ga ga ga ga ga is definitely a good one and has been all over the fucking place on mainstream outlets (commercials, football games, SNL, etc)

11/26/2007 2:11:24 PM

Quote :

"Gui Boratto - Chromophobia"

seconded. love this album

11/26/2007 2:15:40 PM

1. A Place to Bury Strangers - s/t

11/26/2007 2:34:14 PM

Bruce Springsteen - Magic

11/26/2007 3:06:29 PM

My parents love Magic album. My dad played it all the way down to Columbia on Saturday.

[Edited on November 26, 2007 at 3:08 PM. Reason : grrrrr]

11/26/2007 3:08:43 PM

^^^^ I love the cohesiveness of the album even though many of the tracks sample different genres.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SuoxwpKnHQk
Gui Boratto - "Beautiful Life"

[Edited on November 26, 2007 at 3:26 PM. Reason : ^]

11/26/2007 3:11:14 PM

I feel like almost every new album I've gotten into this year has been outstanding, with the exception of Sky Blue Sky, which has nearly destroyed an unrelenting faith in Wilco that I've had since I first heard Being There.

Akron/Family - Love is Simple
Ween - La Cucaracha
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
White Stripes - Icky Thump
QOTS - Era Vulgaris
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
Blonde Redhead - 23
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger (no jacksonville city nights, but still great)

11/26/2007 6:16:13 PM

i refuse to give ryan adams the time of day anymore based solely on how much of an asshole he is and his almost complete avoidance of NC these days.

11/26/2007 6:17:57 PM

There are a couple of good songs on Easy Tiger, but I find it generally underwhelming.

11/26/2007 7:15:35 PM

Quote :

"ga ga ga ga ga is definitely a good one and has been all over the fucking place on mainstream outlets (commercials, football games, SNL, etc)"

I heard Spoon playing in Chili's, but that wasn't nearly as unusual as hearing Low there the same day.

11/26/2007 7:37:58 PM

i forgot



and



james murphy ftw

11/26/2007 8:01:01 PM

Quote :

"who needs albums anymore? "

its good stuff. but me not being able to listen to it outside, or in the car, or at work sucks (thats why i wanted the album)

11/26/2007 11:15:53 PM

holy fuck - LP

[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 8:10 AM. Reason : ah, i see its already been mentioned.]

11/27/2007 8:09:36 AM

11/27/2007 8:37:23 AM

Im actaully really liking the Tera Melos quite a bit bassman803. Not sure how I hadnt heard of them before.

Sometimes I wish they were actually more straightforward (feels weird for me to say that) because I think they could write a lot of great catchy melodies. Then again I guess thats what minus the bear is for

11/27/2007 8:49:32 AM

i'm glad someone brought up mtb's planet of ice. is it album of the year material? no. but it's def worth checking out. they went back to they're routes of writing good music/songs rather than trying to sound like an emo-botch band. i think this one can strike with nearly anyone.



...but i am a long time mtb fan.

11/27/2007 9:00:31 AM

yea its a fun album, my favorite from them in a few, but i like em all

11/27/2007 9:07:30 AM

I got to finalize my list but I'll also add:
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
National - Boxer
Stars Of The Lid - Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline

I also need to do my top songs of the year.

11/27/2007 1:48:39 PM

i can read this thread and feel like i'm not in america anymore...seriously

11/27/2007 1:56:52 PM

wtf does that even mean

11/27/2007 2:11:51 PM

think about it

11/27/2007 2:16:45 PM

1. A Place to Bury Strangers - s/t
2. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. The National - The Boxer

11/27/2007 3:04:22 PM

1. Radiohead--- In Ranbows
2. Beirut--- The Flying Club Cup
3. Okkervril River--- The Stage Names
4. The Shins--- Wincing The Night Away
5. Modest Mouse--- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
6. Spoon-- GaGaGaGaGa
7. Andrew Bird--- Armchair Apocrypha
8. Arcade Fire-- Neon Bible
9. The National--- Boxer
10. Do Make Say Think--- You, You're a History in Rust
11. Panda Bear--- Person Pitch
12 Elliott Smith--- New Moon
13. Polyphonic Spree-- The Fragile Army
14. Earlimart--- Mentor Tormentor
15. Menomena-- Friend and Foe

** honorable mention--- Beirut--Long Gisland EP (barely came out in 2007 and only an EP, so it couldn't make the top 15, haha) and Coconut Records---Nighttiming

[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 6:05 PM. Reason : .]

11/27/2007 6:01:16 PM

Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara

Don't think it's been mentioned yet but I recommend everyone listen to it, not quite as good as Bodies and Minds to me, but almost.

11/27/2007 7:57:33 PM

maybe....


The Fall of Troy- Manipulator

11/27/2007 8:10:46 PM

Quote :

"Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (Spitting Venom)"

11/28/2007 12:35:17 AM

attn axlbonbach/sweden

it's not funny

11/28/2007 12:46:46 AM

just ignore them

11/28/2007 8:10:56 AM

i'm a big fan of:

andrew bird--armchair apocrypha
beirut--the flying club cup
the national--boxer
menomena--friend and foe

11/28/2007 8:19:36 AM

maybe it's just be

but im not diggin the beirut at all

11/28/2007 9:12:35 AM

this is the first beirut album i've liked.

11/28/2007 9:28:01 AM

WHATEVER.

11/28/2007 1:23:52 PM

Quote :

"maybe it's just be [sic] but im not diggin the beirut at all"

Here are some albums I liked a lot:

Windmill - Puddle City Racing Lights
Bodies of Water - Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink
BOAT - Let's Drag Our Feet
New Buffalo - Somewhere, Anywhere
Apples in Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
Low - Drums & Guns
Sia - Some People Have Real Problems
Little Dragon - S/T

11/28/2007 2:20:04 PM

thanks to this thread for reminding me of stuff i've listened to on spinner ---to add to the christmas list

11/28/2007 4:08:07 PM

Paste Magazine was the first to strike...

http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/5893/review/music/signs_of_life_2007_best_music?page=2

1. The National - Boxer
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
4. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
5. Feist - The Reminder
6. M.I.A. - Kala
7. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
8. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
9. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
10. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
11. Radiohead - In Rainbows
12. Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
13. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
14. Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
15. Kanye West - Graduation
16. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
17. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
18. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
19. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Living with the Living
20. Blonde Redhead - 23
21. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
22. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
23. Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
24. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
25. Over The Rhine - The Trumpet Child
26. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
27. Derek Webb - The Ringing Bell
28. Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight and Dark
29. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
30. Björk - Volta
31. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
32. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
33. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
34. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
35. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
36. Joe Henry - Civilians
37. Eleni Mandell - The Miracle Of Five
38. Olof Arnalds - Vid Og Vid
39. The Perishers - Victorious
40. Damien Dempsey - To Hell Or Barbados
41. Brandi Carlile - The Story
42. Lifesavas - Gutterfly
43. The Everybodyfields - Nothing Is Okay
44. Norah Jones - Not Too Late
45. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
46. Justice - †
47. Linda Thompson - Versatile Heart
48. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
49. Carolina Chocolate Drops - Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind
50. Battles - Mirrored
51. The Frames - The Cost
52. Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
53. Fionn Regan - The End Of History
54. Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew - Spirit If...
55. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
56. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
57. The Clientele - God Save The Clientele
58. Romantica - America
59. Imperial Teen - The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band
60. The Broken West - I Can't Go On I'll Go On
61. Prince - Planet Earth
62. Joseph Arthur - Let's Just Be
63. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
64. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
65. Caribou - Andorra
66. Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
67. St. Vincent - Marry Me
68. Office - A Night At The Ritz
69. Bat For Lashes - Fur & Gold
70. Ween - La Cucaracha
71. Josh Rouse - Country Mouse City House
72. Bettye Lavette - Scene Of The Crime
73. Warm In The Wake - American Prehistoric
74. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
75. Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
76. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
77. Jeremy Fisher - Goodbye Blue Monday
78. The New Pornographers - Challengers
79. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
80. Akron/Family - Love Is Simple
81. Art Brut - It's A Bit Complicated
82. Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
83. Deerhunter - Cryptograms
84. Liars - Liars
85. Menomena - Friend and Foe
86. Ruthie Foster - The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster
87. White Rabbits – Fort Nightly
88. Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
89. Anat Cohen - Noir
90. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
91. The Fratellis - Costello Music
92. Jesse Sykes – Like, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
93. Lori McKenna - Unglamorous
94. Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime
95. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
96. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
97. Marissa Nadler - Song III: Bird on the Water
98. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
99. The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
100. Stars – In Our Bedroom After The War

11/29/2007 2:24:29 PM

me and paste have the same top 2

sign me up, paste

11/29/2007 2:25:37 PM

am i missing something? at what point did modest mouse's last album rise above mediocrity?

11/29/2007 2:27:30 PM

yeah, they also have "writers block" on their list but it came out last year

11/29/2007 2:29:43 PM

but seriously. i'm a big MM fan, but i didn't enjoy their last album. it has been in more than one top 10 list for the year.

11/29/2007 2:31:00 PM

i enjoyed it a lot more than "good news...." but it shouldnt be anywhere close to the top 10

i cant believe strawberry jam is so low on that list

11/29/2007 2:32:52 PM

see, i enjoyed good news alright (nowhere near their previous efforts but still a good album in my book)

also: sky blue sky was a pretty big disappointment to me.

11/29/2007 2:33:41 PM

4 and 7 pretty much invalidate that entire list in my mind.

11/29/2007 2:43:01 PM

sky blue sky was the most disappointing album of 2007

agree?

11/29/2007 3:09:53 PM

THAT IS BULLSHIT.

11/29/2007 3:14:12 PM

Magic at #3? Sounds good. But who the hell is Paste magazine?

11/29/2007 3:23:33 PM

Quote :

"But who the hell is Paste magazine?"

really?

11/29/2007 4:09:10 PM

Yeah really. Is it similar to Rolling Stone?

11/29/2007 4:11:17 PM

better than rolling stone. still a little lame. but one of the better widely-circulated print magazines.

11/29/2007 4:32:29 PM

if youd've acted a couple weeks ago, you could have a year's subscription to Paste for as little as $1.

They Radiohead-ed it and let everyone name their price.

11/29/2007 4:56:06 PM

Quote :

"sky blue sky was the most disappointing album of 2007 agree?"

not the most, I'll hand that to Rilo Kiley

but pretty close

11/29/2007 5:02:19 PM