Sunday, December 30, 2007

Top Tunes of 2007

These are my top 20 tunes of 2007. This does not mean they were released in 2007, just my favorite songs of 2007. Each month I put together my top picks for the month. These 20 came out of that list of 142 songs.

20. Fergie - Glamorous (Dutchess [2006])
19. Sufjan Stevens - Casimire Pulaski Day (Illinoise [2005])
18. Malcolm Middleton - Fight Like the Night (A Brighter Beat [2007])
17. The Pearlfishers - Up With the Larks (Up With the Larks [2007])
16. Alison Krauss - Forget About It (Forget About It [1999])
15. Kalli - It's Over (While the City Sleeps [2007])
14. Acid House Kings - That's Because You Drive Me (Sing Along With Acid House Kings [2005])
13. Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Graduation [2007])
12. Lucky Soul - Add Your Light To Mine (The Great Unwanted [2007])
11. Atomic Kitten - Be With You ([2003])
10. White Shoes & the Couples Company - Nothing to Fear ([2007])
9. White Shoes & the Couples Company - Runaway Song ([2007])
8. Jon Redfern - Give Away Your Heart Pt. 2 (May Be Sometime [2007])
7. Foo Fighters - Times Like These (One By One [2002])
6. The Noises 10 - Elephant in the Room (Elephant in the Room [2005])
5. Monster in the Machine - Savior (Butterfly Pinned [2007])
4. Spoon - Me and the Bean (Girls Can Tell [2001])
3. Josh Rouse - Snowy (Country Mouse, City House [2007])
2. Suzanne Vega - Ludlow Street (Beauty & Crime [2007])
1. Pete Yorn - On Your Side (Musicforthemorningafter [2001])

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Best of December 07 (I)

Stacey Kent - The Ice Hotel (Breakfast on the Morning Tram [2007])
allmusic, band homepage, myspace

This is a fun light song, on a solid album. It's good pop jazz.




1,000 Clowns - Greatest Rapper (Freelance Bubblehead [1998])
allmusic

I missed this song when it came around 10 years ago. It's a fun song on a fun album.





The Channels - Masa Lalu (Channel [2007])

I can find nothing anywhere about these guys. I'm not even sure what language they are singing. But their album has a good rock/pop sound and I really like the sound of this song. I of course have no idea what the song is about, but that's not always so important. It's a good pop song and I like it.


Daniel Cirera - Motherf*cker-Fake Vegetarian Ex-Girlfriend (Honestly; I Love You *Cough* [2006])
band homepage, myspace

I like this song even though I feel a bit too old to say so. This album is very odd. It is very folksy, but all the songs are a bit juvenile and fun. The guy is a good songwriter. All the songs have good hooks and his lyrics are fun and playful.