Happy New Year everybody. How were your holidays? Now that we find ourselves on the other side and have a moment to catch our breath, I thought I'd wrap up the unfinished business from 2008.

I somehow wound up on quite a few 'Best of' lists. Very flattered. Here's a quick link roundup. A lot of these are just lists, but you know they love it when you click through and get even more excited if you leave them a comment.

I made not one, but two critics' (critics's? How are we dealing with plural possessives in a post-Strunk and White world?) lists at Twangville:

This guy likes me.

This guy likes me, too.

Not to be outdone, Absolute Powerpop were kind enough to place me on both their Best Albums and Best Songs lists.

Pop Syndicate gave 'Misadventures in Stereo' a fine review when it came out and apparently still liked it at the end of the year. Okay, New Kids on the Block are also on the list, but maybe it's a "different music for different moods" kinda thing.

At least a dollar's worth of praise from A Penny's Worth.

While not a 'Best of' per se, The Time Machine - a fantastic pop radio show carried on a bunch of stations in Hawaii (yes, apparently great weather and beautiful surroundings aren't enough, you also get fab radio in Hawaii. Um, maybe spread the wealth guys) - named me as one of the most played artists of 2008. This is either praise or an indication they have a small budget for music purchases.

I am barely fluent in English, so who knows what these actually say, but it appears as though I may have had a good year in Brazil and Spain. When's the tour?

I also want to thank the rather astounding number of people on the Audities List who placed 'Misadventures in Stereo' in their personal top album picks. Audities is one of those old-fashioned, turn-of-the-century email list deals populated by persons passionate about unpopular pop made by folks like me. It means a heaping helping to me that the folks on that list enjoyed the record so much.

Finally, lost in the fray of the mistletoe and holly was my mentioning Part 2 of the interview I did with the kind folks at Hopelessly Pop. Delve deeper into my mind.

Whew! Still with me? Time to look ahead to the music and memories of 2009. Hope to share some with you soon.

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