Articles about CoS 2007 Top Albums
By Alex Young on December 15th, 2007
#11 – Arcade Fire – Neon Bible There is no question that Arcade Fire are one of the most talented bands currently out there. Their music has been described as ground breaking and life changing. But over the last year, my opinions toward them had waned. For some reason, maybe because of the magazine articles [...]
By Alex Young on December 15th, 2007
#12 – The Maccabees – Colour It In Colour It In, the debut album of UK natives The Maccabees ,is far from groundbreaking, but it is perhaps the catchiest album of 2007. Taking inspiration from nearly everyone you can think of, from The Futureheads to Blur, Weezer to The Strokes, The Maccabees play with the [...]
By Alex Young on December 14th, 2007
#13 – Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare Just two short years ago, the music world was introduced to the Arctic Monkeys and their critically acclaimed debut album. 13 months later, the young Englishmen released their follow up Favourite Worst Nightmare. The album marks the ever maturing styles and sounds of frontman Alex Turner and [...]
By Alex Young on December 13th, 2007
#14 – Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight Many have deemed Rilo Kiley as the modern reincarnation of Fleetwood Mac. (Though I guess that doesn’t really make sense since Fleetwood Mac is still hanging in there.) Regardless, it’s hard to disagree with that notion after the release of Under the Blacklight, which prominently features a [...]
By Alex Young on December 13th, 2007
#15 – Voxtrot – s/t There’s just something about these Austin, Texas natives. With a Ben Folds meets Bell and Sebastian type of sound, passionate self-referential, and an always upbeat nature, Voxtrot delivered one of the best debuts in recent memory. Their sound is euphoric and youthful and pours out of the speakers with the [...]
By Alex Young on December 12th, 2007
#16 – Les Savy Fav – Let’s Stay Friends Les Savy Fav is probably the coolest band around. And while there was a six year span between the release of Go Forth and Let’s Stay Friends, whose complaining? Since we last heard them on disc, the band has gotten tighter, the song-writing has improved, and [...]
By Alex Young on December 12th, 2007
#17 – Broken Social Scene – Spirit If… Yes, the album is entitled Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew’s Spirit If…, but let’s be honest. The album contains just as much of a group collaboration than any of the previous BSS albums. The only time Drew is actually solo is in the album title. That’s [...]
By Alex Young on December 12th, 2007
#18 – The Good, the Bad & the Queen Many seem to be forgetting that The Good, the Bad & the Queen did indeed come out in 2007, January 22 to be exact, which is a shame as it is one of the best debut albums in recent history. While I suppose we shouldn’t be [...]
By Alex Young on December 12th, 2007
#19 – Radiohead – In Rainbows I know I’m going to get some flack for this, but I have to be honest. Radiohead’s In Rainbows is an above average album. But was it a top 10 album of 2007? I just have to say no. Personally, the album didn’t blow me away. Sure, there are [...]
By Alex Young on December 11th, 2007
#20 – Feist – The Reminder I’ll be the first to admit that I’m one of those people who absolutely adores “1234″ and even after 100+ listens, I’m not at all sick of it. (Unlike others?) But it’s not because of it’s unbelievable catchy nature. It’s that the song exemplifies everything I enjoy about Feist [...]
