I haven't heard anything NEW since Volta. FIVE SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!?!?!

[BigHedd]

I've been knee deep in the books since May, could ya'll please steer me toward some good, new music. That best of 2007 list is scatterbrained as all hell. Please. Honest suggestions.

[Clem]

I know you only asked for five but I'm going to list my favorite releases:


Vic Chesnutt - North Star Deserter
Joss Stone - Introducing Joss Stone
Calvin Harris - I Created Disco
M.I.A. - Kala
Prinzhorn Dance School - Prinzhorn Dance School
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Jay Reatard - Night of Broken Glass EP
No Age - Weirdo Rippers
Pissed Jeans - Hope for Men
Silver Daggers - New High & Ord
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Bishop Allen - The Broken String
Bodies of Water - Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink
The Brunettes - Structure & Cosmetics
Good Shoes - Think Before You Speak
Hot Gossip - Angles
Jack Peñate - Spit At Stars EP
Los Campesinos! - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
The Muslims - 2007 Demo
Nurses - Hangin' Nothin' But Our Hands Down
Page France - ...and the Family Telephone
Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs
SoftLightes - Say No To Being Cool, Say Yes To Being Happy
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Battles - Mirrored
Map Of Africa - Map Of Africa
Minus Story - My Ion Truss


I'm pretty sure each they all have MySpace's. I could also do my best to describe 'em or up a track if you need me too. It's been a good year for music.

[Cro-Mag]

Well I am not sure what kind of music you like but since you mentioned Volta you may like The Dear Hunter, they are heavily inspired by them and I think are more focused.

The Procession is a good song on their page
http://www.myspace.com/thedearhunter

Minus The Bear has a new album out but my favorite by them is still Menos El Oso, my favorite song on their page is Pachuca Sunrise

http://www.myspace.com/minusthebear

When Alcest latest album leaked I loved it, the guy behind the project usually does black metal but this new album is like half black metal half shoegaze

http://www.myspace.com/alcestmusic

Circa Survive new album is good, lush and almost ambient guitar work with a singer that sounds like a girl but still awesome I think.

http://www.myspace.com/circasurvive

And I recently saw this band Polar Bear Club live last week. They have a song on their myspace that I absolutely love called Parked in the Parking Lot of Your Heart or something like that. I love the song

http://www.myspace.com/polarbearclub

[Medalion44]

I know you only asked for five but I'm going to list my favorite releases:


Vic Chesnutt - North Star Deserter
Joss Stone - Introducing Joss Stone
Calvin Harris - I Created Disco
M.I.A. - Kala
Prinzhorn Dance School - Prinzhorn Dance School
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Jay Reatard - Night of Broken Glass EP
No Age - Weirdo Rippers
Pissed Jeans - Hope for Men
Silver Daggers - New High & Ord
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Bishop Allen - The Broken String
Bodies of Water - Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink
The Brunettes - Structure & Cosmetics
Good Shoes - Think Before You Speak
Hot Gossip - Angles
Jack Peñate - Spit At Stars EP
Los Campesinos! - Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice
The Muslims - 2007 Demo
Nurses - Hangin' Nothin' But Our Hands Down
Page France - ...and the Family Telephone
Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs
SoftLightes - Say No To Being Cool, Say Yes To Being Happy
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Battles - Mirrored
Map Of Africa - Map Of Africa
Minus Story - My Ion Truss


I'm pretty sure each they all have MySpace's. I could also do my best to describe 'em or up a track if you need me too. It's been a good year for music.

Bishop Allen are SHOCKINGLY terrible. SHOCKING.

[Clem]

Who do you suggest?

[Medalion44]

New Sunset Rubdown, which leaked, is amazing...of course

New Spoon is pretty good

New album by The Nobility is good

New Page France is good (they actually were touring with Bishop Allen)

[Clem]

New Sunset Rubdown, which leaked, is amazing...of course
New Spoon is pretty good
New album by The Nobility is good
New Page France is good (they actually were touring with Bishop Allen)
Found the new Sunset Rubdown pretty forgettable.

Haven't heard of The Nobility--so I'll check it out.

What don't you like about Bishop Allen?

[Copper Scroll]

I assume you're talking about Bjork's Volta.

You might like this cd wife recently copped: Shiina Ringo's Japanese Manners. She's a Japanese pop singer whose catalogue is a mixed bag of pop, rock, jazz, and electronic music. Often her quirkiness and genre-bending approach to electronic music reminds me of Bjork. She also reminds me of David Bowie for similar reasons.

Japanese Manners is heavy on orchestral jazz but also has a good deal of electronic pop. Some songs are in English, but most are in Japanese. Though I don't understand what she is singing about much of the time, from the melodic qualities of her music I can tell that she is more than a capable song-writer with a very open approach to music making. Here are some videos of material from this recent album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU310qQwv9Q&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb_dgUWl8w8&mode=related&search=

[Medalion44]

What don't you like about Bishop Allen?

Poppy and retarded, but not in a cool way...in a poppy and retarded way.

You don't like the new Sunset Rubdown? Craziness. Insanity.

The Nobility are from Nashville. Nashville has all this crazy indie-pop, kind of New Pornographers-esque stuff coming from there on Theory 8 records. The Nobility are a really, really cool band. Their album is called The Mezzanine and I'm sure you could d/l it illegally, or actually buy it on Itunes. They're massively cool guys, too.

[Clem]

Poppy and retarded, but not in a cool way...in a poppy and retarded way.
You don't like the new Sunset Rubdown? Craziness. Insanity.
The Nobility are from Nashville. Nashville has all this crazy indie-pop, kind of New Pornographers-esque stuff coming from there on Theory 8 records. The Nobility are a really, really cool band. Their album is called The Mezzanine and I'm sure you could d/l it illegally, or actually buy it on Itunes. They're massively cool guys, too.
Ah, I don't like The New Pornographers either. But I'll give it a listen.

[BigHedd]

thank you for the suggestions