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Thursday, January 31, 2008
2007 in 20 Songs One final touch to end off 2007: my annual year-end mix CD is available here. As usual, it doesn't comprise my 20 favourite songs of the year; it's merely my way of trying to summarize a year in under 80 minutes, trying hard not to pick too many obvious songs while staying true to my tastes and being somewhat representative. For the first time in a long time, I don't have a secret track. Perhaps I'm growing a bit immune to the out-of-left-field covers that I've adored in years past.
Here's the tracklist for those of you interested in finding out what's on it without the 100-meg download:
01 Au Revoir Simone - Night Majestic
02 Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
03 Eisley - Many Funerals
04 Bright Eyes - Four Winds
05 New Buffalo - City And Sea (Lady Nameless)
06 Feist - I Feel It All
07 The National - Mistaken For Strangers
08 Maria Taylor - Clean Getaway
09 Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
10 Mirah and Spectratone International - Song of Psyche
11 Spoon - The Underdog
12 Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
13 Immaculate Machine - Dear Confessor
14 Sally Shapiro - He Keeps Me Alive
15 Earlimart - Answers & Questions
16 Laura Veirs - Don't Lose Yourself
17 Elliott Smith - High Times
18 Bella - No One Will Know
19 The Weakerthans - Tournament Of Hearts
20 Stars - Personal
NP: Cat Power - I Feel
posted by Hanson |
11:22 PM
Friday, January 25, 2008
Top 37 of 2007 For the fifth year in a row, I'm plopping down my Top 37 full-lengths of the year on this here blog (excluding live records and re-releases -- sorry the Blow). And for the second year in a row, this list is a month after the fact and unannotated. Ah well. At least I can look back on this in five years and go waaaah?
For those that know me (or have read this blog semi-consistently these last five years), this list isn't surprising: chick and pop-heavy. Yup, that's how I roll. And if you're a two-fer, well, then come on it. On the list, you'll find a lot of popular blogger choices, but of course, you'll find plenty of WTF's sprinkled in there too (hello Eisley!)
So you can stop bugging me, Dan. Here they are. And that Justice record isn't that good!
1. Elliott Smith - New Moon
2. Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
3. The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
4. Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
5. Eisley - Combinations
6. Radiohead - In Rainbows
7. The National - Boxer
8. M.I.A. - Kala
9. The New Pornographers - Challengers
10. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
11. Feist - The Reminder
12. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
13. John Vanderslice - Emerald City
14. New Buffalo - Somewhere, Anywhere.
15. Mirah And Spectratone International - Share This Place: Stories and Observations
16. Immaculate Machine - Fables
17. Laura Veirs - Saltbreakers
18. Au Revoir Simone - The Bird Of Music
19. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
20. Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling
21. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
22. Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance
23. St. Vincent - Marry Me
24. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
25. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
26. Voxtrot - Voxtrot
27. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
28. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
29. Tegan & Sara - The Con
30. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Living With the Living
31. Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower
32. Rocky Votolato - The Brag & Cuss
33. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
34. Earlimart - Mentor Tormentor
35. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Lose All Time
36. Bella - No One Will Know
37. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
2007 Year End CD coming up real soon...
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12:10 AM
Hello Blogosphere Wow. Has it been 7 months already? No use dwelling on the past; lets see how long this grand re-opening lasts, eh?
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12:04 AM
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