I can't get any love up in here for Grinderman?
You want some Grinderman love? I'll give you some Grinderman love.
"Love Bomb" was one of my favorite songs all year.
I was more invested in scouring the past for unknown music (unknown to me, anyway - how'd I miss out on the first Modern Lovers record? For shame, me!), so a lot of the new releases this year passed me by.
Radiohead's
In Rainbows has to be a highlight for me, as it's the first Radiohead record that I've enjoyed the whole way through.
I also really liked Andrew Bird's
Armchair Apocrypha, even if all the songs were a little same-y. The Tough & Lovely's
Teardrops was solid.
From what I've heard of Jay Reatard, I think I'd like
Blood Visions a whole lot, haven't gotten around to picking it up yet, though.
A lot of good comps and reissues this year, though - Jazzman Records'
Florida Funk and Numero Group's
Home Schooled: The ABCs of Kid Soul being my two favorites comp-wise, even though that wacko
Latinamericarpet is really growing on me.
As for reissues, I like that Fire Engines
Hungry Beat record, as well as the soundtracks to
El Topo and
The Holy Mountain included in the Jodorowsky DVD set.
And of course,
The Art of the Slap has to be in my top three - and that doesn't even mean it's number three!
Impersonal was a killer comedy record.
Werewolves and Lollipops - sterling. 2007 = the comedy album makes a comeback.
I like the old stuff I found out about this year as much as any new stuff -
The Modern Lovers,
Thank Christ For the Bomb,
I Am the Cosmos, Reigning Sound, The Mice,
Tetes Lourdes,
Searchin' For Shakes, Von Lmo, Any Trouble - and a lot of it is thanks to you guys, Tom and the Best Show, which I also "discovered" this year. 2007 was great for me, and a lot of it was due to the Best Show and all of you here at the message board, so thanks everybody!
Onward and upward, to 2008 - they'll get theirs and we'll get ours!
