UK Pop in '08

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A prominent music site wants me to do a UK Pop in 2008 end-of-year mix CD and essay. I have plenty of ideas as to what should go on it, but I wanted to tap the Poptimists community for their take on the "themes" of British pop in '08.

Here's what I have so far:

- The triumph of Ronsonism - everyone doing that updated 60s sound. And the capitulation of Xenomania and the old mid-00s pop model.
- An attempted return of stadium rock: coldplay, keane, etc all releasing new records. But none of it very good - also the Oasis album appears to have relatively flopped (yay)
- Brit mainstream indie losing momentum: all the dreadful 'The' bands of the last year or two have been very quiet.
- Signs of life in the art-rock/indie-pop end of indie (I guess the Ting Tings fit in here a bit but I don't like 'em)
- The commercial failure of bassline (why?) and the rise of funky (not that I know much about it!)
- Estelle kicking off the debate over black British pop and its success conditions (also making the year's best #1)

What else!! What next??