Think Pink Radio

I’m not able to put together just one list, so here we have my 2007 in 4 categories that best typify my year in music. None are in any kind of order, but it has been so long since I have wanted to memorize every single note, beat and breath on a record–Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black has been kicking my ass since it came out. So maybe that is my favorite of 2007.

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Albums
Amy Winehouse–Back To Black
Radiohead–In Rainbows
Loney, Dear–Lonely, Noir
Tegan & Sara–The Con
Yelle–Pop-Up
Interpol–Our Love To Admire
Electrelane–No Shouts, No Calls
Modest Mouse–We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Deerhunter–Cryptograms
Deerhoof–Friend Opportunity

Best Shows
Bjork @ The Auditorium Theatre
Old Time Relijun @ Ronnie’s
The Blow w/ High Places @ The Empty Bottle
Yo Majesty @ The Abbey
Electrelane w/the Arcade Fire @ The Chicago Theatre
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton @ The Lakeshore Theatre
Scout Niblett w/ St. Vincent @ Empty Bottle
Chris Garneau @ Queerfest Midwest
Neko Case @ Park West
Diplo @ Metro

Top Ten Single Songs From Non-Top Ten Albums
The Arcade Fire–My Body Is A Cage
Blonde Redhead–Silently
Cocorosie–Sunshine
Dan Deacon–Big Milk
Jenny Hoyston–Kill Those Thoughts About
Rhythm King & Her Friends–Communicate
Thunderheist–Sueños Dulces
Kid Sister–Control
Baby Shambles–Lost Art of Murder
M.I.A.–Bamboo Banga

Top Ten Remixes
Dragonette–I Get Around (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
Thom Yorke–The Eraser (XXXChange Remix)
Envelopes–Party (Sportsday Mega Phones Remix)
Silver Sun Pickups–Lazy Eye (Curtis Vodka Edit)
Kim Carnes–Bette Davis Eyes (Diplo Remix)
Feist–Gate Keeper (Pockeknife’s Faded Beach Towel Remix)
Matt and Kim–No More Long Years (The Risk Remix)
Yo Majesty–Kryptonite Pussy (DJ Weekend’s 19 and Dirty Remix)
Dizzee Rascal–Flex (Dave Spoon Refix)
Yelle–Cause De Garcon (Riot in Belgium Remix)

Run-on sentence about Cut Copy’s So Cosmic DJ Mix:
Cut Copy’s So Cosmic re-contextualizes the Daft Punkification of current electronic music in a heartfelt dance mix that is smooth, subtle and nostalgic while looking forward, thereby providing a beat driven slap in the face to the tech-proficient but ultimately soulless indie-lebrities Justice, MSTRKRFT, and Simian Mobile Disco.

(Tracklist for the mix at Discobelle)

–Stinky Pinky