By MEGAN METZGER
13 Records I Like That Came Out in 2K7:
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: 100 Days, 100 Nights
Various Artists: A Date with John Waters
ESG: A South Bronx Story, Vol. II
Jay Reatard: Blood Visions
The Capstan Shafts: Environ Maiden
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver
Wire: Read and Burn EP
Field Music: Tones of Town
Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends
MIA: Kala
Shout Out Louds: Our Ill Wills
Low: Drums and Guns
Republic Tigers: The Republic Tigers EP
Nine Concerts I Attended in 2K7 in the Kansas City Area That Didn't Suck Ass:
Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem at Starlight
Meatpuppets & the Hearers at the Record Bar
Battles at the Record Bar
Radio Birdman at the Record Bar
TV on the Radio at the VooDoo Lounge
Flaming Lips at the Uptown
Morrissey at the Uptown
Erasure at the Uptown
Four Trends I Hope Not to See Continue in 2008:
ANIMAL NAMES IN BANDS.
No "Wombat Rock." No "Fox-y Music." No "Fleetwood Mac-aw." Existing bands with animal names can be grandfathered in, but for all you kids noodling in your basement trying to put a name with your angsty complaint rock, let the end of the animal name trend begin with you. Republic Tigers, you're lucky the music's good.
POP SONGS WITH TITLES THAT ARE FUCKING 40 WORDS LONG
That means someone has to kill Pete Wentz.
OGLING AT TRAIN-WRECK IDOLS.
No more public scrutinizing of fucked-up young women who obviously need serious help. What happened to the good old days, when publicists hid stars’ rampant drug and alcohol abuse from their fans? Did you ever see photos of Judy Garland walking the streets in her bra, manic and disoriented? Were there photos plastered all over the glossies of her driving little Liza and Lorna around without seatbelts? No sirree. I know that if this does come true, I’ll lose like 95% of my schtick, but it will be for a good cause.
IF INDIE BAND VAMPIRE WEEKEND GETS, LIKE, SUPER BIG AND SUCCESSFUL, DON'T LET THAT OPEN THE DOOR FOR OTHER YOUNG KIDS WHO SOUND LIKE NEW-AGE STING.
The Police are cool. Sting's lame. Don't sound like Sting, and don't listen to records made by 20-year-olds who sound like Sting.
GOT A LIST, HOMIE?
Send your list of favorites, least favorites, etc. of 2007 to Jason.Harper@pitch.com, Re: Peep My List. We'll be publishing lists from just about anyone -- at editor's discretion -- through the first week of January. Please include a photo of either yourself or something that illustrates your list in some way. Best-of-2007 album lists should contain at least 10 items in order to be considered for publication.
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