Best of 2007...Sorta

There's more I'd like to reminisce on from '07, but for now, here is my best of list and my buddy BK's list. He's constantly turning me on to new jams, best of which is Toro y Moi so he more than deserves the cred.

BK's Top Ten Albums:
Okkervil River-The Stage Names

Feist- The Reminder

Panda Bear- Person Pitch

Of Montreal- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer

Deerhunter- Cryptograms

The National- Boxer

Battles- Mirrored

Grizzly Bear- Friend EP

Menomena- Friend or Foe

Elvis Perkins- Ash Wednesday

Bk's Best Songs
Feist- "1234"
Fuck Buttons- "Bright Tomorrow"
Black Kids- "I'm Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You"
Grizzly Bear- "Little Brother (Electric)"
Of Montreal- "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"
Best Fwends- "Sk8 or Live"
Vampire Weekend- "Mansard Roof"
Kia Shine- "Krispy"
Cracked Out- "Bennigan'z"
Okkervil River- "Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe"

Gotta love the diversity of that list.

My Top Ten Albums:
1. Boxer-The National
2. 23 Blonde Redhead
3. In Rainbows- Radiohead
4. Emotionalism-The Avett Brothers
5.Person Pitch-Panda Bear
6. Neon Bible-the Arcade Fire
7. Strawberry Jam-Animal Collective
8. La La Land- Wax Fang
9. War Elephant­-Deer Tick
10. Ga Ga Ga Ga­­-Spoon

Top Ten Songs
1."Slow Show"-The National, Boxer
2."Shame"-The Avett Brothers, Emotionalism
3. "Good Girl/Carrots"-Panda Bear, Person Pitch
4."(Antichrist Television Blues)"-the Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
5."The Rat"-Dead Confederate, Dead Confederate EP
6."The Ghost of You Lingers"- Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
7."Nude"-Radiohead, In Rainbows
8."Dirty Dishes"-Deer Tick, War Elephant
9. "2080"-Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals
10. "The Doctor Will See You Now"- Wax Fang, La La Land

And because BK mentioned Best Fwends, a band that blew me away in London, I'm posting this video as an end of the week treat.