Before we delve head-on in to 2009 and bring you such weird and wonderful sounds as Mexican two-step, we thought we’d chew over some of the artists we covered in 2008.

You know, so they don’t get all dusty in our archives.

This feature tries to bring a mix of completely brand new and unheard acts alongside those who need a bit of a push to get your attention. If we wanted to harp on about someone who’s released 50 CDRs and played one gig in Crewe, we’d write for some trendy sort of fanzine with a readership of twelve. Try to contain your excitement as we give our top ten list of last year.

10 – Rolo Tomoassi – We like them because they’re loud, full of energy and have a tiny frontwoman who has a voice that will knock you over. For someone so small, she shouldn’t be that loud. One to get the aggression out to.

9 – Cassetteboy – Not so much music, but cut and paste merchants who’ll take any piece of audio and tweak it until it’s unrecognisable. Just do a search for Cassetteboy V Harry Potter 2 on YouTube to see what we mean. Quality stuff.

8 – Khonnor – Aka Grandma, I, Cactus and Gaza Faggot has been producing moody ambient landscape music alongside the occasional spliced up electronic sound. The majority of his work can be downloaded for free at various places with one album fetching critical acclaim when it was released a few years ago.

7 – Unicorn Kid – Most chiptune sounds like someone has ripped an old Gameboy cartridge, delayed the sound and put a few effects on it. Unicorn Kid puts a bit more effort and construction into his work to get all the kids jumping like loons.

6 – Death By Panda – Already harped on about plenty around these parts. All the music produced on this project can be downloaded for free! Fragile electronics clash with post rock grooves for a closely-guarded musical secret.

5 – Lykke Li – Unlike our female singers who always seem to go on about drugs or when they were on drugs, Sweden’s Lykke Li came along and delivered a belting album full of poptastic hits. Just as good as Winehouse.

4 – The Lovely Eggs – They are lovely but aren’t eggs. Sorry to spoil the illusion. Upbeat and merry indie with catchy choruses make this duo a winner in our book. Limited releases so far, but hopefully more will follow.

3 – Florence And The Machines – We wrote all about Florence before she was tipped by the people at the BBC to be one of 2009 big hitters. Upbeat folk clashing with indie will make her a recognised act this year.

2 – Dananananaykroyd – Impossible to spell (and say if you’re a bit slow) but, hey, it’s all about the music! This Glasgow act have somehow got themselves a gig supporting a band worse than them this February! Aren’t the Kaiser Chiefs a silly bunch?

1 – Tim And Sam’s Tim And The Sam Band With Tim And Sam – More folk again here, but don’t worry, we ain’t gone totally hippy yet. Instrumental bliss can be found here alongside free teabags if you buy their records! iTunes doesn’t give you that!