Best of 2008 from Last.fm

Social music service Last.fm is my online radio station of choice. The Last.fm ‘scrobbler’ patiently notices all the music I play on iTunes and on my iPhone and makes recommendations I should listen to when I’m playing my Last.fm radio at my desk. If there’s stuff I’m listening to that I don’t own and want to buy, Last.fm makes it easy to buy a track or an album from iTunes Store. If the Last.fm recommendations aren’t exciting me today I can tune in to the tracks being played by people ‘like me’ on Last.fm.

So here’s a great idea: the best music of 2008 as scobbled by Last.fm users (well, minus the final few days of the year I guess.) Well worth a listen if you need to keep up with what Kids Are Listening To These Days.

Last.fm knows what all the young knob-twiddlers are into

The Last.fm Best of 2008 has introduced me to my new favourite band of the week: Glasvegas, who I’d describe as a mix of Futureheads and Teenage Fanclub with Phil Spector doing the mix.