Friday, April 06, 2007

Quarter-Pole 2007 2-CD Mix


April has arrived and therefore 25% of 2007 is over, if my math, which is known to be highly suspect, is correct. The first quarter of the year has been fairly abundant in terms of quality releases. Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna took me aback with its glorious pop numbers reminding me of the glam era. Similarly, Panda Bear brought me back to my childhood days of car rides to the tune of Paul Simon and Brian Wilson. Many of these songs have been previously featured here, which isn't surprising seeing as they are my favourites of the year, thus far. What does the rest of 2007 have in store? New releases from Bjork, Art Brut, and the Beastie Boys sound promising, and hopefully some waves will be made from now-unknowns. Anyways, these 28 songs are a representation of 2007's best, I'm sure you'll enjoy them as much as I have. Oh, and they're not ordered for any purpose other than a tracklisting. Your thoughts and opinions are welcome, don't hesitate to post them!

1. Blonde Redhead - 23
2. Air - Once Upon A Time
3. El-P - Run the Numbers
4. Klaxons - Golden Skans
5. LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
6. Menomena - Air Aid
7. The Mary Onettes - Void
8. Modest Mouse - Dashboard
9. The National - Fake Empire
10. Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
11. Panda Bear - Bros
12. The Ponys - Double Vision
13. Windmill - Fluorescent Lights
14. Maia Hirasawa - And I Found this Boy

15. Prince Ali & Incise - Drift (ft. Thieven & Blue)
16. Venetian Snares - Pink + Green
17. !!! - All My Heroes Are Weirdos
18. The Besnard Lakes - For Agent 13
19. The Aliens - Setting Sun
20. Andrew Bird - Fiery Crash
21. The Apples In Stereo - Energy
22. Dalek - Paragraphs Relentless
23. The Field - Over the Ice
24. Sister Vanilla - Jamcolas
25. Voxtrot - Kid Gloves
26. Tunturia - October 4, 1957
27. Tokyo Police Club - Box
28. Hieroglyphics - You Never Know (Domino Remix)

31 comments:

Roland said...

First! :D

Awesome job on compiling this, hi-fives! I've really enjoyed the LCD, Klaxons, and The Field's stuff. Keep up the good work, and go to more shows!

jake said...

you picked my favourite klaxons and of montreal songs!!

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Anonymous said...

the boxer comes out in may, which is technically after the first quarter of the year, and therefore not apart of this mix.

Dan said...

American Mary has been distributing 'Fake Empire' for a couple of weeks now. Similarly, Voxtrot feature 'Kid Gloves' on their website, despite the album release coming in a few weeks.

Anonymous said...

ooh I love the new apples in stereo song it's my favorite

Anonymous said...

Garbage , My Gran is more Indie style.

Anonymous said...

wonderful, that mixtape made my week, and introduced me to some things i didn't know and now love (such as the field. so many fields lately!). thank a lot.

Jay said...

Thanks. This ended up being my road trip mix for a trip from Cleveland to Chicago.

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great picks.

Anonymous said...

Super quality mix...keep up the good work. Many thanx

Anonymous said...

Great road trip tunes. well done

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