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what is it with indie kids and album's (top songs of 2007)
a pack of wolves:
Well, you called it a "pointless self-congratulatory list thread". I thought that sounded like hating the thread myself but you say not so that's fine. Regardless, It's a perfectly good basis for a thread and there have been a lot of damn fine songs released this year so let's get to discussing them instead of the thread itself.
Here's a youtube link for Malcolm Middleton's 'We're All Going To Die': http://youtube.com/watch?v=qslaL8RnuFk
This is Wiley's 'Taliban': http://youtube.com/watch?v=e_MTxNxAA0Y
And here we have 'Sirens' by Dizzee Rascal: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IPpxxrl0xhM
Man Aubergine's myspace has 'Twin Sisters' on the player: http://www.myspace.com/manaubergine
D'Astro have been similarly helpful by having 'Records' on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thedastro
And It's Broken are so nice you can even download 'Ltd Edition Piss Frisbee' on their page: http://www.myspace.com/itsfuckingbroken
SeanBateman:
I hate everything!
But a lot of songs on this list would not be on my top albums list, so I guess that is kind of cool.
mryen:
Top ten songs is just too difficult; the album list is hard enough. But the best song released this year by far has got to be 'Salmon Dance', I dare you to disagree.
jeph:
In no particular order.
BAND NAME SONG TITLE JUSTIFICATION
The Field- A Paw to the Face- Come on, it's repurposed Lionel Richie. How can you not like this.
Matthew Dear- Deserter- Vapid lyrics, gorgeous melodies and drum machines? SOUNDS LIKE MY FAVORITE KIND OF LATE-90'S DAVID BOWIE SONG
Apparat- Arcadia- It's really hard to single out any one track off of Walls, but this one is particularly awesome. Really just everything about it is awesome.
Baroness- Grad- CRUSH.
Battles- Atlas- This song just destroys. John Stanier is God.
Burial- Raver- yeah whatever I know it's "dubstep" but I like to think of this song as a grim dissection of everything techno's done in the past five years. All the signifiers are there- clicks n beeps, soul samples, pitch shifting, analog percussion, it's like a microcosmal satire of modern dance music. Good song, too.
Converge- Grim Heart/Black Rose- I really like when Converge drop the hardcore and do an all-out metal song.
Dan Deacon- Wham City- LUHGLBGAULGUHALGBALGHLHAGBALGHAGLH
Do Make Say Think- A Tender History In Rust- gorgeous.
Efterklang- Cutting Ice to Snow- the joyous denouement to an album full of dire intensity.
Gabriel Ananda- Sweet Decay- Pounding, driving techno with really, really good percussion on top of the standard 4/4 beat.
Gui Boratto- Acrostico- Pretty pretty techno along the lines of the Field. Standout track on Chromophobia.
Justice- Newjack- the best Daft Punk song Daft Punk didn't write.
Maserati- Show Me The Season- It's like Rush, if Rush didn't suck!
Modeselektor- The White Flash- Modeselektor + Thom Yorke = success.
Radiohead- 15 Step- Best track off In Rainbows. Mainly 'cause of the handclaps.
Still Going- Still Going Theme- Hooray for 1987! Hooray for piano house!
Song of the Year
LCD Soundsystem- All My Friends- everything about this song is perfect. From its music to its lyrics to its delivery to its placement on the album, this is the song of 2007 for me.
yossarian07:
Definitely a lot of good tracks to choose from, but these two stick out in my mind the most.
The Weakerthans- Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure
Samson's brilliant lyrics are in full force in this song, which is the second song to be written from the perspective of this particular cat who happens to belong to a depressed person. The warm tone of a Rhodes piano plays throughout the song as the guitar builds up to the hauntingly beautiful climax of the song (Samson sings: " And now I can't remember the sound that you found for me). I had this song on repeat for at least a half an hour after the first time I heard it.
Radiohead- Faust Arp
Probably my favorite track on In Rainbows (although I've changed my mind a lot, too many great songs to choose from). Beautiful strings playing over Johnny's acoustic arpeggios. Thom's lyrics manage to be both beautiful, restless, and slighly dark in the way that only Thom can do. ("Wakey, wakey. Rise and shine. It's on again, off again")
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