The Top 20 Albums I’m Surprised Made None of the Best-Albums-of-2007 Lists We’ll Run in the Dec. 21 Issue of City Paper
5th Gear, Brad Paisley (Arista)
Aman Iman: Water Is Life, Tinariwen (
Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
Autumn of the Seraphs, Pinback (Touch and Go)
Crunk Hits, Vol. 4, Various Artists (TVT)
Curtis, 50 Cent (Aftermath)
Double Up, R. Kelly (Jive)
Drums and Guns, Low (Sub Pop)
Everybody, the Sea and Cake (Thrill Jockey)
Good Bad Not Evil, Black Lips (Vice)
It’s a Bit Complicated, Art Brut (Downtown)
Mapmaker, Parts and Labor (Jagjaguwar)
Myths of the Near Future, Klaxons (Geffen/Polydor)
New Wave, Against Me! (Sire)
Playtime Is Over, Wiley (Ninja Tune)
Sirens of the Ditch, Jason Isbell (New West)
The Stage Names,
Tones of Town, Field Music (Memphis Industries)
Two Sevens Clash: The 30th Anniversary Edition, Culture (Shanachie)
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, Modest Mouse (Epic)
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December 17th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Does that include your list?
December 17th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I, uh, didn’t do one up. But a few of these would’ve made it if I had (”Mapmaker” and “5th Gear,” definitely; probably Tinariwen and Field Music)
December 17th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
That Black Lips record has about three good songs (”Veni, Vidi, Vici,” for starters) — and a bunch of stuff that I’d rather hear The Oblivians do.
December 18th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Maybe you need more contributors (but since your publisher wants to keep expenses down that may not happen). Also, The Art Brut cd has been panned alot, 50 has only gotten love for the single, and Sea & Cake have been cranking out the same ‘ol thing over and over it seems. I liked Tinariwen live more than on disc.
December 18th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
I agree with you on the Tinariwen. Their show was amazing.
December 18th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
No Andrew Bird? Shit, I’d have picked that one.