I'll never forget my introduction to Tilly & the Wall, and I'm willing to bet whoever was with me that night won't be able to either. Few bands exist that have the talent of removing bodily inhibitions quite like them. I became the guy standing too close to you, dancing in a way that can only be compared to the way Pheobe runs. Without further ado, I present my first obsession of 2008: Beat Control.
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
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Alright, I know I just posted, but I can't help myself, because I am obsessed with Bon Iver (pronounced bonn eevair, french for "good winter"). Guy's name is Justin Vernon, and, like Sam Beam, he self-recorded and produced his album For Emma, Forever Ago. Frustrated with his career and thinking of giving up professional music altogether, he holed up by himself in his dad's hunting cabin in Wisconsin, snowed in for four months, just to figure out his life. Evidently he brought along a few instruments, because the music he made up there is amazing. His voice is often compared to Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, but his sound is much more like Iron & Wine. His vocals are reverbed, layered, and include lots of falsetto, and the acoustic accompaniment is simple, but includes plenty of random noise to keep things a little ghostly. Anyways, he's picked up a ton of momentum due to blog buzz, an 8.1 pitchfork revew, and he's listed in Paste Magazine's 4 to Watch for March. He's touring right now (played the Grog Shop in Cleveland March 6th, so Drew and John J you missed your chance) and I'm gonna obviously miss his Seattle show, but yeah, if there is anyone else out there reading this, you should go see him. Okay, that's it.
Dan's Best of 2007
I was having a hard time coming up with lists long enough so I reduced the numbers to 5 & 10 (+HMs). Playlist included as well....
Top 5 Albums of 2007
HM "Raising Sand" Robert Plant & Alison Kraus
HM "The Mating Game" - Bitter:sweet
5. "Wincing the Night Away" - The Shins
4. "Too Young to Fight It" - Young Love
3. "The Reminder" - Feist
2. "Armchair Apocrypla" - Andrew Bird
1. "Life in Cartoon Motion" - Mika
Top 10 Songs of 2007
HM "All Will be Well" - Gabe Dixon Band
HM "Click, Click, Click, Click" - Bishop Allen
10. "Hey there Delilah" - Plain White T's
9. "Silver Lining" - Rilo Kiley
8. "Dark Matter" - Andrew Bird
7. "Beautiful Girls" - Sean Kingston
6. "Two" - Ryan Adams
5. "1234" - Feist
4. "Candyman" - Christina Aguilera
3. "I go to sleep" - Sia
2. "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
1. "Grace Kelly" - Mika
Mischief's Best of 2007
Alright, due to my being a compulsive lister, listener of new music, and spreader of my opinions this is my first blog post for Drew, Dan, and the Johns. The Best CDs and songs of 2007. I had a hard time making it only 20 songs-- I could definitely do 40, but I am limiting myself, because who wants to read a list over 20? By the way, playlist below has the full list (minus one that I couldn't find, and one accidental live version). Ok, without further ado:
Top 10 CDs of 2007:
10) The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
9) The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
8) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
7) Battles - Mirrored
6) Radiohead - In Rainbows
5) Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
4) Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
3) The White Stripes - Icky Thump
2) Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
1) Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Top 20ish Songs of 2007:
HM) Make It Wit Chu by Queens of the Stone Age from Era Vulgaris
HM) Bodysnatchers by Radiohead from In Rainbows
20) Antichrist Television Blues by The Arcade Fire from Neon Bible
19) You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb by Spoon from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
18) Detlef Schrempf by Band of Horses from Cease to Begin
17) Two by Ryan Adams from Easy Tiger
16) Ddiamondd by Battles from Mirrored
15) Pretty Girl from Chile by The Avett Brothers from Emotionalism
14) Halloweenhead by Ryan Adams from Easy Tiger
13) Boy with a Coin by Iron & Wine from The Shepherd's Dog
12) Electric Feel by MGMT from Oracular Spectacular
11) Rag and Bone by The White Stripes from Icky Thump
10) Our Live is Not a Movie or Maybe by Okkervil River from The Stage Names
9) Spitting Venom by Modest Mouse from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
8) Little Weapon by Lupe Fiasco from Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
7) We've Got Everything by Modest Mouse from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
6) White Tooth Man by Iron & Wine from The Shepherd's Dog
5) The Moneymaker by Rilo Kiley from Under the Blacklight
4) D.A.N.C.E. by Justice from Cross
3) Time to Pretend by MGMT from Oracular Spectacular
2) All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem from Sound of Silver
1) Stronger by Kanye West from Graduation
