It's that time of year again for....

[IndieSnob]

year end music lists.

Most years I give a numerical ranking, but this year I found it too hard to rank them. So here they are (artist, album title, record label).

Panda Bear - Person Pitch - Paw Tracks

Bros video
Comfy In Nautica video

Caribou - Andorra - Merge

Melody Day video
She's The One video

Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - Polyvinyl

Suffer For Fashion video
We Were Born the Mutangs Again With Leafling video

Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends - Frenchkiss Records

Brace Yourself video
Patty Lee video

Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam - Domino Records

Peacebone video


Battles - Mirrored - Warp Records

Atlas video

Deerhunter - Cryptograms - Kranky Records

Strange Lights video
Lake Somerset video

Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond - Fat Possum

Been There All The Time video

Liars - Liars - Mute

Plaster Casts Of Everything

Menomena - Friend & Foe - Barsuk

Wet & Rusting video

Pinback - Autumn of The Seraphs - Touch & Go

From Nothing To Nowhere video


Radiohead - In Rainbows - Self Released

Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound - Touch & Go

Spoke video

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - Merge Records

Keep The Car Running video

The National - Boxer - Beggars Banquet

Mistaken For Strangers

Thurston Moore - Trees Outside The Academy - Ecstatic Peace

Frozen Gtr video


And here is a list of the most disappointing records of 2007:

New Pornographers - Challengers - Matador

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank - Sony

Interpol - Our Love To Admire - Capitol Records

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga - Merge

White Stripes - Icky Thump

 

[posterOfAgirl]

i vote of montreal as bestest
and challengers was NOT disappointing

 

[IndieSnob]

and challengers was NOT disappointing

When you look at their previous releases, and knowing what they can do, it's an absolutely abysmal album.

 

[pointless]

i should've known the last modest mouse cd would suck when i found out johnny marr was on it. as much as i loved the smiths i've really outgrown the fuckers and, besides, bringing in a ringer is never a good sign.

anyway, that cd just showed that mm have seriously lost their balls. they sound nothing like the band i first heard on mixed tapes and various other sources when i was broke. i'm just glad i heard their early stuff, which is fucking brilliant, before i heard their last two albums or i would've completely ignored everything they ever did.


also, i'm not a big fan of newer pinback, either. imo, they peaked with blue screen life. i still like the newer stuff, but i love blue screen life. they really need to top that soon or i'm going to get fucking pissed.

 

[red_rose]

Very cool post, Indie - love that you linked to vids so I can actually hear a few of them. I've heard of some that I've never listened to, but never actually been ambitious enough to go looking for them.

 

[posterOfAgirl]

i don't think it is
i love it and listened to it on loop for days
at least check out the awesome vid
new pornographers- challengers

 

[Jonny G]

fantastic post snob.......some great songs there you have listed, and never heard any of them before....!

 

[Sean]

Apart from the new Radiohead album, absolutely nothing really grabbed me this year. Lots of OK stuff from Amy Winehouse, the new Killers album, the new HardFi album. But a B- for the year.

 

[IndieSnob]

Come on, there has to be others out there calling my taste shit and that i'm a total snob.

(pleaseeeeeeee).

 

[stonedfox]

Come on, there has to be others out there calling my taste shit and that i'm a total snob.

(pleaseeeeeeee).

Well, since you're begging...I loved Icky Thump, so fuck you.

 

[rosco rathbone]

So this is what the youth are listening to. Very interesting.

I always found both Modest Mouse and especially The White Stripes to be triumphs of style over substance.

 

[LilRedRottnHood]

I'm adding this thread to my 2008 death pool.

 

[tortoise]

Can't fault your list, but my own list would add Iron & Wine and Stars of the Lid.

I'm fair certain that Person Pitch will be my #1 for the year, but I'd be hard pressed to rank them after that. "Bros" makes my head spin more every time I hear it.

Challengers doesn't suck, exactly. It's just basically a Newman solo record, not a New Pornographers one. I like Newman fine, but it's false advertising.

 

[IndieSnob]

I'm adding this thread to my 2008 death pool.

I hope you know you just made me cry.

A lot.

 

[IndieSnob]

Can't fault your list, but my own list would add Iron & Wine and Stars of the Lid.

I'm fair certain that Person Pitch will be my #1 for the year, but I'd be hard pressed to rank them after that. "Bros" makes my head spin more every time I hear it.

Challengers doesn't suck, exactly. It's just basically a Newman solo record, not a New Pornographers one. I like Newman fine, but it's false advertising.

For some reason, Sam Beame has never done anything for me. I don't dislike his stuff, but I can't seem to find the same joy all of my friends find it in.

I can see where you're coming at i.e. the New Pornographers. However, even comparing it to Newman's Slow Wonder, I still think it's pretty mundane.

I may have to check out Stars of the Lid. I've heard the name thrown about, but have never checked it out.

 

[LilRedRottnHood]

I hope you know you just made me cry.

A lot.

http://www.hungry-girl.com/sectionimg/726sfjello.jpg

 

[IndieSnob]

Well, since you're begging...I loved Icky Thump, so fuck you.

Listen, just because I haven't been able to cyber-bone you as of late doesn't mean you can come into my thread and be an ass.

 

[IndieSnob]

http://www.hungry-girl.com/sectionimg/726sfjello.jpg

Sugar Free?

Wow, kick a man when he's down.

 

[IndieSnob]

So this is what the youth are listening to. Very interesting.

I always found both Modest Mouse and especially The White Stripes to be triumphs of style over substance.

White Stripes I could mostly agree with, but the first two MMs were phenomenal. I saw Isaac's guitar playing on those album as substance, but I guess we all don't see it in the same light.

 

[LilRedRottnHood]

Sugar Free?

Wow, kick a man when he's down.

Shut up, you're lucky you got the six pack, I couldn't find a pic I liked of an individual cup

 

[posterOfAgirl]

besides aforementioned cd's i dug this year

STARS- In our Bedroom After the War
Take me to the riot
skip the first minute to get to the song

Shins-Wincing the night away
Phantom Limb
Australia

Deerhoof- Friend Opportunity
The Perfect Me

23- Blonde Redhead
23
top ranking

 

[rosco rathbone]

White Stripes I could mostly agree with, but the first two MMs were phenomenal. I saw Isaac's guitar playing on those album as substance, but I guess we all don't see it in the same light.

MM I'd give another chance.

I haven't heard a new rock record since the last Hold Steady. Pathetic!

 

[sleepingtodream]

Sugar Free?

Wow, kick a man when he's down.

Be happy she didn't use Fat Free.

 

[tortoise]

For some reason, Sam Beame has never done anything for me. I don't dislike his stuff, but I can't seem to find the same joy all of my friends find it in.

I can see where you're coming at i.e. the New Pornographers. However, even comparing it to Newman's Slow Wonder, I still think it's pretty mundane.

I may have to check out Stars of the Lid. I've heard the name thrown about, but have never checked it out.

Bah. I don't proselytize when it comes to music. It either clicks or it doesn't. There's nothing to "get" about Beam. He's not an acquired taste, a la Animal Collective or the like. WYSIWYG. He clicked for me from the first note, but I've no problem if he doesn't work for you.

Stars of the Lid = pure delicious drone. I would recommend starting with The Tired Sounds of... first. Sort of like Labradford, except asleep and underwater. Sort of.

 

[EndCredits]

Come on, there has to be others out there calling my taste shit and that i'm a total snob.

(pleaseeeeeeee).

Why don't you just sneak into an American Apparel changing room, go to Pitchfork on your iPhone, and jerk off to their reviews?


(good enough?)