Year End List 2007

The best releases of the year basically. I wanted to limit it to a top 10 but 2007 has been such a great year for music that my list sort of spilled over the limit. Enough chit chat though, cue the list:

10 The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible












9 Black Kids - Wizard of Ahhhs













8 Glass Candy - Beatbox













7 Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover













6 Burial - Untrue












5 The National - Boxer












4 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam














3 LCD Soundsystem - Sounds of Silver













2 Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings














1 Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse














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Honorable Mention List

Handsome Furs - Plague Park
Lil' Wayne - Da Drought 3
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
CPC Gangbangs - Mutilation Nation
The Teenagers - Demos EP
Oh No - Dr. No's Oxperiment
Crystal Castles - Sampler EP

December Mixtape

We're back after a loooooong hiatus.
Sorry about that dear readers.
But I have a gift for you - so let's not fight...

It's a mixtape of all my favorite montreal bands - some you may know and others you just won't. Download it and enjoy.

Tracklist:

1 Piano - Donkey Heart
2 Fast Runner - Dorian Hatchet
3 Under The Underground Water - Telefauna
4 "1,2,3,4,5" - The Diskettes
5 Last Ride - Boo Hoo
6 New England - Code Pie
7 Esa-2000 - Heroes & Villains
8 Maybe Lately - Miracle Fortress
9 Going Places - Montag
10 The Truth About Cats And Dogs - Pony Up
11 Une Comptine Pour... - ...You Ghost!
12 Blame Me - Cold City Girls
13 Serious Chords - Think About Life
14 (babies got the) rabies - Duchess Says
15 Close to Ju - Lil' Pip
16 Three Colours - Sunset Rubdown
17 Again and Again - Dishwasher
18 You Are Never Alone - Socalled
19 Snakes on the Ladder - Handsome Furs
20 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Tenessee - John & Li'l Andy

Download link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/uwi5ik

Check back soon for more snobbyness including our year end list for 2007.

New Music: Radiohead - In Rainbows

Yep, everyone already knows the det

Osheaga Saturday Recap

Just a quick check in kids. The Veils rocked - as expected. I wish they played a longer set though, they only managed to squeeze in 5 or so songs. Even at that they were my favorite band of the day.

Meanwhile, what I saw of the Vice showcase was great; namely Fucked Up and CPC Gangbangs. They really provided a nice contrast to the slower, folkier stuff. Also, they both get points for running/jumping into the crowd and getting the indie kids moshing.

Also scoring high points were Stars and Explosions in the Sky. I'd never seen either of them live before and I didn't know what to expect. Thankfully their stage presence was fantastic and they really delivered.

And yes, I checked out a tiny bit of the Smashing Pumpkins, but truth be told they just aren't my thing. Thankfully the throngs of people there to see them seemed to dig 'em just fine.

Make sure to get there early tomorrow to catch Voxtrot get things started!

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Under Review: The Tough Alliance - New Chance

I was looking for some new autumn music. Personally I like fun poppy upbeat stuff sorta in the vein of the happier Jens Lekman tracks. If that's your thing too then check out fellow Swedish musicians The Tough Alliance. Their new New Chance LP is like all the best parts of Peter, Bjorn & John without all the hype. Don't get thrown off by the Arabic chanting at the start of the lead track, it opens up quite quickly into a catchy electropop rhythm that you just wanna play for all your friends. Or at least swing your hips around on those metro rides to school.

MP3: The Tough Alliance - Silly Crimes

RILY: Jens Lekman, Air France, Peter Bjorn & John