It’s that time of year when every blog in the world starts publishing their Best Of lists so we thought we’d join the fray. To begin, we asked some random guys in bands about their favourite records of 2007 and about their most memorable moments of the year…
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Top 3 records of the year
King Kahn and Shrines – What Is?!
Dead Moon – Stranded In The Mystery Zone
Project Pat – Walking Bank Roll
Best moment of the year
When we played Primavara festival. When I caught scabies. When I surfed California while it was burning (I smelt the fear and savoured it.)
Worst moment of the year
When all the bees started dying. When Pakistan crumbled. When I lost my passport and got stranded in Portugal for 2 days.
Soft Circle – Full Bloom
Deerhunter – Cryptograms
Peter Wright – The Sound of Distant Bombs
Best moment of the year
Meeting Craig Nichols from The Vines (pictured).
Worst moment of the year
When Pegah got a boyfriend.
Top 3 records of the year
Besides ours?
Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam
Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Best moment of the year
Watching my daughter learn to walk or playing with her on stage.
Worst moment of the year
Losing Black Kids to politics ;)
Top 3 records of the year
LCD Soundsystem – Sounds of Silver
Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala
Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
Best moment of the year
Pitchfork awarding us Best New Music.
Worst moment of the year
Pitchfork awarding us Best New Music.
Top 3 records of the year
Electrelane – No Shouts No Calls
Oh No! Oh My! – Oh No! Oh My!
Besnard Lakes – Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
Best moment of the year
For me it’s been a collage of plane rides to exciting places, adrenaline-filled concerts, and dance parties, usually all punctuated by that “how did I get here?” feeling that Talking Heads described so well.
Worst moment of the year
When I realized I missed voting three years in a row because of our schedule and misplaced absentee ballots. Our government is going down the tubes and I clearly only have myself to blame.
Top 3 records of the year
MIA – Kala
Menomena – Friend and Foe
Philip Glass – Notes on a Scandal
Best moment of the year
Britney’s VMA performance made me chuckle.
Worst moment of the year
The onset of winter.
Top 3 records of the year
Yacopsae – Tanz, Grosny, Tanz
Botch – 061502
The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
Best moment of the year
Playing at the Reading Festival
Worst moment of the year
When some son of bitch stole my jacket during Unitaur.
Top 3 records of the year
Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
Feist – The Reminder
Best moment of the year
My drummer shitting himself at Glastonbury.
Worst moment of the year
My best friend getting a job at Vice.
New Year’s Resolution
MIA – Kala
Björk – Volta
The Violets – The Lost Pages
Best moment of the year
Unitaur! It goes without saying! I’ve had some serious withdrawal symptons. I’ve been vomiting everywhere! Recording in Paris was the best extended moment.
Worst moment of the year
When we had some gorgonzola thrown at us during a gig.
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