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Right around Labor Day we interviewed KCRW dj Jason Bentley about the 30th anniversary of Morning Becomes Eclectic. Today he provides us with his top ten albums of 2007, and you Radiohead fans will be glad to see that he adds them to his list just like most of his cohorts did. Interestingly when Mathieu Schreyner left Radiohead off his list, not only was he not criticized, but he received many more positive comments for his diverse selections than his peers. LAist readers continue to be unpredictable.
So let's see how the choices of the host of KCRW's Metrolpolis (and KROQ's Afterhours) fares with our critical commentors.
1) Digitalism - Idealism (Astralwerks)
2) Radiohead - In Rainbows (radiohead.com)
3) Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge)
4) UNKLE - War Stories (Surrender All)
5) Mark Ronson - Version (Sony)
6) Interpol - Our Love to Admire (EMI)
7) LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (EMI)
8) Underworld - Oblivion With Bells (Side One)
9) Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye (Domino)
10) Chemical Brothers - We Are the Night (Astralwerks)
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I love the Interpol CD. I bought it 3 weeks ago and I can't stop playing it. Every time I play the track "All Fired UP" I think 'that song would be great on the soundtrack of a crime show', based on the melody (not the lyrics since I don't know them and they are not printed in the liner notes).
now THAT resembles a best of 2007 list, although the exclusion of MIA confounds me. otherwise i agree with the list i'd just have ranked them differently. then again i'm a regular Metropolis listener, so...
In parentheses next to Mark Ronson I thought it said (Sorry) instead of (Sony). It should have said sorry.
LAist reviewed Digitalism and Ulrich Schnauss
For Chrissakes, is there anyone besides me who think these bands are completely overrated? Please end this indie rock/minimalist movement ASAP.