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I haven't written anything here since July. JULY! That's just crazy. Because I have the sneaking suspicion that there is NO HEAT on in my office right now and therefore it's clearly too cold for me to get my actual work done I will take this time to recount my favorite music of 2007.
Though I still love vinyl and having an actual CD to hold in my happy little hands, this year signals a shift in my music listening habits. I now own an evil I-Pod which means listening to a whole album all the way through rarely happens and I quickly spend $10 on a bunch of random songs on Itunes without knowing what happened (and yes, I know I can probably find stuff for free elsewhere I'm just too lazy and/or busy). As I get older, I also find myself listening to music whilst doing other things instead of just sitting quietly and soaking it in like I used to.
All that said, here are some of my favorite tunes of the year (I'm not sure all of these came out in 2007 but I listened to them a lot in 2007):
Jam of the year:
D.A.N.C.E by Justice tied with Paper Planes by M.I.A
Runners up: Can't Tell me Nuthin' by Kanye West, You Know I'm No Good Ghostface Killah version w/Amy Winehouse
Favorite Albums (in no particular order):
LCD Soundsystem: Sounds of Silver
Lily Allen: Alright, Still
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
Lupe Fiasco: The Cool
Kings of Leon: Because of the Times
Frida Hyvonen: Until Death Comes
Feist: The Reminder
Band of Horses: Cease to Begin
Cold War Kids: Robbers and Cowards
Jason Collett: Idols of Exile
Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
White Rabbits: Fort Nightly
Devendra Banhart: Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Wilco: Sky Blue Sky
Rilo Kiley: Under the Blacklight (to be honest, I only like 4 songs from this record but I like them a lot.)
Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: IsIs EP
Okkervil River: The Stage Names
Elliott Smith: New Moon
Best Soundtracks:
I'm Not There
The Darjeeling Limited
JUNO
Marie Antoinette
Favorite Compilation:
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration
Biggest Comeback:
The 90's
Particularly Late at Night by Buffalo Tom which I listened to on repeat after watching the My So-Called Life episode it's in 2x in a row. It feels good to admit it.
Happy New Year to one and all!
Though I still love vinyl and having an actual CD to hold in my happy little hands, this year signals a shift in my music listening habits. I now own an evil I-Pod which means listening to a whole album all the way through rarely happens and I quickly spend $10 on a bunch of random songs on Itunes without knowing what happened (and yes, I know I can probably find stuff for free elsewhere I'm just too lazy and/or busy). As I get older, I also find myself listening to music whilst doing other things instead of just sitting quietly and soaking it in like I used to.
All that said, here are some of my favorite tunes of the year (I'm not sure all of these came out in 2007 but I listened to them a lot in 2007):
Jam of the year:
D.A.N.C.E by Justice tied with Paper Planes by M.I.A
Runners up: Can't Tell me Nuthin' by Kanye West, You Know I'm No Good Ghostface Killah version w/Amy Winehouse
Favorite Albums (in no particular order):
LCD Soundsystem: Sounds of Silver
Lily Allen: Alright, Still
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
Lupe Fiasco: The Cool
Kings of Leon: Because of the Times
Frida Hyvonen: Until Death Comes
Feist: The Reminder
Band of Horses: Cease to Begin
Cold War Kids: Robbers and Cowards
Jason Collett: Idols of Exile
Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
White Rabbits: Fort Nightly
Devendra Banhart: Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Wilco: Sky Blue Sky
Rilo Kiley: Under the Blacklight (to be honest, I only like 4 songs from this record but I like them a lot.)
Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: IsIs EP
Okkervil River: The Stage Names
Elliott Smith: New Moon
Best Soundtracks:
I'm Not There
The Darjeeling Limited
JUNO
Marie Antoinette
Favorite Compilation:
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration
Biggest Comeback:
The 90's
Particularly Late at Night by Buffalo Tom which I listened to on repeat after watching the My So-Called Life episode it's in 2x in a row. It feels good to admit it.
Happy New Year to one and all!