An overview of various clips ("categorized" by genre) from last year I liked because of the clip and the accompanying music:

Indie pop
http://www.videosift.com/video/Eccentric-night-out-Risn-Murphy-Movie-Star-2008

Indie rock
*http://www.videosift.com/video/MGMT-Electric-Feel-2008DancingDrinking-from-the-Moon
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-White-Winter-Hymnal
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Notwist-Where-In-This-World-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/A-Picture-Of-Our-Torn-Up-Praise-2008-by-Phosphorescent

Electro
http://www.videosift.com/video/Le-le-Breakfast-video-by-Parra
http://www.videosift.com/video/Le-Le-Ich-Clacque-dich
http://www.videosift.com/video/Slagsm-lsklubben-Sponsored-By-Destiny
http://www.videosift.com/video/Dim-Chris-No-Sucker-Official-Tecktonik-anthem
http://www.videosift.com/video/Necro-Stallar-Only-Moon-2008

Disco
http://www.videosift.com/video/Hercules-Love-Affair-Time-Will-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Geneva-Jacuzzi-Love-Caboose-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Rubies-I-Feel-Electric-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Moby-Disco-Lies
http://www.videosift.com/video/Cutting-edge-monster-party-Denki-Groove-Mononoke-Dance

Hiphop/rnb
*http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Tongue-feat-Dudley-Perkins-Animal-Crackers
http://www.videosift.com/video/Rapping-former-warchild-Emmanuel-Jal-Warchild-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/T-Pain-Ft-Ludacris-Chopped-N-Skrewed-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Kanye-West-Love-Lockdown

Drum'n bass
*http://www.videosift.com/video/Pendulum-Propane-Nightmares-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Squarepusher-Planet-Gear-2008

Various electronica/rock
http://www.videosift.com/video/Bomb-the-Bass-Fuzzbox-2008
*http://www.videosift.com/video/Moby-feat-Aynzil-and-the-419-Squad-Alice-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Pivot-In-The-Blood-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Portishead-Machine-Gun

word on the street is you've got yerself a beards playlist.

here's a couple scruffy fellas for ya:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-He-Doesnt-Know-Why

i don't know whether mykonos has been sifted, but that's my favorite song of theirs. both releases are great music for sure, and the jacket liner notes are neat too. i think one phrase is "we all played some instruments to make these sounds" heh.

i'll check after i finish listening

edit: couldn't find it on the sift so i added it here:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-Mykonos

Nice - listening to Dr. Dog now

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
I came to Fleet Foxes via a deep love for Dr. Dog. Saw them both this summer, and both were inspiring-ly awesome live bands.

In reply to this comment by berticus:
my favourite musical discovery of 2008!

thanks for the recommendation - just had a listen now, good stuff

In reply to this comment by wjolson:
you should should check out a band called plants and animals, their newest album, parc avenue, is abit like this although abit more rock in it

In reply to this comment by berticus:
my favourite musical discovery of 2008!

you should should check out a band called plants and animals, their newest album, parc avenue, is abit like this although abit more rock in it

In reply to this comment by berticus:
my favourite musical discovery of 2008!

I came to Fleet Foxes via a deep love for Dr. Dog. Saw them both this summer, and both were inspiring-ly awesome live bands.

In reply to this comment by berticus:
my favourite musical discovery of 2008!

hey, I'm scrounging up votes for a Fleet Foxes post... no pressure!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-He-Doesnt-Know-Why

hey, I'm scrounging up votes for a Fleet Foxes post... no pressure!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-He-Doesnt-Know-Why

hey, I'm scrounging up votes for a Fleet Foxes post... no pressure!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-He-Doesnt-Know-Why

hey, I'm scrounging up votes for a Fleet Foxes post... no pressure!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-He-Doesnt-Know-Why

hey, I'm scrounging up votes for a Fleet Foxes post... no pressure!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Fleet-Foxes-He-Doesnt-Know-Why

Thanks I've been listening to their album a whole lot, lately.

In reply to this comment by my15minutes:
*promote