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Is it too early to start doing top records of 2007 lists?
valley_parade:
--- Quote from: jeph on 11 Dec 2007, 19:58 ---They're selling their drums and guitars and all taking up the clarinet.
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I heard they sold their guitars and bought turntables.
amok:
--- Quote from: mberan42 on 11 Dec 2007, 20:13 ---3. Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog
1. The National – Boxer
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I like your style.
Personally this year I've enjoyed (not ranked or limited to any particular number).
- ^ Iron & Wine and The National
- Airiel - The Battle Of Sealand
- Radiohead - In Rainbows
- Goon Moon - Licker's Last Leg
- QOTSA - Era Vulgaris
- Depreciation Guild - In Her Gentle Jaws
- His Name Is Alive - Xmmer
- The Most Serene Republic - Population
- Seabear - The Ghost That Carried Us Away
- Ted Leo - Living With The Living
- Low - Drums & Guns
- mind.in.a.box - Crossroads
- Painbastard - Borderline
- Ashbury Heights - Three Cheers For The Newly Deads
- Akanoid - Cocktail Pop
- Soman - Mask
- Syrian - Alien Nation
- Assemblage 23 - Meta
- VNV - Judgement
- Infected Mushroom - Vicious Delicious
- Fantazja - Help Yourself
- Rupesh Cartel - Disco and the what not
- Neuropa - The Blitz
- Null Device - Excursions
- Boy Is Fiction - Boy Is Fiction
- People Press Play - People Press Play
- Múm - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
- Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye
- Jatun - Jatun
- Caribou - Andorra
- Concise - Revive
- Efterklang - Parades
- Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur
- Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement...
- Conelrad - Function Creep
And that's just the really good stuff. 2007 has been good.
onewheelwizzard:
--- Quote from: amok on 12 Dec 2007, 12:04 ---
- Goon Moon - Licker's Last Leg
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Can you upload this in the Sendspace thread? I completely forgot about the whole project and I never thought that it might've already been released. I'm a huge Chris Goss fan so I really want to hear how this turned out.
ImRonBurgundy?:
HURR I GO :-D
TOP 10 ALBUMS:
10. The Ergs!- Upstairs/Downstairs
Dirtnap Records
I'm trying to figure out exactly why I like this album so much, and I can't figure it out. All it is is a collection of poppy, catchy punk songs (plus a country number) played by a bunch of bespectacled Hüsker Dü nerds. Actually, that's pretty endearing. I guess I like it because I see a bit of myself in it?
09. Nothington- All In
B.Y.O. Records
Lead singer Jay Northington's gravelly voice rings out just as loud and thrashy as the guitars on this, their debut album, lending serious muscle to a sound that borrows freely from modern punk heroes like Jawbreaker and Social Distortion. Hell, it's nothing new, but drat if it ain't fun.
08. Gogol Bordello- Super Taranta!
SideOneDummy Records
While this album's production seems a bit reined in compared to Steve Albini's aid in sonic experimentation on their previous effort, 2005's stellar Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike, this is still another brilliant addition to the Bordello's catalog. From the lyrically clever "Supertheory of Supereverything" to the epically triumphant "Forces of Victory", this album is a blast of sheer joy right into your pants.
07. The Gaslight Anthem- Sink or Swim
XOXO Records
These Jersey boys put the well-worn strains of whiskey-soaked melodic punk through a Springsteen filter, resulting in something that sounds a bit like alt-country stars Lucero, but harder and faster. This band has the potential to be huge.
06. Explosions in the Sky- All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
Temporary Residence Limited
It's soaring, epic, evocative, and arresting, all in one. Another wonderfully enjoyable piece of work from these guys.
05. Chuck Ragan- Los Feliz and Feast or Famine
SideOneDummy Records
I'm combining these two albums into one, because they don't really seem like two separate albums as much as they do two sides of the same coin. Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music explores his acoustic, folky side. The first album, Los Feliz, is a recording of a live show in an intimate setting of Chuck and his wife Jill's own friends and family. The second, Feast or Famine, is a more polished studio record, featuring guest performances from some of Chuck's best musical friends. Both are highly recommended.
04. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists- Living With the Living
Touch-and-Go Records
Ted Leo knocks out another quality album, as is his wont. While most of the tracks focus on his finely honed style of exuberant indie rock songs anchored by his humble guitar heroism, Ted does make some room to stretch his legs a bit, dabbling in reggae ("The Unwanted Things"), and Fugazi-inspired post-hardcore ("Bomb. Repeat. Bomb."). This album is certainly a grower, and at the end of the day I think it might be some of his best work yet.
03. Fake Problems- How Far Our Bodies Go
Sabot Productions
Fake Problems apparently took a few cues from the World/Inferno boys and girls in putting together this collection of twangy folk punk tunes, as this album is chock full of charging brass and devilish fiddles (especially on "Maestro of This Rebellious Symphony", one of the standout tracks). I think this might even rival Against Me!'s Reinventing Axl Rose for the title of "best album in the entire genre".
02. The World/Inferno Friendship Society- Addicted to Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century
Chunksaah Records
A concept album about the life and times of actor Peter Lorre, this album grabbed me from the overture (yes, there's an overture, and it is glorious) and didn't let go until the final waltz. The whole thing plays like some sort of bizarro musical. Awesome.
01. The Weakerthans- Reunion Tour
Epitaph/ANTI- Records
The Weakerthans have been one of my favorite bands for a while now, and this album serves to bring into focus just why. The most effective songs on this album are essentially character sketches exploring themes of loss and loneliness. As told from various points of view, such as that of a businessman who suddenly finds himself valueless ("Relative Surplus Value"); gender-reassignment experiment subject David Reimer, moments before his suicide ("Hymn of the Medical Oddity"); and a lost cat ("Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure"), these vignettes are at once beautiful and emotionally resonant. Album of the year for me.
RUNNERS-UP!:
Bomb the Music Industry!- Get Warmer (Quote Unquote/Asian Man Records) (It's FREE!)
Polysics- Karate House (Ki/oon Records/Sony Music Japan)
Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (Epic Records)
The Depreciation Guild- In Her Gentle Jaws (self-released) (It's FREE!) (Thanks, amok!)
TOP 5 EPs/SPLITS/7"s:
01. Bomb the Music Industry!/O Pioneers!!! Split EP (Quote Unquote Records) (It's FREE!)
02. The Riot Before- So Long, The Lighthouse EP (Quote Unquote Records) (It's FREE!)
03. Anamanaguchi- Power Supply EP (8bitpeoples) (It's FREE!)
04. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists- Mo' Living EP (Touch-and-Go Records)
05. Shorebirds- Shorebirds 7" (ex-Jawbreaker/ex-Latterman/Olympia, WA)(self-released)
ALBUMS I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DUG IF I HAD HEARD MORE OF THEM:
American Steel- Destroy Their Future (Fat Wreck Chords)
Les Savy Fav- Let's Stay Friends (French Kiss Records)
Sundowner- Four One Five Two (Red Scare Records)
Eastern Youth- Chikyu no Ura kara Kaze ga Fuku (Which translates roughly to something like The Wind Blows From the Reverse Side of the Earth) (VAP, Inc.)
Sage Francis- Human the Death Dance (Epitaph Records)
The Aggrolites- Reggae Hit L.A. (Epitaph/Hellcat Records)
DISAPPOINTMENTS:
Against Me!- New Wave (Sire Records/Warner Bros.) (Most of the songs were just flat-out boring.)
Smoke or Fire- This Sinking Ship (Fat Wreck Chords) (I liked this album, but it wasn't as fist-pumpingly rad as Above the City or Worker's Union.)
valley_parade:
Top....THIRTY!
1. Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
2. Sundowner - Four One Five Two
3. Sigur Ros - Hvarf/Heim
4. Frank Turner - Sleep Is For The Week
5. Radio Lxmbrg - Because Of The Times
6. Digitalism - Idealism
7. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
8. Clutch - From Beale Street To Oblivion
9. Future Of The Left - Curses
10. Wintersleep - Welcome To The Night Sky
11. Cock Sparrer - Here We Stand
12. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal
13. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
14. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Living With The Living
15. The Rosebuds - Night of The Furies
16. New Pornographers - Challengers
17. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
18. Call Me Lightning - Soft Skeletons
19. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
20. Tiger Army - Music From Regions Beyond
21. Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest Of Times
22. Radiohead - In Rainbows
23. imadethismistake - Tomorrow, We Start New
24. Dungen - Tio Bitar
25. Low - Drums & Guns
26. 3 Inches of Blood - Fire Up The Blades
27. Holy Fuck - Holy Fuck EP
28. Minus The Bear - Planet Of Ice
29. Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
30. Against Me! - New Wave
Honorable mention: Boris/Merzbow - Rock Dream. I got the album this morning, after I posted my list.
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