Posts Tagged ‘albums of the year’
Top 10 Albums of 2007: #3 Jonquil – Lions
Posted in Modern Classics, Recommended Listening, tagged albums of the year, best albums of 2007, hugo manuel, jonquil, lions, top 10 albums of 2007, try harder records on December 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Quite surprisingly, Jonquil still remain a well-kept secret several months after their breathtakingly cohesive second album ‘Lions’ was discreetly released on Try Harder records. (more…)
Top 10 Albums of 2007: #4 Deerhunter – Fluorescent Grey / Cryptograms
Posted in Recommended Listening, tagged albums of the year, best albums of 2007, bradford cox, cryptograms, deerhunter, Fluorescent Grey, top 10 albums of the year on December 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Listen to the studio version:
‘Cryptograms’ seemed to split a lot of people right down the middle and, funnily enough, it is a record of vastly different sides (more…)
Top 10 Albums of 2007: #6 Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam
Posted in Modern Classics, tagged , albums of the year, animal collective, best of 2007, strawberry jam, top 10 albums on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With lyrics that are easier to discern and a sound that’s less crowded, their eighth full-length release is easily the group’s most accessible album and takes great strides towards reaching a much wider audience. This is not to suggest that the Baltimore natives have relinquished their experimental ways, as their brand of swirling electronica makes traditional instrumentation seem like a thing of the past. Crucially, however, the way Avey Tare’s catchy melodies disguise arrangements both complex and unconventional only underlines Animal Collective’s stature as psych-pop innovators. (more…)
Top 10 Albums of the 2007: #7 Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha
Posted in Recommended Listening, tagged albums of the year, Andrew Bird, Armchair Apocrypha, best of 2007 on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While ‘The Mysterious Production of Eggs‘ was always going to be a tough act to follow, I’m surprised ‘Armchair Apocrypha’ hasn’t made it on to more best-of-year lists. Densely layered, beautifully written and charmingly neurotic, I can’t imagine how anyone could fail to be disarmed by Andrew Bird’s showcase of weaving idiosyncracies. (more…)
Top 10 Albums of 2007: #10 Gravenhurst – The Western Lands
Posted in Recommended Listening, tagged albums of the year, best albums of 2007, best of 2007, gravenhurst, the western lands, top 10 albums of 2007, warp on December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Describing a band’s music in terms of other acts has always been something that bothers me. But Gravenhurt’s ‘The Western Lands’ is something not of its own. It walks a quaint and peculiar path that meanders from The Smiths to My Bloody Valentine and in doing so, leads you to an unexpected conclusion: that music like this hasn’t been made for quite a long time. (more…)
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