dave’s 20 best musical discoveries for 2007
Yes 20, count ‘em.
Another year in music. And this one seems to have been quite rich in new talent; the Moose has certainly been bombarded with some cool new music from many different bands. In fact so much has come in that it is has been impossible to cover everyone of the bands that made submissions this year. With that in mind I decided that I would create a new annual list for the blog that lists what I consider to be the 20 best new artists that landed in the Moose inbox this year. It’s quite a mix of styles but then that reflects my very varied musical tastes. Not much in the way of rock music in this list either but that’s just the state of things right now - rock got lost in ‘07 let’s hope it finds its way home in ‘08. And remember, most of these artists have music for sale in the Amazon download store, iTunes or EMusic, so do your bit and support them by buying a tune or two. Here’s the top twenty in no particular order. Next week I will list my top ten albums of the year.
Slaraffenland Polaroids
The Saturday Knights 45
Your 33 Black Angels Pyscho On Your Side
White Denim Mess Your Hair Up
Thunderheist Suenos Dulces
Celebration Evergreen
Comanechi Death Of You Gentlemen Drivers
Glass Candy Life After Sundown
Boy Eats Drum Machine 3000 Flares
Oh No Heavy
Half Cousin The Absentee (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)
Regulate and Fold Looks Like A War
New Young Pony Club Hiding On The Staircase
Eskimo & Sons Song About God
Camille Au Port
Black Moth Super Rainbow The Afternoon Turns Pink
Food For Animals Swampy (Summerjam)
Black Kids Listen To Your Body Tonight
Little Hunks Came To Party
Fionn Regan The End Of History
Related Post: Top Ten MP3s in August, Top Ten MP3s in September, Top Ten MP3s in October, Top Ten MP3s in November
December 8th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
me gusta los ninos negros.
December 8th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
burial was late in the game but would get my vote as an honorable mention….
December 8th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
@bryan, yes me too. @josh ah yes but, the top ten albums of the year may hold a surprise…..this top 20 list is just the discoveries….
December 8th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
I was not really feeling the kids until that song. I really like their voices.
December 8th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
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December 10th, 2007 at 10:24 am
“Song About God,” works for me - and the Regulate and Fold lyric, “…Your new boyfriend -he looks like a war.” Thanks for posting this stuff, Dave.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:41 am
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December 10th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I’ve only heard of Glass Candy. I used to work at the Dairy Queen with one of the girls mom. That was 9 years ago…
Are all of these Portland bands?
Do you hate it when other blogs post links to your blog?
December 10th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
You seem to have a nice blog here. I have only heard of seven of those “new talents”. Looks like I have a new blog to read everyday. Thanks Ste. Goldie for directing me here.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
@ste.goldie, no I like it when blogs link here, it’s a very good thing. Only 3 bands are from Portland - Little Hunks, Eskimo & Sons and Boy Eats Drum Machine. I’ll be listing my best of Portland list this week along with my top ten albums/artists of the year…
December 10th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
I look forward to reading your best of Portland list!
December 11th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Glad to see that Eskimo & Sons made the list.
I haven’t seen them in a while… have you heard from them at all? shows soon? I’m still trying to get my hands on one of their 7″’s that are all sold out @ Boy Gorilla.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:23 am
What about Blübird’s “Little Yellow Lemon”? Amazing, especially for a couple 12 year olds from Portland’s girls rock camp.
http://podcasts.portlandmercury.com/media/LittleYellowLemon.mp3
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=359558&category=22153
December 17th, 2007 at 9:30 am
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December 22nd, 2007 at 10:11 am
[...] we got mentioned in one of pampelmoose’s year recaps and Lisa Wood’s KEXP blog. I also made a list, which Peter and Benjy contributed to, over at the Portland Mercury. [...]
December 28th, 2007 at 8:29 am
[...] the 12 days of xmas aint over yet though: there was one more present under the tree from our friends at the mighty oregonian. Thanks Santa! we got mentioned in one of pampelmoose’s year recaps and Lisa Wood’s KEXP blog. I also made a list, which Peter and Benjy contributed to, over at the Portland Mercury. [...]