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| From | "Matt Whitby" <matt.whitby@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Top 20 of 2007 |
| Date | Wed, 2 Jan 2008 09:53:22 +0000 |
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The Ditchflowers album was back in 2006 wasn't it?
Anyhow - here's my final list. Looking forward to seeing the final
results. Happy 2008 all.
Top 20 Albums of 2007.
1/ Automat - Self-titled
Jeez. This is one album that was always just on the verge of being
released and I simply COULD NOT WAIT. This is an absolutely stunning
album and I urge everyone to buy a copy. Hooks galore and it's the
album that i've listen to more than everything else put together.
2/ Scouting for girls - Self-titled
Appearing quite late in the year it was soon vying for the number one
spot. Really bouncy, happy music with funny, clever lyrics. With the
bonus "secret" track of 'Strachan' quite the biggest ear-worm of the
year.
3/ John Hoskinson - Pancho Fantastico
Way, way up there on my most listened to albums of 2007.
4/ B.C.Camplight - Blink of a Nihilist
Thanks to Marc for this one. A real, real grower and i'll be playing
the hell out of in 2008 too.
5/ The Nines - Gran Jukle's Field
The Nines and Jackdaw4 arrived from NotLame on the same day and
they've been alternating position-wise since I started typing the
list, but I think they just pip Jawdaw4 (but ask me again tomorrow).
6/ Jackdaw4 - Bipolar Diversions
If there was an award for the best album title...
7/ The Hoosiers
Very good live. Lead man seems to be quite quirky and mmanic and I like that.
8/ The Fields - Tones of the town
To my ears it shares some of the same sensiblities as another great
album from 2006, "Trial of the occupanther" by Midlake. It smacks of
having being written in the middle of a dark, dark forest under the
watchful eye of maleaovant spirits. Every thrash of the guitar sending
a thousand hell-black crows flying into the sky.
9/ Ken Sharp - Sonic crayons
Chock-full of great melodies. Am now working my way through an older album.
10/ Jason Falkner - I'm OK... You're OK
It's been such a long, long wait that my expectation level was set
very high. Initially apart from a few tracks I wasn't as excited as
i'd hoped I would have been. There were certainly flashes of the old
Jason Falkner in there alongside songs which bear influences of
artists he's worked with, for example "Hurricane" which tastes of Air.
After i'd calmed down and listened to it with a slightly less
judgemental head it began to grow on me. Frankly for the tracks "Say
it's true" and "I don't mind" it'd be worth the cost of the album
alone.
11/ Field Music - Tones of town
Lovely, lovely. Listened to "Kingston" a great deal.
12/ Paul McCartney - Memory almost full
13/ Nick Drake - Family Tree
Milking the cash cow? Perhaps, perhaps, but - still an interesting
listen. Odd to hear Drake's speaking voice and nice to see 'Blossom'
on a properly sanctioned album.
14/ Elliott Smith - New Moon
As with the Drake album, I hope they don't tamper with a legacy by
putting out ever older and worse off-cuts.
15/ Fionn Regan
Nice bit of folk.
16/ Rooney - Calling the world
Not as good as it might have been, but still very enjoyable.
17/ Tammany Hall Machine - Amateur Saw
18/ Wilco - Sky blue sky
19/ Maple Mars - Beautiful Mess
20/ The High Llamas - Can Cladders
Disappointment of 2007
Rilo Kiley's "Under the blacklight". I know a lot of people liked it,
but it just didn't do anything for me.
"Cheapest" album of 2007
Radiohead
Albums released before 2007 which have only just reached my ears:
2005: The f**king excellent Bryan Scary and "The shredding tears".
Stuff:
Spoon's "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" would have been a contender but the album
never arrived.
Hopes for 2008?
New albums from Ben Folds, Ed Harcourt and Bleu would be nice. (oh,
and Jellyfish - what do you mean it'll never happen?)
On 18/12/2007, Daryll Collins <daryll@daryllcollins.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Here's my Top 20 for 2007 without commentary. I'm one of those
> members that kind of hang out on the sidelines.
> I do enjoy the lively discussions, but mostly the invaluable info on
> new releases and under the radar/ forgotten talents.
> Maybe I'll become more active on the forum in 2008.
>
> Anyway, my top pick was released in 2006 but I didn't catch wind of
> it until '07,
> A few fall into the melodic hard rock
> category as well.
>
> Here we go...
>
> 1) LEWIS TAYLOR - The Lost Album
>
> 2) BUVA - All This Humming
>
> 3) EVERYBODY ELSE - s/t
>
> 4) FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE- Traffic & Weather
>
> 5) THE RED BUTTON - She's About To Cross My Mind
>
> 6) THE NINES - Gran Juckle's Field
>
> 7) JACKDAW4 - Bipolar Diversions
>
> 8) ROONEY - Calling The World
>
> 9) LIFEHOUSE - Who We Are
>
> 10) HAREM SCAREM - Human Nature
>
> 11) JOHN HOSKINSON - Pancho Fantastico
>
> 12) POPIUM - The Miniature Mile
>
> 13) SONDRE LERCHE - Phantom Punch
>
> 14) AMERICA - Here & Now
>
> 15) PAUL MCCARTNEY - Memory Almost Full
>
> 16) SWAN DIVE - Until
>
> 17) SILVERCHAIR - Young Modern
>
> 18) HANSON - The Walk
>
> 19) MINUS THE BEAR - Planet Of Ice
>
> 20) THE DITCHFLOWERS - Carried Away
>
> Daryll
>
>
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