yearlist 2007

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Yearlist


Band Of Horses – Cease to Begin
Less than their first? Not in my book. Pointy poprock that grows and grows. And the single of the year: is there a ghost? Two lines of lyrics, No Chorus, minimum chords, yet goosebumps.

Holy F*ck – LP
(their name is spelled with a u is stead of a the *, though.)
Canadians that really rock my house. Analogue dancemusic. I hate dance. I hate instrumental music. But this is the best dancealbum ever. Real drums, real bass, rock, yet dancemusic. INCREDIBLE.

Neil Young –Chrome Dreams II
Those two long pieces around 15 minutes alone are an album I would put on this list.

Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
http://flyingclubcup.com

Watch the videos and you’ll know I’m right. Very special.

White Stripes - Icky Thumb
Lindsey’s next producer MUST be here.

Steve Earle – Washington Square Serenade
Glorious album of a weird man. His sixth wife must do him good.

Monster Magnet – 4 Way Diablo
I never expected this band to make such a great raw-edge garagerockalbum. Normally they die by pose. This is the real work.

Show People - Show People
You can buy it at CD baby. No recordlabel, a fantasic, fantasic album full of indie-boy-girl- popduets with a twang every now and then. Bill Janovitz and Chris Toppin sign for this album, selfreleased. Go get it.

Buffalo Tom - Three Easy Pieces
A comeback-album that just matches their best work in the nineties. Superband. That voice kills me.


Robert Plant/ Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
Because this is such an authentic, honest album full of dark but hopeful songs. I LOVE this twist in the work of both artists. And producer T-Bone Burnette really is God on this one.

Golden Smog - Blood on the Slacks
Seventiespoprock like you haven't heard for over thirty years. Perfection. 8 tracks, vinyllength. I miss that today, so that's extra quality.

Phonograph - Phonograph.
Irresistable American Poprocksongs.

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