year end lists

Year’s Favorite Tracks

10. The Cinematic Orchestra – To Build A Home
09. UGK – Int’l Player’s Anthem
08. Beirut – Elephant Gun
07. The Field – Silent
06. Bon Iver – Skinny Love
05. Justice – D.A.N.C.E.
04. Of Montreal – The Past Is A Grotesque Animal
03. M.I.A. – Paper Planes
01. (tie) LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
01. (tie) LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great

Year’s Favorite Albums

10. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever
09. Handsome Furs – Plague Park
08. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
07. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
06. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
05. Okkervil River – The Stage Names
04. M.I.A. – Kala
03. LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
02. The National – Boxer
01. Radiohead – In Rainbows

my year in cities 2007

like many other things here, the idea for this came from fellow wake alum zach klein. here’s where i’ve been in order of appearence:

miami, fl
ft. lauderdale, fl*
raleigh, nc
winston-salem, nc*
columbia, sc
west palm beach, fl
freeport, bahamas
grand cayman, cayman islands
costa maya, mexico
camden, sc*
myrtle beach, sc
providence, ri*
washington, dc*
charlotte, nc*
baltimore, md
boston, ma
warwick, ri*
hoboken, nj
new york, ny
atlanta, ga
oxford, ms

music related…

- top ten incredible recordings… not sure if moreschi or the sounds of hell is creepier.

- the gummy awards ‘07… the one best albums of the year list i agree with the most.

- you have a bad taste in music… that’s all.

that’s more like it

new boss, new direction: tottenham 2 – 0 hapoel tel aviv

on the soccer note… the association of football statisticians’ list of the 100 greatest footballer ever.

if you know football, you should be shocked, disgusted, and/or enraged. then again, these are statisticians, and there’s plenty that can’t be quantified in the beautiful game.

scatterbrained thoughts

- If you have not seen Sigur Rós in concert , watching this is an imperative

- One of my professor freelances on the side, here’s his product: Congressionalbadboys.com

- From that site: “CREW’s annual most corrupt members of Congress” list

-Weslyan’s Rap Anthem: New Teen Force – “Party On Fountain”

- Congrats to David at Culture of Soccer for getting an article published by Christian Science Monitor

- My new favorite awful video

- Ronaldinho moving to Chelsea?

– [even better] Jose Mourinho to come to Tottenham?

Looking at my top 50

From my Last.fm account…

Bands I’ve Seen Live:

1. Radiohead*
2. The National
3. Interpol
4. Bloc Party*
5. Sufjan Stevens
8. Sigur Ros
9. Pearl Jam
11. The Strokes
13. Oasis
14. The Shins
15. Coldplay*
19. Arcade Fire
20. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
22. The Stills
23. The Futureheads
24. Weezer
27. Band Of Horses
31. French Kicks*
43. Ben Folds Five*
45. The Envy Corps

Bands that have split up/deceased/no longer tour:

7. Elliott Smith
35. Neutral Milk Hotel
43. Led Zeppelin

Bands I will be seeing in the next two months:

2. The National*
6. Editors
17. Wolf Parade
27. Band Of Horses
45. The Cure

(* denoting multiple times)

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Midyear Shortlists

It’s half way through the year, so here’s my thoughts on the best of what has been 2007:

Best Singles

LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
Maxïmo Park – Our Velocity
The Field – Silent

Best Albums

The National – Boxer
Handsome Furs – Plague Park
LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver

Most Disappointing Album

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Some Loud Thunder
Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City
Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

Best New Artist/Group

Handsome Furs
Klaxons
Justice

Best Concert

The National at the 9:30 Club (6/20/07)

Best Movie

Ratatouille
Knocked Up