12/20/2007
Top 10 Albums of 2007: No. 1, LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Kudos to LCD Soundsystem for doing their musical homework! Oh my God, this record, Sound of Silver is awesome. When it first came out, I heard a song on the radio and I swore it was a unreleased B-side from Talking Heads Fear of Music. How pl ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 12/20/2007 3:35 PM EST in Electronic, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No. 2, Liars - Liars
The only consistent thing in The Liars' discography is change. The band has mutated it's sound with every new album since their 2001 post-punk revival debut, They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top. Three years later, they hopp ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/20/2007 12:41 PM EST in Experimental, Neo-Psychedelic, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
12/19/2007
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No. 3, Justice †
I'm not a huge dance music aficionado, but when I heard Justice's single, the crowd-empowering "We Are Your Friends" last year at a Philly club, I knew some exciting new music was on the horizon and that popular music is going to start changing- ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/19/2007 6:10 PM EST in Electronic, Disco, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No. 4, The National - Boxer
I don't like top 10 lists at all, they are terribly arbitrary and completely subjective. Regardless, I'm doing my best to be a team player here at the Walrus, and in doing so, I've volunteered to comment on The National's album Boxer. Through ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 12/19/2007 3:20 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No. 5, Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
When I caught Dan Deacon's show at the Starlight Ballroom in Philly, the whole place pulsated with joy and excitement. See, Dan didn't just perform he conducted. Fans of the future-shock electro-pop wizard joined him on stage as he proceeded to ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/19/2007 3:06 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
12/18/2007
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No.6, Jens Lekman- Night Falls Over Kortedala
Night Falls Over Kortedala is an album about love. It is Jens Lekman's most upbeat release to date full of Motown Oooh's, humble finger-snaps, and a spirited horn section. Jens proves himself as a truthful gentleman with songs like, "I'm Leaving ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 12/18/2007 3:48 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
Top 10 Albums of 2007: No. 7, Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
I am definitely trying to embrace diversity more in my life and after one listen to Iron and Wine's The Shepherd's Dog, it is obvious that songwriter Sam Beam is doing the same with his music. His previous efforts have been soft acoustic albums ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/18/2007 1:06 PM EST in Folk, Indie-Rock, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
12/17/2007
Top 10 Albums of 2007: No. 8, Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Panda Bear's Person Pitch could easily be compared to a somewhat rocky, but ultimately strong long-term romantic relationship. The album, like any truly loving relationship, has it's fair share of peaks and valleys. The self-proclaimed panda ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/17/2007 5:43 PM EST in Experimental, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
Top 10 Albums of 2007: No. 9, Caribou - Andorra
Once known as Manitoba, Caribou aka Dan Snaith, has been making experimental pop music for years now. His past albums, 2 as Manitoba and 1 other as Caribou, have been a smorgasbord of electronics, 60's psychedelia and shoegaze. However, it's thi ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/17/2007 4:21 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Neo-Psychedelic, Top 10 Albums Of 2007 | Permalink
Top 10 Albums Of 2007: No.10, Devendra Banhart- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Well, it's that time of year again when music blogs and music critics role out their top albums of 2007. Since we are a new blog, we thought we would stay humble and keep it simple. We have produced a collaborative and comprehensive "top 10 albu ...
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