Happy New Year, Georgia! With a new semester upon us, it’s easier than ever to fall into our old routines and think about bygone days of blunders, bummers and being burnt out. Here’s a handful of songs to give you that fresh, focused start and keep you celebrating the new year and holding those 2008 resolutions intact – but most importantly, staying pumped and having a good time doing it all.

1. The New Year – Death Cab For Cutie
2. The Start of Something – Voxtrot
3. Wake Up – Arcade Fire
4. Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
5. Going In The Right Direction – Robert Randolph and the Family Band
6. We Are The Sleepyheads – Belle and Sebastian
7. In Between Days – The Cure OR Ben Folds
8. Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
9. Everybody’s Happy Nowadays – The Buzzcocks
10. Stronger – Kanye West
11. Golden Years – David Bowie
12. Today – Dr. Dog
13. Ooh La La – The Faces
14. Race For The Prize – Flaming Lips
15. The Last Time – Gnarls Barkley
16. See The World – Gomez
17. Rock The House – Gorillaz
18. Save It For A Rainy Day – The Jayhawks
19. D.A.N.C.E. – Justice
20. McFearless – Kings of Leon
21. Time To Pretend – MGMT
22. New Shoes – Paolo Nutini
23. Airbag – Radiohead
24. Firecracker – Ryan Adams
25. Turn A Square – The Shins
26. Something To Look Forward To – Spoon
27. Me and Mia – Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
28. The Waker – Widespread Panic
29. Either Way – Wilco

- Sami Promisloff is a variety staff writer