Each year, a couple of friends and I from Sioux City always make, and trade, our (sometimes not) uniquely own “Best Of” mixes from our favorites of that year. But this year I decided to make a mixtape of snippets from some of the songs I really enjoyed. I must admit that I strayed from my usual stern path of checking out the new releases and struggled, or maybe better put: was tempted, to push a lot of the “popular records” into my final decision. In the end, I opted to not include some of the popular “top 10″ records (i.e. panda bear, beriut, the national, etc.),but I did have fun with it, in fact I had a blast! Here’s my compressed, comparitvely short, last hooray for the Best Music of 2007. Check it out:
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I am consciously not including the tracks played in this mix with hopes that you will help me, by commenting the artist/song, and revel in some of the similarity, or at least knowledge, of this years’ fruits. I open up the comment board to you to post anything you recognize.
I have also compiled an image of scenes/posters from some of my favorite movies I saw in 2007. By far, this doesn’t include them all, nor are they in any specific order. I also have quite a list I of flicks I still am anticipating. Some of those being: Once, King of Kong, Into the Wild, Juno, I’m Not There, The Band’s Visit, The Life Of Reilly, and many others. Here’s a pop-up of that image:
Whaddaya think? Let me know if you dig ‘em and please recommend your favorite screengems to me as well. As previously indicated, I once again invite you to tag the movies you recognize via flickr (link to the image, use the “add note” function) and help me better understand your thrills from the great, heavy, and joyous year of our lord, two thousand seven. Here’s to you and, more than well deserving, TO US.
I really need to get the new Adrian Orange record. Was that deerhoof really 2007? LONG ASS YEAR.
ADORABLE! what a good way to recount a year. oh to be the one that you will bring back in your beak so tenderly. whats the one where he sings about tricolored pastas?
@alisha: ween — your party = incredibly awesome
okay, so i’ll start with a the first three songs:
1) Roger Ferguson — Welcome Singer
2) Rob Walmart — Lionel
3) Jens Lekman — Kanske Är Jag Kär I Dig
anyone got any leads on the other?
Juno, just saw it tonight with my family. Shit. Go see it. gawd damn. It’s really good. Maybe no. 1? I hate putting numbers on favorites, I really do. But it’s way up there and I feel like if you’re actually here at EM reading blogs, that you would enjoy it. I give you my word. I will pay you back for your ticket if you go because of my word and don’t enjoy it. Really, that, good.
there was definitely some little wings, dirty projectors, watery graves, and adrian orange and her band.
whoa, guess i’ve been stuck with marriage in 2007 since it’s all i can recognize. oh wait, perhaps a little radiohead too?
super nice mix jordan!
Shit, your mini mix is where it’s at!! I want more people to do this! Maybe I’ll attempt to throw one together.
P.S. Good luck with the tour! I wish I could get up to P-town for New Years.
Saw THERE WILL BE BLOOD last night with Zachattack at the Lloyd Theater and it was RAD! #1 movie of 2008? Maybe. Quite possibly! But wait, was it technically a 2008 release? ???