Enough talk about 2008. Lets turn our attention to what 2009 has to offer. Here are five artists we like a lot at One-Click who could see big strides in this new year.

Kid Sister

You’ve heard The Cool Kids and Flosstradamus (on the same day if you left your dorm on Dillo Day), now meet the third major player in the new Chicago rap scene. Kid Sister has been generating buzz for a bit now, from the cover of URB magazine to having Kanye West guest on her song “Pro Nails.” That’s right, Ye guested on her track. The hype around her is spot on — imagine a more grown up Lil’ Mama who has sharper rhymes and better beats at her disposal (happens when your brother is in Flosstradamus and you’re dating one of the best DJs in the country, A-Track). Her debut album Dream Date has been pushed back multiple times, but will finally come out some time in 2009, and is one of the most anticipated rap albums of the year. Don’t be shocked if Kid Sister becomes a household musical name by 2010.

“Pro Nails” featuring Kanye West

Boat Club

Another year, another new artist from Sweden obsessed with tropical sounds. Don’t write off Gothenburg duo Boat Club right away though. Sure, they are cut out of the same Balearic cloth as Air France, The Embassy and Studio, but none of those groups have yet to disappoint with this tropical pop stuff, so why would these guys? Boat Club askew the occasional political-undertones at play in other Swedish artists music and focus strictly on the emotional — they create Ibiza-relaxed pop tunes about long-ago memories and rainy days, perfect for a sunset cruise. The duo have released an EP, last year’s Caught the Breeze, but a proper full-length debut is expected sometime this year. Hopefully right as the summer starts, or at least soon enough to make winter a distant memory.

“Warmer Climes” (Live)

Pictureplane

Denver’s Pictureplane (a.k.a. Travis Egedy) makes do-it-yourself rave/house music recalling everyone from the scattershot sounds of Crystal Castles (who he has remixed) to the swirl-pop of Panda Bear. It’s perfect dance music, all hard-hitting beats and hypnotic trance-like effects, music to get lost in. And that sounds exactly what Egedy is doing — focus on his words (usually pushed just a little back in the mix) and you’ll discover longeful sentiments like “I need you so much,” or “I tell myself that I miss you, and I don’t care.” Pictureplane self-released a CD, Turquoise Trail, last year, and hears hoping a label picks it up for wider release, and Egedy keeps churning out thoughtful-rave songs.

“Day Glowwed”

My Dear Disco

The name’s a bit off — yeah, you can dance to their stuff, but it veers closer to “pop” than anything else. This Ann Arbor crew creates dance-y songs loaded with R&B-aping verses and addicting choruses, and then blisses them out to five, six or seven minutes. They even transform Stevie Wonder’s “All I Do” into a club-worthy track. My Dear Disco isn’t doing anything revolutionary — and, much like fellow Ann Arbor band Tally Hall, can sometimes sound too quirky for their own good — but when they have songs this catchy, no need to change the world. An excellent dance song works just as well.

“All I Do” (Live)

Ida Maria

This Norwegian rocker has already seen solid success in Europe; her singles received regular play on Norwegian radio, and her album charted in the U.K. And in 2008, Ida Maria will hit American shores. Her album Fortress Around My Heart will be released in the U.S. this April, and hopefully she’ll receive even more attention for her sometimes-fierce, sometimes-reserved, always-enjoyable music. Her standout moment is “Oh My God,” a frantic tune where Ida Maria doesn’t lay out her feelings as much as she bugs out about them. Catharsis caught on tape.

“Oh My God”