Let me humbly offer you a list of the music that caught my attention, held it, thrilled me, and ministered to my mind, heart, and soul in 2008.

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B.B. King,
Beach House,
Beck,
Bill Frisell,
Bob Dylan,
Bon Iver,
BRian Eno,
Calexico,
Cat Power,
Crosby Stills & Nash,
David Byrne,
DeVotchka,
Drive-by Truckers,
Elvis Costello,
Emmylou Harris,
Fleet Foxes,
Jolie Holland,
Lizz Wright,
Loudon Wainwright III,
Lucinda WIlliams,
Marco Benevento,
Mudcrutch,
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds,
Over the Rhine,
Plants and Animals,
Portishead,
Ron Sexsmith,
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals,
Sam Phillips,
She & Him,
Sigur Ros,
Sixpence None the Richer,
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks,
Sufjan Stevens,
Sun Kil Moon,
T-Bone Burnett,
Talking Heads,
The Dodos,
The Smiths,
The Welcome Wagon,
Top Ten 2008,
U2,
Vito and Monique Aiuto,
Woven Hand
Sandra McCracken’s songs remind us of the fundamentals of goodness, the hopeful truth of restoration, and our part in this healing.

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Albert Lamorisse,
Derek Webb,
Emmylou Harris,
Food for the Hungry,
Gnarls Barkley,
International Justice Mission,
Johnny Cash,
Katie Herzig,
NoiseTrade,
Red Balloon,
Sandra McCracken,
songwriting,
Sufjan Stevens,
The Red Balloon,
Trent Reznor,
U2