December 27, 2007
SFist Staff's 2007 Music Picks
If you have ever wondered what the SFist staff is listening to, wonder no more. In no particular order, we are listing each staffer's favorite album and song from 2007. We think you'll be surprised at our wide variety of music affections. Here's the list:
Christopher Rogers:
Song of the Year:
ARTIST: LCD Soundsystem
SONG: North American Scum
ALBUM: Sound Of Silver
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: Shellac
ALBUM: Excellent Italian Greyhound
Take the jump to see the rest....
Emily Cox:
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: Beirut
ALBUM: The Flying Club Cup
ARTIST: Andrew Bird
ALBUM: Armchair Apocrypha
Local Band of the Year:
ARTIST: Social Studies
ALBUM: Vandalism EP
Deborah N.:
Song of the Year:
ARTIST: Kanye West
SONG: Stronger
ALBUM: Graduation
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: Kanye West
ALBUM: Graduation
Dan Johnson:
Song of the Year:
ARTIST: The Fratellis
SONG: Flathead
ALBUM: Costello Music
Album of the Year: (4-way tie)
ARTIST: MIA
ALBUM: Kala
ARTIST: The New Pornographers
ALBUM: Challengers
ARTIST: Stars
ALBUM: In Our Bedroom, After the War
ARTIST: Blanche
ALBUM: What This Town Needs
Jim Herd:
Song of the Year:
ARTIST: Radiohead
SONG: 15 Step
ALBUM: In Rainbows
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: Radiohead
ALBUM: In Rainbows
Matt Baume:
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: Loney, Noir
ALBUM: Loney Dear
Charles Hodgkins:
Song of the Year:
ARTIST: Steve Martin
ALBUM: Ramblin' Man
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: Centro-matic
ALBUM: Operation Motorcide
Jon Shurkin:
Song of the Year:
ARTIST: Rihanna
ALBUM: Good Girl Gone Bad
SONG: Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: Radiohead
ALBUM: In Rainbows
Jonathan Hunt:
Song of the Year:
ARTIST: Jeffrey Manson (local artist)
ALBUM:
SONG: Southland
Album of the Year:
ARTIST: The Dying Californian (seen above)
ALBUM: Coarsegold
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I would definitely say that Ramblin Man was definitely the song of the year... in 1977!
...apostrophe!
Is it really true that Deborah N. doesn't know the name of her favorite album this year? I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume that was a transcription error.
Is no one willing to go on record with their pick for Mash-Up of the Year?
http://www.partyben.com/PartyBen-NeedUToGo.mp3
plumpy - I alerted Spencer to his little mix-up this morning. I'm sure it will be corrected shortly.
@plumpy:
Yes of course, if was a transcription error, not Deborah's! Sorry about that!!
@DJ Tennessee:
Did you notice that Rihanna was on this list? I thought you would be might proud of Jon for that!! :)
@Spencer Williams
Yes, I noticed this, and feel vindicated 'cause I think Good Girl Gone Bad really is the album of the year. It was a weak year, frankly, and honestly that album has 3 or 4 total clunker tracks (the Band of Horses record was also a nice surprise but equally flawed). But it also had three deservingly huge hits, and the title track is probably the best little anthemy thingy I've heard in a long time. There wasn't really a Best Album, Rihanna was the closest thing to it. Maybe I picked Rihanna over Band of Horses just because deep down I like to be contrarian and I have an anti-intellectual bent. But I don't anticipate seeing many other writers distinguish this Rihanna record thusly, so yes I am happy to see even one person agree with me on this.