version)" Bob Dylan 1
4 "My Three Sons" Elvis Costello 1
4 "National Talk Like a Pirate Day" Lambchop 1
4 "Next Time Around" Little Joy 1
4 "Only You" The Watson Twins 1
4 "Past Time" The Baseball Project 1
4 "Play Your Part (Pt. 1)" Girl Talk 1
4 "Righteous Path" Drive-By Truckers 1
4 "Same Old Man" John Hiatt 1
4 "Same Songs" Kelly Jones 1
4 "Say Hey" Michael Franti 1
4 "See These Bones" Nada Surf 1
4 "Self-Destructive Zones" Drive-By Truckers 1
4 "Sentimental Heart" She & Him 1
4 "Sex on Fire" Kings of Leon 1
4 "Shady Grove" Mudcrutch 1
4 "Single Ladies" Beyonce 1
4 "Slapped Actress" The Hold Steady 1
4 "Slow Down" Alejandro Escovedo 1
4 "Snova" Pat Metheny 1
4 "Souvenir" Ferron 1
4 "Steve Earle" Sugarland 1
4 "Stop" Ryan Adams & The Cardinals 1
4 "Stranger Into Starman" Aimee Mann 1
4 "Summer Air" The Explorers Club 1
4 "Suzanne" James Taylor 1
4 "The '59 Sound" The Gaslight Anthem 1
4 "The Breeze" Dr. Dog 1
4 "The Great Correction" Eliza Gilkyson 1
4 "The Righteous Path" Drive-By Truckers 1
4 "The Shock of the Lightning" Oasis 1
4 "There Goes My Baby" Kelly Jones 1
4 "Three Weeks Shy" Jim Boggia 1
4 "Tick of Time" The Kooks 1
4 "Time to Pretend" MGMT 1
4 "Tink (I Know It’s You)" Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams 1
4 "To Agalma (on youtube video)" Yiannis Kotsiras live with full orchestra 1
4 "To Ohio" The Low Anthem 1
4 "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream" My Morning Jacket 1
4 "Trashcan" Delta Spirit 1
4 "Turpentine" Elvis Costello & The Imposters 1
4 "Uptown, Get Around" Stereo Skyline 1
4 "Vietnam Cowboys" Ray Davies 1
4 "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" Coldplay 1
4 "Wasn't That a Time" Jefferson Starship 1
4 "Wasted Time" Joe Jackson 1
4 "Waving Flags" British Sea Power 1
4 "We Call Upon the Author to Explain" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1
4 "When We Refuse to Suffer" Jonathan Richman 1
4 "Who Let The Dogs Out" Sean Eldon 1
4 "Working on a Dream" Bruce Springsteen 1
4 "You Don't Know Me" Ben Folds/Regina Spektor 1
4 "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me" Shelby Lynn 1
4 "You Don’t Love Me Yet" Winterpills 1
4 "You! Me! Dancing!" Los Campesinos! 1
4 "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" Kathy Mattea 1
4 "You're 39, You're Beautiful and You're Mine" Paul Kelly 1
4 "You’re Going" The Hiders 1

The Best Albums We Heard This Year:

Rank Title Artist # of Votes
1 Asking for Flowers Kathleen Edwards 5
1 Brighter Than Creation's Dark Drive-By Truckers 5
1 Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 5
1 For Emma, Forever Ago Bon Iver 5
1 Stay Positive The Hold Steady 5
1 Vagabonds Gary Louris 5
2 Carried to Dust Calexico 4
2 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes 4
2 Real Animal Alejandro Escovedo 4
2 Smilers Aimee Mann 4
2 Tell Tale Signs Bob Dylan 4
3 Dear Science TV on the Radio 3
3 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today David Byrne & Brian Eno 3
3 Grand Hotel Milton 3
3 Harps and Angels Randy Newman 3
3 Mudcrutch Mudcrutch 3
3 SheBANG! Kelly Jones 3
3 Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails The Baseball Project 3
3 Volume One She & Him 3
4 A Piece of What You Need Teddy Thompson 2
4 Accelerate R.E.M. 2
4 Another Country Tift Merritt 2
4 Blame It on Gravity Old 97's 2
4 Freedom Wind The Explorers Club 2
4 Hey Ma James 2
4 Hold on Now, Youngster... Los Campesinos! 2
4 Little Honey Lucinda Williams 2
4 Live From the Streets of New York Willie Nile 2
4 Med Sud Ieyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust Sigur Ros 2
4 Nudge It Up a Notch Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere 2
4 proVISIONS Giant Sand 2
4 Real Emotional Trash Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 2
4 Saving Grace Scott Kempner 2
4 The Evangelist Robert Forster 2
4 The Hard Way James Hunter 2
4 The Stand Ins Okkervil River 2
4 The Way I See It Raphael Saadiq 2
4 Transnormal Skiperoo Jim White 2
4 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends Coldplay 2
5 A Virtual Landslide Pete Molinari 1
5 Abigail Washburn & Sparrow Quartet Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & The Sparrow Quartet 1
5 All I Wanted to Be Emmylou Harris 1
5 All Rebel Rockers Michael Franti (With Spearhead) 1
5 Back to the River Susan Tedeschi 1
5 Beautiful World Eliza Gilkyson 1
5 Because Her Beauty is Raw and Wild Jonathan Richman 1
5 Black & White The Fore 1
5 Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins Various Artists 1
5 Boulder Ferron 1
5 Bound to Be Mountains Rachel Garlin 1
5 Cash Cabin Sessions Vince Mira 1
5 Central Chambers Winterpills 1
5 Chameleon Tim O'Brien 1
5 Coal Kathy Mattea 1
5 Come Darkness, Come Light Mary Chapin Carpenter 1
5 Coner Oberst Coner Oberst 1
5 Crossing Dragon Bridge Steve Wynn 1
5 Crossing the Fields Jenny Scheinman 1
5 Day After Tomorrow Joan Baez 1
5 Day Trip Pat Metheny 1
5 Don’t Do Anything Sam Phillips 1
5 Electric Arguments The Fireman 1
5 Encanto Sergio Mendes 1
5 Esperanza Esperanze Spaulding 1
5 Everybody Wants a Way Out The Pillbugs 1
5 Evil Urges My Morning Jacket 1
5 Failer Kathleen Edwards 1
5 Fair & Square John Prine 1
5 Feed the Animals Girl Talk 1
5 Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords 1
5 Happier than You Jesus H. Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse 1
5 Heaven and Earth David Ogilvy 1
5 Heretic Pride The Mountain Goats 1
5 Hideaway The Weepies 1
5 History/Mystery Bill Frisell 1
5 How To Walk Away Juliana Hatfield 1
5 I, Flathead Ry Cooder 1
5 If the World Was You J.D. Souther 1
5 In Rainbows Radiohead 1
5 Infinite Soul: Best of the Gripweeds The Gripweeds 1
5 Jefferson's Tree of Liberty Jefferson Starship 1
5 Jukebox Cat Power 1
5 Just Us Kids James McMurtry 1
5 Konk The Kooks 1
5 Langhorne Slim Langhorne Slim 1
5 Lifecycle Yellowjackets with Mike Stern 1
5 Lust Lust Lust The Raveonettes 1
5 Matthew Ryan Vs. The Silver State Matthew Ryan 1
5 Midnight Organ Fight Frightened Rabbit 1
5 Misadventures in Stereo Jim Boggia 1
5 Modern Guilt Beck 1
5 Modern Hymns Darrell Scott 1
5 Momofuku Elvis Costello & the Imposters 1
5 Narrow Stairs Death Cab For Cutie 1
5 OH (ohio) Lambchop 1
5 Oh My God, Charlie Darwin The Low Anthem 1
5 Oracular Spectacular MGMT 1
5 Ordinary Man Pinder Brothers 1
5 Our Bright Future Tracy Chapman 1
5 Our One Mistake The Old Ceremony 1
5 Paste Magazine Sampler #47 Various Artists 1
5 Penny Harvest Field The Hiders 1
5 Perfectly Clear Jewel 1
5 Pink Velour Syd Straw 1
5 Re-Arrange Us Mates Of State 1
5 Richie Furay Band Alive Richie Furay 1
5 Rook Shearwater 1
5 Shadow Cat; Bad Case of History Robyn Hitchcock 1
5 She Ain't Me Carrie Rodriguez 1
5 Shepards Dog Iron & Wine 1
5 Snakes and Ladders Australian Bebop Ragas 1
5 Solo Acoustic #2 Jackson Browne 1
5 Somewhere Different Now (Live) Girlyman 1
5 Songs in A&E Spiritualized 1
5 Soul Seal 1
5 Standards Cassandra Wilson 1
5 Stolen Apples Paul Kelly 1
5 Tha Carter III Deluxe Edition Lil Wayne 1
5 The Age of the Understatement The Last Shadow Puppets 1
5 The Boy Bands Have Won Chumbawamba 1
5 The Felice Brothers The Felice Brothers 1
5 The Kunks The Kunks 1
5 The Sacred Shakers The Sacred Shakers 1
5 The Suitcase Steve Khan 1
5 The Visitor (soundtrack) Jan A.P. Kaczmarek 1
5 Thunder S.M.V. 1
5 Time of the Gypsies Kusturica 1
5 Trouble in Mind Hayes Carll 1
5 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend 1
5 We Started Nothing The Ting Tings 1
5 Working Man's Cafe Ray Davies 1

The Best Song Artists We Heard This Year:

Rank Artist # of Votes
1 Alejandro Escovedo 5
2 Scott Kempner 4
2 Teddy Thompson 4
2 The Explorers Club 4
2 The Hold Steady 4
3 Drive-By Truckers 3
3 Duffy 3
3 Okkervil River 3
4 Adele 2
4 Aimee Mann 2
4 Beyonce 2
4 Bon Iver 2
4 Brett Dennen feat. Femi Kuti 2
4 Death Cab For Cutie 2
4 Elvis Costello 2
4 Kathleen Edwards 2
4 Kelly Jones 2
4 Lambchop 2
4 Magnetic Fields 2
4 My Morning Jacket 2
4 Old 97's 2
4 Pat Metheny 2
4 Pete Molinari 2
4 Seal 2
4 She & Him 2
4 Sheryl Crow 2
4 Sugarland 2
4 The Felice Brothers 2
4 The Fore 2
5 Ben Folds/Regina Spektor 1
5 Billy Bragg 1
5 Black Kids 1
5 Blitzen Trapper 1
5 Bob Dylan 1
5 BoDeans 1
5 British Sea Power 1
5 Bruce Springsteen 1
5 Carrie Rodriguez 1
5 Coldplay 1
5 Darrell Scott 1
5 Delta Spirit 1
5 Dolly Parton 1
5 Dr. Dog 1
5 Eef Barzelay 1
5 Eli "Paperboy" Reed and The True Loves 1
5 Eliza Gilkyson 1
5 Elvis Costello & The Imposters 1
5 Ferron 1
5 Fleet Foxes and Wilco 1
5 Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams 1
5 Girl Talk 1
5 James Hunter 1
5 James McMurtry 1
5 James Taylor 1
5 Jason Mraz 1
5 Jefferson Starship 1
5 Jenny Lewis 1
5 Jenny Lewis with Elvis Costello 1
5 Jim Boggia 1
5 Joan Baez 1
5 Joe Jackson 1
5 John Hiatt 1
5 Jonatha Brooke 1
5 Jonathan Richman 1
5 Kathy Mattea 1
5 Katy Perry 1
5 Kevin Kane 1
5 Killers 1
5 Kings of Leon 1
5 Little Joy 1
5 Lizz Wright 1
5 Loose Fur 1
5 Los Campesinos! 1
5 Luke Brindley 1
5 Martha Wainright 1
5 Mary Chapin Carpenter 1
5 Marykate O’Neil 1
5 Mates Of State 1
5 Matthew Ryan 1
5 MGMT 1
5 Michael Franti 1
5 Mike Doughty 1
5 Milton 1
5 Mudcrutch 1
5 Nada Surf 1
5 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1
5 Noah and the Whale 1
5 Oasis 1
5 Paul Kelly 1
5 Ra Ra Riot 1
5 Rachel Garlin 1
5 Radiohead 1
5 Randy Newman 1
5 Ray Davies 1
5 Rufus Wainwright 1
5 Ryan Adams & The Cardinals 1
5 Santagold 1
5 Santogold 1
5 Sean Eldon 1
5 Shelby Lynn 1
5 Snow Patrol 1
5 Stereo Skyline 1
5 Steve Wynn 1
5 Syd Straw 1
5 The Baseball Project 1
5 The Black Keys 1
5 The Dedringers 1
5 The Fireman 1
5 The Gaslight Anthem 1
5 The Hiders 1
5 The Kooks 1
5 The Low Anthem 1
5 The Watson Twins 1
5 The Weepies 1
5 Tracy Chapman 1
5 TV on the Radio 1
5 Winterpills 1
5 Yiannis Kotsiras live with full orchestra 1
5 Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer 1

The Best Album Artists We Heard This Year:

Rank Artist # of Votes
1 Kathleen Edwards 6
2 Bon Iver 5
2 Drive-By Truckers 5
2 Gary Louris 5
2 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 5
2 The Hold Steady 5
3 Aimee Mann 4
3 Alejandro Escovedo 4
3 Bob Dylan 4
3 Calexico 4
3 Fleet Foxes 4
4 David Byrne & Brian Eno 3
4 Kelly Jones 3
4 Milton 3
4 Mudcrutch 3
4 Randy Newman 3
4 She & Him 3
4 The Baseball Project 3
4 TV on the Radio 3
5 Coldplay 2
5 Giant Sand 2
5 James 2
5 James Hunter 2
5 Jim White 2
5 Los Campesinos! 2
5 Lucinda Williams 2
5 Okkervil River 2
5 Old 97's 2
5 R.E.M. 2
5 Raphael Saadiq 2
5 Robert Forster 2
5 Scott Kempner 2
5 Sigur Ros 2
5 Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere 2
5 Teddy Thompson 2
5 The Explorers Club 2
5 Tift Merritt 2
5 Various Artists 2
5 Willie Nile 2
6 Abigail Washburn, Bela Fleck & The Sparrow Quartet 1
6 Australian Bebop Ragas 1
6 Beck 1
6 Bill Frisell 1
6 Carrie Rodriguez 1
6 Cassandra Wilson 1
6 Cat Power 1
6 Chumbawamba 1
6 Coner Oberst 1
6 Darrell Scott 1
6 David Ogilvy 1
6 Death Cab For Cutie 1
6 Eliza Gilkyson 1
6 Elvis Costello & the Imposters 1
6 Emmylou Harris 1
6 Esperanze Spaulding 1
6 Ferron 1
6 Flight of the Conchords 1
6 Frightened Rabbit 1
6 Girl Talk 1
6 Girlyman 1
6 Hayes Carll 1
6 Iron & Wine 1
6 J.D. Souther 1
6 Jackson Browne 1
6 James McMurtry 1
6 Jan A.P. Kaczmarek 1
6 Jefferson Starship 1
6 Jenny Scheinman 1
6 Jesus H. Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse 1
6 Jewel 1
6 Jim Boggia 1
6 Joan Baez 1
6 John Prine 1
6 Jonathan Richman 1
6 Juliana Hatfield 1
6 Kathy Mattea 1
6 Kusturica 1
6 Lambchop 1
6 Langhorne Slim 1
6 Lil Wayne 1
6 Mary Chapin Carpenter 1
6 Mates Of State 1
6 Matthew Ryan 1
6 MGMT 1
6 Michael Franti (With Spearhead) 1
6 My Morning Jacket 1
6 Pat Metheny 1
6 Paul Kelly 1
6 Pete Molinari 1
6 Pinder Brothers 1
6 Rachel Garlin 1
6 Radiohead 1
6 Ray Davies 1
6 Richie Furay 1
6 Robyn Hitchcock 1
6 Ry Cooder 1
6 S.M.V. 1
6 Sam Phillips 1
6 Seal 1
6 Sergio Mendes 1
6 Shearwater 1
6 Spiritualized 1
6 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 1
6 Steve Khan 1
6 Steve Wynn 1
6 Steven Malkmus & The Jicks 1
6 Susan Tedeschi 1
6 Syd Straw 1
6 The Felice Brothers 1
6 The Fireman 1
6 The Fore 1
6 The Gripweeds 1
6 The Hiders 1
6 The Kooks 1
6 The Kunks 1
6 The Last Shadow Puppets 1
6 The Low Anthem 1
6 The Mountain Goats 1
6 The Old Ceremony 1
6 The Pillbugs 1
6 The Raveonettes 1
6 The Sacred Shakers 1
6 The Ting Tings 1
6 The Weepies 1
6 Tim O'Brien 1
6 Tracy Chapman 1
6 Vampire Weekend 1
6 Vince Mira 1
6 Winterpills 1
6 Yellowjackets with Mike Stern 1