DAGGER TOP TEN'S
TOP 10 CDS: JUNE 2008
1. old 97's - blame it on gravity (new west)
2. derby- poster's fade (green submarine)
3. the black watch- icing the snow queen (eskimo)
4. los campesinos- hold on now, youngster... (arts & crafts)
5. silver jews- lookout mountain, lookout sea (drag city)
6. secret shine- all of the stars (claire)
7. the hope trust- the incurable want (self released)
8. the bridal shop- from seas (magic marker)
9. the fairwood singers- my autumn heart (self released)
10.headlights- some racing , some stopping (polyvinyl)
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11. the libertines- the best of (rough trade)
12. andy werth- seeing stars (self-released)
13. brilliant fanzine- then comes monday (pop boomerang)
14. the aluminum group- little happyness (minty fresh)
15. for against- shade side, sunny side (words on music)
16. the lodger- life is sweet (slumberland)
17. nada surf- lucky (barsuk)
18. the b-52's- funplex (astralwerks)
19. stars in coma- you're still frozen in time (plastilina)
20. daniel ahearn- pray for me by name (riparian)
TOP 10 SONGS BY OLD 97'S
1. the house that used to be
2. lonely holiday
3. doreen
4. won't be home
5. the fool
6. bird in a cage
7. 504
8. barrier reef
9. valentine
10.rollerskate skinny
11. niteclub
12. no baby i
TOP 10 CDS: MAY 2008
1. american music club- the golden age (merge)
2. brent cash- how will i know if i'm awake (marina)
3. sera cahoone- only as the day is long (sub pop)
4. the black angels- directions to see a ghost (light in the attic)
5. times new viking- rip it off (matador)
6. the general store- mountain rescue (brewery)
7. lolas- like the sun (jam)
8. je suis animal- self taught magic from a book (tuba)
9. the tripwires- makes you look around (paisley pop)
10.the estranged- static thoughts (dirtnap)
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11. michael dean damron & thee loyal bastards- bad days ahead (in music we trust)
12. m-83- saturday's youth (mute)
13. clint sutton- s/t (self released)
14. the goldbergs- under the radar (kool kat musik)
15. she & him- volume 1 (merge)
16. he's dead jim- colour climax (hyped2death)
17. the servicwe industry- limited coverage (sauspop)
18.dave dill- fiollow the summer (self-released)
19. whiskey priest- hungry (bric a brac)
20. sarandon- kill twee pop (slumberland)
TOP 20 SONGS BY AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB
1. mom's tv
2. dreamers of the dream
3. firefly
4. decibels and little pills
5. the dead part of you
6. johnnny mathis' feet
7. clouds
8. kathleen
9. western sky
10.the john berchman victory choir
11. i broke my promise
12. electric light
13. heaven of your hands
14. somewhere
15. patriot's heart
16. miracle on 8th street
17. the revolving door
18. gratitude walks
19. outside this bar
20. last harbor
TOP
10 CDS: APRIL 2008
1.
robert forster- the evangelist (yep roc)
2. the incredible vickers brothers- gallimaufry (bus stop)
3. the quarter after- changes near ( committee to keep music
evil)
4. summer cats- scratching post (pop boomerang)
5. baby grand- coming true (self released)
6. the ivy league- this is ivy league (twenty seven)
7. the apples in stereo- electronic projects for musicians
(yep roc)
8. the lodger - life is sweet (slumberland)
9. mia doi todd- gea (city zen)
10.wye oak- if children (merge)
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11. jeff tracy- monents in time (aardvark)
12. the breakup society- nobody likes a winner (get hip)
13. the imprints- marvelous escape (self released)
14. steve robinson- undercurrent (sunshine drenchy)
15. panda riot- she dares all things (self released)
16. forbidden tigers- magnetic problems (dead beat)
17. crushed stars- gossamer days (simulcra)
18. the failures' union- sinker (one percent press)
19. last american buffalo- marquis for the debutante (self
released)
20. 13 ghosts- the strangest colored lights (skybucket)
TOP 10 SONGS BY ROBERTS FORSTER (SOLO)
1. baby stones
2. if it rains
3. falling star
4. warm nights
5. the evangelist
6. the river people
7. the circle
8. loneliness
9. let your light in, babe
10.atlanta lie low
TOP
10 CDS: MARCH 2008
1. julie ocean- long gone and nearly there
(transit of venus)
2. the ruby suns- sea lion (sub pop)
3. tears run rings - always, sometimes, seldom, never
(claire)
4. the vandelles- s/t EP (safranin sound)
5. the nines- gran jukle's field (t.a.s. gold)
6. days- downhill (shelflife)
7. clockcleaner- babylon rules (load)
8. goodnight loving- crooked lake (dusty medical)
9. sambassadeur- migration (labrador)
10.the crowd- letter bomb (tko)
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11. eux autres- cold city (hhbtm)
12. underwater tea party- suburban metronome (zip)
13. antietam- opus mixtum (carrot top)
14. ben forrest davis- roughs (bird song)
15. the swimmers- fighting trees (mad dragon)
16. two hours traffic- little jabs (burnstead)
17. tift merritt- another country (fantasy)
18. monster bobby- gaps (hypnote)
19. the ginger envelope- edible orchids (one percent
press)
20. bryan scary & the shredding tears- flight of the
knife (black and greene)
TOP 10 SONGS WRITTEN (OR CO-WRITTEN BY TERRY BANKS (Tree Fort
Angst, Glo-Worm, The Saturday People, Julie Ocean. etc.)
1. here comes danny
2. travelogue
3. found out
4. working for the weekend
5. #1 song
6. change of heart
7. the one that got away
8. california girls
9. tuesday
10.my revenge
TOP
10 CDS: FEBRUARY 2008
1. big dipper- supercluster: the big dipper anthology (merge)
2. grand archives- the grand archives (sub pop)
3. the crash that took me - orchestrated kaleidoscope (idol)
4. st. christopher- lost at sea: the sarah recordings (plastilina)
5. sparky's magic piano- feel the beat and do it anyway! (melody
factory)
6. the quarter after- changes near (the committee to keep music
evil)
7. the squires of the subterrain- feel the sun (rocket racket)
8. drive-by truckers- brighter than creation's dark (new west)
9. nada surf- lucky (barsuk)
10.vampire weekend- s/t (xl/beggars)
10 SONGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE THE GREATEST SONG EVER THE FIRST
TIME I HEARD THEM
1. roadrunner (modern lovers)
2. part-time punks (tv personalities)
3. modern kicks (exploding hearts)
4. emma’s house (field mice)
5. between clark and hilldale (love)
6. kids of the black hole (adolescents)
7. I know there’s an answer (beach boys)
8. the freed pig (sebadoh)
9. don’t drag me down (social distortion)
10. clocked in (black flag)
TOP 10 SONGS BY BIG DIPPER
1. she's fetching
2. faith healer
3. ron klaus wrecked his house
4. wake up the king
5. what in sam hill?
6. all going out together
7. meet the witch
8. wrong in the charts
9. man o' war
10.semjase
TOP
10 CDS: JANUARY
2008
1. bad religion- new maps of hell (epitaph)
2. eric matthews- the imagination stage (empyrean)
3. fancey- schmancey (what are records?)
4. tullycraft- every scene needs a center (magic marker)
5. future clouds and radar- s/t (sak)
6. the hepburns- something worth stealing (radio khartoum)
7. the everybodyfields- nothing is okay (ramseur)
8. the successful failures- ripe for the burning (fdr)
9. fred astereo- don't break my heart (lost and lonesome)
10.watershed- three chords and a cloud of dust (idol)
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11. v/a- a tribute to grant mclennan (rare victory)
12. the puddle- no love, no hate (fishrider)
13. the carbonas- s/t (goner)
14. the scotland yard gospel choir-s/t (bloodshot)
15. the shoes- double exposure (black vinyl)
16. barton carroll- the lost one (skybucket)
17. black lips- good bad not evil (vice)
18. the cynics- here we are (get hip)
19. the tamborines- sally o'gannon ep (planting seeds)
20. nick lowe- at my age (yep roc)
TOP 10 SONGS Y BAD RELIGION
1. land of competition
2. atheist peace
3. new dark ages
4. modern man
5. 1000 more fools
6. sinister rouge
7. we're only gonna die
8. germs of perfection
9. no control
10.all there isTOP
15 RECORDS OF 2007
1. Okkervil River- THE STAGE NAMES (Jagjaguwar)
2. Loney Dear- LONEY NOIR (Sub Pop)
3. King Khan & the Shrines- WHAT IS? (Hazelwood)
4. The Scruffs- POP MANIFESTO (Scruffsville)
5. Walker Kong- DELIVER US FROM PEOPLE (Magic Marker)
6. Cats on Fire- THE PROVINCE COMPLAINS (Marsh Marigold)
7. Georgie James- PLACES (Saddle Creek)
8. The Shakes- THE RISE AND FALL OF MODERN LIVING (Teenacide)
9. Ryan Adams- EASY TIGER (lost Highway)
10. The Whiles- SLEEPER’S WAKE (Anyway)
11. Scotland Yard Gospel Choir- S/T (Bloodshot)
12. Band of Horses- CEASE TO BEGIN (Sub Pop)
13. The Broken West- I CAN’T GO ON, I’LL GO ON
(Merge)
14. My Teenage Stride- EARS ARE LIKE GOLDEN BATS (Becalmed)
15. Peachfuzz- CATCH YOUR SNAP (Teenacide)
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16. The Mendoza Line- 30 YEAR LOW (Glurp)
17. Dinosaur Jr.- BEYOND (Fat Possum)
18. The Busy Signals- S/T (Dirtnap)
19. Augie March- MOO, YOU BLOODY CHOIR (Jive)
20. The Everybodyfields- NOTHING IS OKAY (Ramseur)
21. Eric Matthews- THE IMAGINATION STAGE (Empyrean)
22. Swivel Chairs- THE SLOW TRANSMISSION (Transit of Venus)
23. Pissed Jeans- HOPE FOR MEN (Sub Pop)
24. 1900’s- COLD & KIND (Parasol)
25. Nick Lowe- AT MY AGE (Yep Roc)
26. Firefox AK- MADAME, MADAME ! (Minty Fresh)
27. Black Lips- GOOD BAD NOT EVIL (Vice)
28. Spoon- GA GA GA GA GA (Merge)
29. Great Northern- TRADING TWILIGHT FOR DAYLIGHT (Eenie
Meenie)
30. Rilo Kiley- UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT (Warner Bros.)
TOP 15 “UNDER THE RADAR” RECORDS
1. Pelle Carlberg- IN A NUTSHELL (Twentyseven)
2. Fireflies- GOODNIGHT STARS, GOODNIGHT MOON (Lavender/Music
is my Girlfriend)
3. The Loose Salute- TUNED TO LOVE (Graveface)
4. Celestial- DREAM ON (Skipping Stones)
5. The Bon Mots- FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS WITH…. (Mellifluid)
6. The Red Button- SHE’S ABOUT TO CROSS MY MIND (self
released)
7. Love Dance- RESULT (Marsh Marigold)
8. The Primary 5- GO (Reaction)
9. Glowfriends- A FAREWELL TO FAIR WEATHER (Jam)
10. The Electric Pop Group- S/T (self released)
11. Ideal Free Distribution- S/T (HHBTM)
12. Papercuts- CAN’T GO BACK (Gnomonsong)
13. The Shot Heard ‘Round the World- TEN SONGS FOR TOWN
AND COUNTRY (Mtn Landis)
14. Lucky Soul- THE GREAT UNWANTED (Elefant)
15. Biirdie- CATHERINE AVENUE (Love Minus Zero)
TOP
10 CDS: NOVEMBER 2007
1. buffalo tom- three easy pieces (new west)
2. jens lekman- night falls over kortedala
(sec. canadian)
3. the most serene republic- population
(arts & crafts)
4. humphreys & keen - the overflow
(sweet pea sounds)
5. rogue wave- asleep at heaven's gate (brushfire)
6. warm in the wake- american prehistoric (live wire)
7. steve goldberg & the arch enemies- s/t
(self-released)
8. ham 1- the captain's table (orange twin)
9. penny century- s/t (pop boomerang)
10.frisbie- new debut (appendix)
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11. the lovetones- axiom (tee pee)
12. los campesinos- sticking fingers into sockets
(arts & crafts)
13. the pubes- peat sounds (roadhouse tunes)
14. lover!- s/t (empty)
15. axe river- tutu to tango (minty fresh)
16. the dimes- pet generation (pet marmoset)
17. stars- in our bedroom after the war
(arts & crafts)
18. nord express- loveland 1995-2005 (peapod)
19. myracle brah- can you hear the....
(rainbow quartz)
20. sleeper car- love & anxiety (self released)
TOP 10 SONGS BY BUFFALO TOM
1. mountains of your head
2. summer
3. taillights fade
4. you'll never catch him
5. directive
6. sunflower suit
7. sodajerk
8. three easy pieces
9. velvet roof
10.tangerine
honorable mentions: "birdbrain", "in the attic", "crawl",
etc. etc.
TOP 10 CDS: OCTOBER 2007
1. band of horses- cease to begin (sub pop)
2. the groop- s/t (sundazed)
3. the capstan shafts- environ maiden
(rainbow quartz)
4. bodies of water- ears will pop and eyes will blink (self released)
5. the busy signals- s/t (dirtnap)
6. the bongos- drums along the hudson
(cooking vinyl)
7. a smile and a ribbon- the boy i wish i never met (shelflife)
8. the silent boys- one step closer (walrus)
9. the owls- daughters an suns (magic marker)
10.sebadoh- the freed man (domino)
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11. the pipettes- we are the pipettes
(cherrytree. interscope)
12. dropkick murphys- the meanest of times
(born and bred)
13. the go! team- proof of youth (sub pop)
14. jose gonzalez- in our nature (mute)
15. taken by trees- open field (rough trade)
16. the choir practice- s/t (mint)
17. smokey and his sister- s/t (sundazed)
18. josh ritter- the historical conquests of.... (sony/bmg)
19. california snow story- close to the ocean (letterbox)
20. 1990's- cookies (rough trade)
TOP 10 SONGS BY BAND OF HORSES
1. the first song
2. ode to lrc
3. the great salt lake
4. detlef schrempf
5. wicked gil
6. funeral
7. the general specific
8. weed party
9. islands on the coast
10.part one
TOP
10 CDS: SEPTEMBER 2007
1. the sharp things- a moveable feast (bar none)
2. augie march- moo, you the bloody choir (jive)
3. jason anderson- tonight (self released)
4. velcro stars- hiroshima's revenge (hhbtm/ grand palace)
5. tenderhooks- vidalia (rock snob)
6. roddy woomble- my secret is my silence (7-10 )
7. mick harvey- two of diamonds (mute)
8. the epoxies- my dark world ep (metropolis)
9. breezy porticos- these record highs (best friends)
10.high water marks- polar (hhbtm)
TOP 10 SONGS BY THE SHARP THINGS
1. homeless
2. through with love
3. demon of love
4. there will be violins
5. cruel things
6. she left with the sun
7. lies about you and i
8. bureau de change
9. vacationing
10.the devil in you sings
TOP 10 RECENT DVDS
1. dinosaur jr- live at the middle east (image ent.)
2. gg allin- hated: special edition (mvd)
3. the decemberists- a practical handbook (kill rock stars)
4. the jesus lizard- live (mvd)
5. pet shop boys- cubism in concert:live in mexico city (rhino)
6. bob mould- circle of friends (mvd)
7. d.o.a.- 1978-1985: smash the state (mvd)
8. wholphin- iv (wholphin)
9. echo & the bunnymen- dancing horses (mvd)
10.the pink floyd & syd barrett story (mvd)
TOP
10 CDS: AUGUST 2007
1. the legends- facts and figures (labrador)
2. donny hue and the colors- folkmote (the kora
records)
3. patience please- fleeting frequencies (hhbtm)
4. the primary 5- go (reaction)
5. the whiles- sleepers wake (anyway)
6. the riff randells- doublecross (dirtnap)
7. the wellingtons- for friends in far away places (pop boomerang)
8. marmalade souls- s/t (rainbow quartz)
9. robert francis- one by one (aeronaut)
10. antiseen- the boys from brutalsville (tko)
TOP 10 SONGS BY THE LEGENDS
1. call it ours
2. hide away
3. right on
4. play it for today
5. you're alive
6. there an back again
7. nothing on tv
8. nothing to be done
9. heart
10.when the day is done
10 CDs I PICKED UP AT AMOEBA RECORDS (SAN FRANCISCO) FOR UNDER
$5 EACH
(MOST WERE $1.99)
1. east river pipe- what are you on ? (merge)
2. sammy- tales of great neck glory (dgc)
3. the shaky hands- s/t (holocene)
4. a shoreline dream- avoiding the consequences (latenight
weeknight)
5. the damnwells- air stereo (zoe)
6. the super friendz- mock up, scale down (murder)
7. souled american- around the horn/sonny (tumult)
8. heather duby- s/t (sonic boom)
9. the safes- well well well (obrothers)
10. the twilight sad- fourteen autumns, fifteen winters (fat
cat)
JULY
2007 TOP 10 CDs
1. the ladybug transistor- can't wait another day
(merge)
2. pelle carlberg- in a nutshell (twenty seven)
3. john p. strohm- everyday life (superphonic)
4. little name- how to swim and live (sleepy)
5. seth tiven- solitude (raedell)
6. utah carol- rodeo queen (self-released)
7. airiel- the battle of sealand (highwheel)
8. true west- hollywood holiday revisited (atavistic)
9. glenn mercer- wheels in motion (pravda)
10. the loose salute- tuned to love (graveface)
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11. lucky soul- the great unwanted (elefant)
12. the hex dispensers- s/t (alien snatch)
13. houseguest- high strangeness (audio eagle)
14. silver sun- dad's weird dream (invisible hands)
15. the only children- keeper of youth (side cho)
16. elliott smith- new moon (kill rock stars)
17. the memory band- apron strings (dichristina)
18. the makes nice- candy wrapper and twelve other songs
(frenetic)
19. the mabuses- mabused (magpie)
20. st vincent- marry me (begars banquet)
TOP 10 SONGS BY LADYBUG TRANSISTOR
1. perfect for shattering
2. meadowport arch
3. this old chase
4. rushes of pure spring
5. in december
6. today knows
7. always on the telephone
8. song for the ending day
9. echoes
10.wooden bars
honorable mention: the great british spring, etc. etc.
JUNE
2007 TOP TEN CD'S
1. ryan adams- easy tiger (lost highway)
2. the red button- she's about to cross your mind (self
-released)
3. swivel chairs- the slow transmission
(transit of venus)
4. shake some action- s/t (satellite 451)
5. the mendoza line - 30 year low (glurp)
6. walker kong- deliver us from people
(magic marker)
7. the a-sides- silver storms (vagrant)
8. the lodger - grown ups(slumberland)
9. the fake accents- the big disconnect
(shady garrr)
10. glowfriends- a farewell to fair-weather (jam)
TOP 10 RECENT LIVE BANDS
1. arcade fire
2. my teenage stride
3. dinosaur jr.
4. spoon
5. the new year
6. memphis
7. the essex green
8. quarter after
9. voxtrot
10. black rebel motorcycle club
TOP
10 SONGS BY RYAN ADAMS (SOLO)
1. my winding wheel
2. halloweenhead
3. firecracker
4. nuclear
5. love is hell
6. oh my sweet carolina
7. goodnight rose
8. answering bell
9. you will always be the same
10.two
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