Yesterday, I received emails from two close friends with their tops of the year and downloadable mixtapes. I figured some of you might find their tops’ lists interesting and might consider downloading their mixes.

First up, my buddy Sean Klassen is always really good about sharing mixtapes and this year was no exception. Not only did Sean make a really rad downloadable mixtape, he and his cohorts at Legwork Studio put together some nice art that is a downloadable poster. The mix has 2 suburban home acts, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground and LaGrecia (my favorite LaGrecia track, Slower than Monasses).  Along with those songs are tracks by some of my faves (Dr. Dog, Matt Pryor, Dillinger Four, Fleet Foxes, Man Man, Flight of the Conchords) as well as stuff that I am not really familiar with (I Love Math, Throw Me the Statue, The Dodos, and Tokyo Police Club). You can check out his list and download the mix here.

My other good buddy, Stabba (Steve Batchelder), is quite the music enthusiast and spent time putting together his top 50 of 2008. Of his top 50, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground was his #1 which is amazing. LaGrecia was #12, Ninja Gun #34, and Drag the River was #42. Along our releases, his list included Liam Finn, Mae Shi, Why?, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Portugal the Man, Human Highway, Man Man, Nada Surf, and more. Quite an ambitious task in and of itself, but he went one step further and sent out a downloadable link with a track from each of the 50 releases. I will post the link but I think it is a link that could potentially expire. Stabba needs to set up his own blog as he always has really interesting taste in music and finds out about most bands before you and I ever find out about them.