Pitchfork, the hipster online oracle [/snark], has their yearly recap up and running for the irony-trafficking, She & Him lovers--and those of us who enjoy mocking their ilk--ready for mass Kool-Aid consumption. Bottoms up!
Oh, and PopMatters has theirs, too. Which, in its introductory essay, compares 1968 to 2008 on various cultural levels and includes this nuggett:
[W]hen it comes to music, at least, it’s easy to slip into comparison-contrast mode. If 2008 was like 1968 in any way, did we see another “White Album”? Was there a new Aretha? A Hendrix? A Van Morrison? And if there wasn’t, does that mean we’re lacking in creativity and self-expression now, or is it even possible to have these lightning rods anymore?
For those of you keeping score: that's no, no, no, no, yes, no. [sigh] At least that's how we feel 'round these parts.
