Comments on: Belated USSM 2007 Music post

By: Mike G.

Mike G. — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:37:33 +0000

I didn’t include it because I don’t consider soundtracks albums but I love the Juno OST.

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:15:01 +0000

I wholeheartedly approve of any list that has Baby 81 on it.

By: lordbison

lordbison — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:07:33 +0000

Long time reader, first time poster. Looks like pretty much everyone already had their say on this, but I saw enough deviation in my list to warrant a post. Here’re my 12 favorite records of 2007:

12. The Ponys – Turn the Lights Out
11. Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
10. Partman Parthorse – P.M.P.H.
09. Love of Diagrams – Mosaic
08. The White Stripes – Icky Thump
07. Grinderman – s/t
06. Les Savy Fav – Let’s Stay Friends
05. The Cave Singers – Invitation Songs
04. BRMC – Baby 81
03. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP
02. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
01. Interpol – Our Love to Admire

For more in-depth description, check out NW Music Blog. Hopefully, HTML is ok.

By: firova2

firova2 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:40:23 +0000

Most of what I buy is old (often pre-rock old), but here are some exceptions that stood out last year:

Rock: Radiohead, In Rainbows. For anyone who can’t get into this band, just try the track “Jigsaw Falling Into Place.” I thought Amy Winehouse was fun even though we could i.d. the Motown homages/ripoffs, Wilco’s effort was indeed disappointing, hot new guitarist at all, and Bruce Springsteen’s record played well despite a muddy mix. “Long Walk Home” stood out for me.

Jazz: Michael Brecker, Pilgrimage. It sounds to me like jazz has a smaller market share on this site than it does at large (less than 3 percent). Brecker died after making this, but it is one amazing final effort. Runner-up: Metheny Mehldau Quartet.

Country: Lyle Lovett, It’s Not Big It’s Large. Not at the level of his classic material, but there is a ruminative quality to this that gets to me.

Soundrack: Once. Put me onto the Frames, old news to a lot of people, but I immediately got Fitzcarraldo as an import and I’m going for more.

By: daveblev

daveblev — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:52:19 +0000

nice to see Andrew Bird mentioned…and “planet of ice”…the new Dino Jr. album was good too….alot of good bands reunited last year. I have listened to “under the boards” by Saves The Day since I bought it, I liked the previous one better, but nothing will compare to their “through being cool” album.

By: Avery

Avery — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:14:38 +0000

Nice list. It’s missing Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga but otherwise solid.

By: hawgdriver

hawgdriver — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:42:54 +0000

2007 was by all accounts a Sexsonsque year for me musically. Neon Bible sounded too precious, Sky Blue Sky too uninspired, WWD… …catchy but somehow flat. Wincing the Night Away was a huge drop off for me. …and you will know us by the trail of dead’s release was abysmal. Nothing stood out, everything disappointed. In August I got into Minus the Bear…in an over the top way, really, as hungry as I was for something good. But when I went to the concert I was disillusioned and unable to listen to them the same way. I mean, the keyboardist wasn’t even playing the instrument, and the mindless pothead throng didn’t notice. It was obvious to me that Matt Bayles is to them as Brock is to MM, but he’s mailing in live performances. It was disgraceful, and I felt shammed.

The only album I can include is by Small Leaks Sink Ships “Until the World is Happy…” but I think it’s actually a 2006 release. give “Sick on Substance” a listen on //smallleakssinkships.com/ it’s ok.

Past two years the best thing I’ve come across is Wolfparade’s lone album. But happy day! as I have some more leads from everyone here.

By: andy w

andy w — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:44:48 +0000

A few things I enjoyed from the past year, I think at least a couple have been mentioned earlier in the comments:

1. Efterklang – Under Giant Trees
2. Adjagas – Adjagas
3. Super Furry Animals – Hey Venus!
4. Low – Drums and Guns
5. Tunng – Good Arrows
6. Sigur Ros – Hvarf/Heim
7. Andrew Bird – Armchair Aprocrypha
8. Bill Callahan – Woke on a Whaleheart
9. Efterklang – Parades
10. Euros Childs – Bore Da

As for next year, I’m eagerly awaiting the new Mogwai album…

By: beef

beef — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:57:34 +0000

Of Montreal put out my top album of the year. I thought it would get more love here, maybe the carnival atmosphere squares some off.

i agree on that one. i had no idea who they were before this album. i went and checked their back catalog and was overjoyed. quickly bought all of their albums. i know it’s a big leap/comparison but their musical progression and multi layered fantasies give me a lot of beatlesque fantasies.

i listened to this album so much, i forgot it was released in 2007.

the only problem with them is the couple times i’ve seen them live it’s hard to translate the album experience into a live show at times.

wheee. i obviously have a lot more to contribute music wise than mariner wise.

By: Mike G.

Mike G. — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:08:55 +0000

Dinosaur Jr. – “Beyond”
Blitzen Trapper – “Wild Mountain Nation”
Ted Leo/Pharmacists – “Living With The Living”
Modest Mouse – “WWDBTSES”
Of Montreal – “Hissing Fauna, Are you The Destroyer?”

Of Montreal put out my top album of the year. I thought it would get more love here, maybe the carnival atmosphere squares some off.

And for those of you who want Modest Mouse to keep making LCW, get over it. If they stayed frozen in 1997 we would have missed out on The Moon And Antarctica.