dnak
Here’s my end-of-the-year playlist of alt/indie tracks from 2007. As always, musical taste is a very subjective thing, and you may love my choices or hate it. But I got a kick out of putting this list together, and I hope some of you out there check it out and let me know what you think.
29. Nevermind the Phonecalls; Earlimart; Mentor Tormentor
28. Dashboard; Modest Mouse; We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
27. Is There a Ghost; Band of Horses; Cease to Begin
26. Coconut; The Sea and Cake; Everybody
25. The Chills; Peter Bjorn and John; Writer’s Block
24. Littleblood; Division Day, Beartrap Island
23. Knights; Minus the Bear; Planet of Ice
22. Mistaken for Strangers; The National; Boxer
21. Present of Future End; The Most Serene Republic, Population
20. Triggering Back; Benoît Pioulard; Precis
19. Same Old Drag; The Apples In Stereo; New Magnetic Wonder
18. 1234; Feist; The Reminder
17. Australia; The Shins; Wincing the Night Away
16. Lake Michigan; Rogue Wave; Asleep at Heaven’s Gate
15. Good to Sea; Pinback; Autumn of the Seraphs
14. Melody Day; Caribou; Andorra
13. Firecracker; Voxtrot; Voxtrot
12. Hang Me Up To Dry; Cold War Kids; Robbers and Cowards
11. 23; Blonde Redhead; 23
10. Up on Crutches; The Sea and Cake; Everybody
09. The Underdog; Spoon; Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
08. The Myriad Harbour; The New Pornographers; Challengers
07. Fake Empire; The National; Boxer
06. From Nothing to Nowhere; Pinback; Autumn of the Seraphs
05. Young Folks; Peter Bjorn and John; Writer’s Block
04. Nude; Radiohead; In Rainbows (downloads discontinued, available 2008)
03. Keep the Car Running; Arcade Fire; Neon Bible
02. Unless It’s Kicks; Okkervil River;The Stage Names
01. Take Me to the Riot; Stars; In Our Bedroom After the War
I’ve put the whole list in an iTunes iMix. I wish everybody a happy holiday season and a great new year of music in 2008!
-Dave
