2008

Acts Formed

Animal Kingdom

London, England
Indie Pop

Bass Drum of Death

Oxford, Mississippi, USA
Garage Rock

Cigarettes After Sex

El Paso, Texas, USA
Dream Pop

Die Antwoord

Cape Town, South Africa
Rap Rave

Dum Dum Girls

Los Angeles, California, USA
Noise Pop

Elephant Stone

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Psychedelic Rock

Girlfight

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Post-Hardcore

Iceage

Copenhagen, Denmark
Post-Punk

KOAN Sound

Bristol, England
Glitch Hop

Lowtide

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Shoegaze

Neon Indian

Denton, Texas, USA
Chillwave

Sleigh Bells

Brooklyn, New York, USA
Noise Pop

The Doppelgangaz

London, England
Math Rock

The Love Language

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Indie Pop

Wavves

San Diego, California, USA
Indie Rock

Young Fathers

Edinburgh, Scotland
Art Pop

January 22nd

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular is released.

January 24th

Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness is released.

February 10th - Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters

Song of the Year: Amy Winehouse - Rehab

March 18th

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles is released.

June 3rd

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes is released.

August 12th

Elzhi - The Preface is released.

October 1st

A significant fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroys the master recordings of numerous high-profile artists including Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Tupac and many more.

August 10th

Isaac Hayes dies at 65 of a heart attack.

September 9th - Mercury Prize

Best British Album: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

October 7th

Spotify launches in Sweden.

December 14th

Nielsen SoundScan report that digital track sales surpass 1 billion.