The Indiecision â??08 is a recap of the year gone by in Indian indie and a recognition of the work of its artists and those involved with the creation and promotion of the music.
The Best Song International is the best single released by an international artist in 2008. The nominees for Best Song International are
‘Kids’, MGMT
Buzzing pulsating synths, an anthemic chorus and a dollop of pop psychedelia made ‘Kids’ the sing-along track of the year and MGMT one of the freshest new sounds of the decade. Oracular Spectacular is probably the only album that unanimously left its mark on the indie music scene, and ‘Kids’ was the best of the 10 reasons why.
‘Transformer’, Marnie Stern
On ‘Transformer’, Ms Stern took her double-tap guitar skill and inherent twee-ness and made it anthemic in a way so unique and engaging, you’d be hard pressed not to hit ‘Repeat’ over and over until you could look into yourself and find something to “fill the part in”. In two minutes of math rock goodness, ‘Transformer’ shows the pretenders just how accesible great guitar work and melody can be.
Hit â??Moreâ?? for the rest of the nominees, the songs that received honourable mention and the Best Song International â??08.
‘Ready For The Floor’, Hot Chip
Few songs make us want to press repeat on our iPods, fewer songs make us feel like dancing. Very, very, very few songs make us want to press repeat and feel like dancing again â?? again and again. If only Indian dancefloors played music like this, we’d undoubtedly, despite our inherent two-left-footedness, be ready for the floor.
‘Oxford Comma’, Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend generated many candidates for catchiest song of 2008 but it was ‘Oxford Comma’ that made the world first welcome Upper West Side Soweto. Proving that indie could be educational, they showed us how to break one syllable into two (“too-hoo”, “mee-hee”) and made us all rush to find out what the fuck an Oxford comma was after all.
‘Kim & Jessie’, M83
French indie-poppers M83 relived ’80s shoegaze-dance glory with this emphatic tribute to love and relationships. Chock full with vivid synths and enough of a French accent to sound perfectly midnight European, the song built itself on a brilliant melody and frontman Anthony Gonzales’ breathy vocals. If anything reminded us that disco-pop was more than beats and the Bee Gees, this song was it.
And the Best Song International ’08 is
‘Oxford Comma’
Honourable Mentions ’08
‘Re: Stacks’, Bon Iver
‘Chasing Pavements’, Adele
‘I Got Mine’, The Black Keys
‘Why Do You Let Me Stay Here’, She & Him
’10,000 Nights’, Alphabeat
Head to the Indiecision â??08 homepage for all the details and the awards.
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