| Our 2007 Best of List + Canada’s & the East Coast’s Hottest bands | |
Ok so Chuck Teed robbed me of my planned annual hottest bands on the east coast post [thanks Chuck!!]. So I came up with this instead for an annual recap of the year.
Truth be told, Chuck actually CALLED ME - no emails or Facebook messages there - to apologize for “stealing” “my idea” [which I ripped off i (heart) music, which was inspired by a blog in the US and so on]. Point being, Chuck is a stand up guy.
I really don’t know that many people as nice as Chuck Teed. You can read the Hottest East Coast acts and events of 2007 as compiled by Chuck Teed over on Giraffecycle
And actually before jumping into my lists, if you need to see what you missed last year be sure to check out the always comprehensive Master List of Online “Best of 2007″ Music Lists from Largehearted Boy. Also check out
Hype Machine’s combined Bloggers’ ‘Best of 2007′ Music Lists - with MP3s.
Hottest East Coast Acts
1) Julie Doiron
2)Jenn Grant
3) Wintersleep
4) The Superfantastics - Just watch their video for Tonight, Tonite [which we have posted over here]
5) Tanya Davis - I have yet to hear a guest appearance of hers’ that didn’t work - she fits in effortlessly where ever she goes. While her own works own a piece of the east coast all their own.
6) Share
7) Dog Day
Added based on this translated review of Night Group alone:
If we did a study longitudinal of pop music taking as it shows those discs of debut that, by their urgency, their simplicity and its enthusiasm, managed to captivate to all a generation of listeners, the results would be the following ones: at the end of the 70 the Three Imaginary Boys de The Cure. At the end of the 80 the Surfer Rosa de Pixies. In the 90 the blue one of Weezer. In second half of the 00 we have several examples and I am not thinking about the Artic Monkeys, rather in The Spinto Band or, the case that occupies to us, the debut of Dog Day.
Rick White - Had a stellar year in his own right while much of the attention went to Ms. Doiron - in no disrespectful terms, easily a reflective moon to her bright sun. he worked on Woke Myself Up, joined Julie in a reunited Eric’s Trip, and oh yeah - had one of the best albums of the year you likely didn’t hear [Memoreaper].
9) VKNGS
10) Don Brownrigg - We should all expect many good things from this humble yet talented songwriter in the future and hold him to them.
Hottest Canadian Bands 2007 Edition
From there we’ll hit the hottest Canadian acts of the year.
Once again i (heart) music contacted folks across the country for their take on who the hottest + best/whatever bands going were. Matthew was kind enough to ask me to contribute this year. My list is below and i (heart) music has the complete list.
1) Julie Doiron
With her most recent Polaris nominated release, loss be damned, which dealt with personal relationships on a level most of our relationships never reach, Julie gave us a highlight of her career that shows no end in sight with multiple projects on the go.
2) Jenn Grant
Where Woke Myself Up, is a career defining work for Ms. Doiron, Ms Grant puts everyone on notice with a debut almost too good to be a still developing artist’s introduction to us all with her Orchestra for the Moon.
3) Wintersleep and Welcome to The Night Sky
Poppier? Sure. Going to introduce them to a wider audience and lure them to their live show? Definitely and that will only be a great thing for both the band and fans. This album breaks them.
4) Caribou
Caribou’s Dan Snaith recorded an album drawn from the world of electronica that’s more organic and simply better, than most of the albums full bands put out this year.
5) C’Mon
The type of rock these guys [and gal] have mastered is one akin to walking a mine field where any misstep could lead to disaster. After 25 years Ian Blurton and company release as album [C’mon’s best yet] that should embarrass most young rock bands today.
6) The Superfantastics
Too cute for words maybe. Sugery sweet pop music. You would need a heart of coal to not smile upon viewing their video for Tonight, Tonite – the song itself a mini- pop master piece.
7) Bella
With their latest release from Mint Records I have been tripping over this band everywhere I go. Thankfully their synth covered indie dance pop is more than worth having stuck in my head.
Dog Day
9) Dragonette
What’s more rock and roll [or perhaps dance floor fun] than being in a band with your husband and singing songs about adultery? Not much. Thankfully Dragonette’s Galore has all that and more.
10) Fiest
I tried to avoid her. But her/her music are everywhere. She’d had made my list based on shear popularity if it wasn’t for My Moon My Man likely being stuck in my head this time next year.
The Rest of the Best
Rounding out the mix of what I most enjoyed from last year: everything else
Julie Doiron and Caribou make this list as well but are noted above so….
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is EP
Mark Ronson - Version
White Stripes - Icky Thump + best live show of the year w/10th Anniversary performance
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Battles - Mirrored
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Holy Fuck - LP
Grinderman - self titled
Albums I need to reexamine most:
[Actually I would like to explore their all their releases]
- The National’s Boxer
- M.I.A. - have only heard parts of this once don’t know why I have never at least downloaded it to listen
Singles/Songs I listened To Plenty
Tim Armstrong - Into Action
!!!!!!!!!!!Zoobombs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me
Fiest - My Moon My Man
Be Bad - (I’ve Got No) Positive Vibrations
Black Mountain - Angels
Best band button I have from 2007:
fuck buttons
Year’s Biggest Waste of Talent:
Amy Crackhouse
Non 2007 releases that got plenty of attention in 2007
The Loon - Tapes ‘n Tapes
Your a Woman, I’m a Machine - Death From Above 1979
Maximum Black - Mooney Suzuki
Planets Conspire - Meligrove Band
Already cued up for next year’s list - Black Mountain and possibly Hayden’s new one too.
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