Someone shoot me please because I'm actually liking the new Fall Out Boy album . It's so damn catchy, too catchy actually. Don't worry, it's not something you'll see in my top 20 of '07... ... NO!

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Originally posted by Sebtron:
As for the new Bloc Party album, GEEZE people, it's not as bad as you were all making it out to be, yeah I still wouldn't buy it, but I wont mind listening to it if I had to.

I was thinking the same thing and was happy that someone else agreed with me...that is, until I read this:

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Originally posted by Sebtron:
Someone shoot me please because I'm actually liking the new Fall Out Boy album . It's so damn catchy, too catchy actually. Don't worry, it's not something you'll see in my top 20 of '07... ... NO!

OK, I suppose it's possible that it could be a bit of a guilty pleasure.

Lol! No I don't like Fall Out Boy, but one of my best friends is a huge fan, so I hear them a lot and I know their albums pretty well. Their new one is catchier, so whenever she pops on the album, my "sigh" will be smaller than it usually is.

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Originally posted by Sebtron:
Someone shoot me please because I'm actually liking the new Fall Out Boy album . It's so damn catchy, too catchy actually. Don't worry, it's not something you'll see in my top 20 of '07... ... NO!

No need to be ashamed. I have it.
And...well.
It's kind of good.
Actually, it's pretty good. Some songs suck, but some of them are really good. I think it's stupid people have to feel bad for liking an album. Just because a band hasn't been the greatest in the past doesn't mean they can't turn things around. Fall Out Boy have always actually been fairly good, though their previous release was pretty bad.

They're not doing anything amazing, not even close, but there's nothing wrong with a good, catchy, pop-rock album.

<3

My personal air-play for 2007 till now:

1. Arcade fire: Neon bilble
2. Low: Drums and guns
3. Andrew Bird: Armchair apocrypha
4. Of montreal: Hissing fauna, are u the destroyer?
5. Amon Tobin: Foley room
6. Malcom Middleton: The brighter beat
7. The good, the bad and the queen: s/t
8. Menomena: Friend and foe
9. Patrick Wolf : The magic position
10.Clap your hands say yeah: some loud thunder
11.Explosions in the sky: Suddenly, I miss everyone
12.Air: Pocket symphony
13.The shins: Wincing the night away

(Malcom Middleton is unexpectedly loud and it's very good)

Update 4:

1. Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, Of Montreal
2. Wincing The Night Away, The Shins
3. Friend or Foe, Menomena
4. Rites Of Uncovering, Arbouretum
5. Friend Opportunity, Deerhoof
6. Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls of The Soul, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter (just added)
7. Cryptograms, Deerhunter (-1)
8. Some Lound Thunder, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (-1)
9. National Anthem Of Nowhere, Apostle Of Hustle (-1)

Of Montreal still leading, I don't think it's going to lose my number 1 spot anytime soon, but Animal Collective, The Cure, Feist, The Go! Team, Interpol, Islands, Ladytron, M.I.A., The Postal Service, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Stars, Wolf Parade and so many others I still need to listen to.

Ooo, and there is also talk about a new White Stripes album possiably this year!

This is what I've got so far:

1. The Long Blondes – Someone To Drive You Home A
2. Brakes – The Beatific Visions A-
3. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? A-
4. Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity B+
5. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away B+
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Some Loud Thunder C+
7. Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City C-

Got about ten others that I haven't listened to enough to make the list. I was never into those "2006 is terrible" discussions, but I will admit that so far 2007 has been great.

A few additions...

1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
2. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
3. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Living with the Living
4. Menomena - Friend and Foe
5. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
6. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
7. Clap Your Hands - Some Loud Thunder

In order of preferance:

Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
Drums and Guns - Low
The Good, The Bad, & The Queen
Writer's Block - Peter Bjorn and John
Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
Jarvis - Jarvis Cocker
Wincing the Night Away - The Shins
Armchair Apocrypha - Andrew Bird
Hissing Fauna, Are you the Destroyer? - Of Montreal
Friend and Foe - Menomena
Transparent Things - Fujiya & Miyagi
Pocket Symphony - Air
Beyond - Dinosaur Jr
Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
New Magnetic Sound - Apples in Stereo
Hats Off to the Buskers - The View
Tones of Town - Field Music
Some Loud Thunder - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!

Arcade Fire
The Shins
The Good, The Bad And The Queen
Of Montreal
Andrew Bird
Gruff Rhys
Malcolm Middleton
Menomena
The Hours
Maria Taylor

My top 10 so far.

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Originally posted by Trunks_378:
In order of preferance:

Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
Drums and Guns - Low
23 - Blonde Redhead
The Good, The Bad, & The Queen
Writer's Block - Peter Bjorn and John
Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
Jarvis - Jarvis Cocker
Wincing the Night Away - The Shins
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank - Modest Mouse
Armchair Apocrypha - Andrew Bird
Hissing Fauna, Are you the Destroyer? - Of Montreal
Friend and Foe - Menomena
Pocket Symphony - Air
Transparent Things - Fujiya & Miyagi
Beyond - Dinosaur Jr
New Magnetic Sound - Apples in Stereo
Because of the Times - Kings of Leon
Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
Brett Anderson
Hats Off to the Buskers - The View

**Updated**

best things so far...

Arcade fire: Neon bilble
Low: Drums and guns
Andrew Bird: Armchair apocrypha
Peter Bjorn: Writer's block
Modest mouse: We were dead before the ship even sank
Of montreal: Hissing fauna, are u the destroyer?
Malcom Middleton: The brighter beat
The good, the bad and the queen: s/t
Menomena: Friend and foe
The shins: Wincing the night away
Explosions in the sky: Suddenly, I miss everyone
Air: Pocket symphony
Clap your hands say yeah: some loud thunder
Amon Tobin: Foley room
Patrick Wolf: he magic position
Bloc Party: Weekend in the city

sill waiting for deerhunter, eluvium, the besnard lakes.

So far...

20. Mikkel Metal - Brone and Wait
19. Alex Gopher - Alex Gopher
18. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
17. Aerial - The Sentinel
16. Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
15. The Soft Lightes - Say No to Being Cool, Say Yes to Being Happy
14. !!! - Myth Takes
13. The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
12. Hot Cross - Risk Revival
11. Explosions in the Sky - All of A Sudden, I Miss Everyone
10. Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up
9. Ghislain Poirier - Bounce Le Remix Vol. 2
8. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
7. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
6. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
5. The Field - From Here We Go to Sublime
4. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
3. TTC - 3615 TTC
2. Dominik Eulberg - Heimische Gefilde
1. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Dude I love TTC! I didn't know they had a new record!

...And you really like Kompakt Records, don't you?

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as i said earlier i will be re-doing mine at the first of the month(or as close to it as possible)

but this month i had a shit load of issues i had to deal with so i didn't get to check out as much new releases as i would have liked.

so the only update to my list is bloc party.

1. of montreal ~ hissing fauna, are you the destroyer?
2. andrew bird ~ armchair aprocrypha
3. clap your hands ~ some loud thunder
4. bloc party ~ a weekend in the city
5. shins ~ wincing the night away (-1)

upcoming cds for me to rate next month:

arcade fire
modest mouse
peter bjorn and john
albert hammond jr.
menomena
!!!
patrick wolf
good, bad, and the queen
kaiser chiefs

(holy geeez, i have a busy month. im stoked)

i'm not willing to put them in any sort of order but i can guarentee that the following albums will be somewhere on my end of the year list

Bracken - We Know About The Need (Anticon)
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Do Make Say Think - you, you're a history in rust
Dalek - Abandoned Language
Eluvium - Copia


Menomena MIGHT make it.. the first listen was spectacular but it's losing its appeal quickly

fuck, i haven't listened to a lot of music this year.. it's impossible to keep on top of things.
anybody here any exciting electronic stuff this year?

Update 6:

01. Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, Of Montreal
02. Neon Bible, The Arcade Fire (just added)
03. Wincing The Night Away, The Shins
04. Cryptograms, Deerhunter
05. Friend Opportunity, Deerhoof
06. Rites Of Uncovering, Arbouretum
07. Friend Or Foe, Menomena
08. Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls of The Soul, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
09. Some Loud Thunder, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
10. National Anthem Of Nowhere, Apostle Of Hustle

Deerhunter went WAY up my list and The Arcade Fire have made their debut. Menomena is slowly dropping and Of Montreal STILL remains at number 1.

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Well, here's my top 15 for the moment:

1. Person Pitch - Panda Bear
2. Chromophobia - Gui Boratto
3. Hissing Fauna... - Of Montreal
4. Friend Opportunity - Deerhoof
5. I'll Sleep When You're Dead - EL-P
6. Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
7. Spiderman of the Rings - Dan Deacon
8. 23 - Blonde Redhead
9. Menomena - Friend and Foe
10. Out of the Woods - Tracey Thorn
11. Abandoned Language - Dälek
12. Cryptograms - Deerhunter
13. Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
14. Armchair Apocrypha - Andrew Bird
15. Drums and Guns - Low


Also, I didn't include albums released outside the states last year (but released in the US this year), but if I did, Jarvis and Transparent Things would certainly be in here somewhere. Maybe Writer's Block too, but I've grown rather disenchanted with that one... Who knows!

Andy Bird...14? Shhhsh.

Just out of sheer curiousity, but other than maybe the fact that you just want to, why do you always call him "Andy Bird?" I don't think he has ever credited himself as that and I was just wondering why you always call him Andy when he is always stated/credited/referenced as Andrew.

It be like just saying Mikey or Mike Jackson, Dave Bowie, Tommy Waits, or Bobby Dylan or something. Just wondering.