Here's our favourite records of 2007. Compiled after many late night fist fights and shouting matches.
Check out these bands - we guarantee you'll love each and every one of them.
# ONE
They’re arty, they rock - they have to be our band of the year, hand’s down. Buy this ep on Itunes, listen
to it constantly, find yourself wishing that all other bands were this good.
Check out White Denim on Myspace
# TWO
Kick ass, witty and long over due debut from 2007 Artrocker Tourists…
Listen to the demo version of ‘A Popular Music Composition’ on artrocker.com
# THREE
This album proves that the White Stripes no longer have the monopoly on jaunty blues-rock. Step aside Jack, there are some new kids in town…
Check out Cold War Kids on Myspace
# FOUR
Shy Child stuck two fingers in the face of formulaic nu-rave with this edgy effort. It almost makes you want to pick up the Keytar…
Check out Shy Child on Myspace
# FIVE
Beneath their penchant for massive album titles lies an uncanny ability to continually produce well-crafted songs…
Check out Modest Mouse on Myspace
# SIX
Glorious ramshackle country wonderfulness. An album that’s indie but not schmindie and ‘alt’ without being ‘crap’…
Check out Blitzen Trapper on Myspace
# SEVEN
The sound of a band with firecrackers in their pants, sticking the V’s up to trendiness…
Check out Shit Disco on Myspace
# EIGHT
They’ve gone awol, but the Roars kicked off 2007 in fine
fashion with the release of this pop punk classic. More hooks
than a fisherman’s hat, or that bloke out of Hell Raiser’s face or Steve O’s penis etc etc
…
Listen to ‘Kiss It’ on artrocker.com
Check out Mighty Roars on Myspace
# NINE
SFA are surf monsters from Planet Genius, and this album was up there with their best work.
…
Read parts 1 and parts 2 of our Gruff Rhys interview
Check out SFA on Myspace
# TEN
Blast of pumped up pop that reminds of early Police. Manages to be perfectly summery without being twee.
…
Check out Vampire Weekend on Myspace
# ELEVEN
Three welsh bandits combine sweet country-life viola with jangly 50s garage guitar - irresistible stuff.
Check out Threatmantics on Myspace
# TWELVE
The most hedonistic, distorted, evil pop song of all time: it makes you want to ride a motorcycle naked at top speed.
Check out Swankers on Myspace
# THIRTEEN
Blood Red Shoes finally came real good with
this very Kaito-esque cracker.
Check out Blood Red Shoes on Myspace
# FOURTEEN
The sound of the Devil Dogs gatecrashing a party at Johnny Thunder’s place. Punk rock party album of the year
Check out Stalkers on Myspace
# FIFTEEN
Much as I’m intensely hating new-rave indie-disco, I love this track
which succeeds in sounding like ‘like everything and nothing’. Equal
parts guilty pleasure and simple magnificence. Just as long as they
don’t become another darkness.
Check out Late of the Pier on Myspace
# SIXTEEN
The soundtrack to a Factory Records funded remake of the Italian Job, with Ian Curtis, Pete Shelley and Julian Cassablancas chasing each other round the centre of Manchester in minis.
Read our Cut off your hands profile
Check out Cut off your hands on Myspace
# SEVENTEEN
Down tempo yet pumping synthi-bliss track that recalls Boytronic’s
‘Bryllyant’ with a hilarious euro-vocoder tribute to Grandmaster Flash.
Better than drugs.
Check out Datashat on Myspace
# EIGHTEEN
The Littlans (not to be confused with US pretenders The Little Ones) is Andrew Aveling’s project after Add N To X and The White Sport ( http://www.myspace.com/thewhitesportinnit, whose members sadly absconded to tighten up Babyshambles (though The White Sport were the better band imo). This 30-odd minute track was written for Hedi Slimane’s Dior Homme S/S’07 catwalk show. It’s by far their best and sadly unreleased so far.
But you can download the track here!
Check out Littl’ans on Myspace
# NINETEEN
Eighteen hit singles from a parallel universe – on this record, the indie legends from the underground finally had their day.
# TWENTY
Double A side of the year! Not really a return to form
for The Rocks, as they’ve never been off-form. Classic.
Check out The Rocks on Myspace
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Ah, it does take me a while sometimes..
... any that we missed that you'd recommend?
I'd be interested to hear if we missed out any real corkers. I bet we did...
Of course there was also
Of course there was also the bishops album - it got some horrible reviews but I think those writers probably look down on hooky music or something.
Yup
Bishops album is a fantastic record. Excellent live band too. Would be in my own personal top 20.
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