So I downloaded two new albums today:
The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
and
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Neon Bible is incredible. It really is. It is awesome in the way that Picaresque was awesome upon first listen. 11 great songs, uplifting, sentimental, etc. Not as emotional and 80s themed as Funeral, but awesome in its own right.
Person Pitch is, as Pitchfork said, "pretty much the best thing in the world." As it stands, this is my favorite album of 2007, at the moment. And, good luck beating it. Actually, good luck writing a song half as good as "Bros," or half as beautiful as "Ponytail." And, check out this cover. Pet Sounds of the 21st century? Answer: a resounding "YES YES!"
Alright, so my list was a wee bit off. Come January 31, 2006, I probably was listening to that TV on the Radio album than anything else, so I dunno...but....forget 2006.
CUZ 2007 IS ALREADY WHIPPING ITS SORRY ASS.
Look what we've got:
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? - Their best album and it beats anything that came out last year.
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away - Not the masterpiece I was expecting, but still a collection of some great songs.
Menomena - Friend and Foe - Best artwork of the decade, says Pitchfork? I say, Best artwork ever. Also...I hope it gets really big so I can write a book called The Menomena Phenomenon.
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity - Alright, a little disappointing, but it is still one good spaz-prog-rock album.
Captain Shafts - Her Versus The Sad Cold Eventually - Not heard it yet, but Lou is pimping it like crazy, so it has got to be an awesome album.
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And that which hasn't been released:
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - What comes after a Funeral? And, more importantly...what comes after a 9.7 Pitchfork review?!?!? I trust Win knows what to do...judging by 'Black Mirror' and 'Intervention,' expect all sorts of reviewers saying stuff about how they 'avoided the sophomore slump' and whatnot.
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha - Seems harder and rougher than Mysterious Production of Eggs...probably a good thing...and a little "Bird" told me that this baby is up on Oink. ( ;
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky - Ties with the new Bon Jovi for "Most Alt. Country Title of the Year" award. However, unlike Bon Jovi's Lost Highways, this won't be the worst thing ever.
Sufjan - The Bird Album - Sufjan + Birds > Sufjan + Any State in America
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank - Hopefully this
title isn't a metaphor for how bad the album will be after "Float On"
was on Kidz Bop. And just in case it is, Johnny Marr is there to save
the day! I call them: Marrdest Mouse. Hehe.
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GET PUMPED!
