Because Natalie Portman told me to
I planned to save my NaBloPoMo music posts for another day, when I have them more developed and more hipster than I actually am, but yesterday’s post needed a better follow-up.
I never really cared about how people thought about my taste in music. I didn’t take offense when thieves robbed my house when I was a teenager, thumbed through my music collection and didn’t take a single thing. However, thanks to the modern age of technology, Garden State and fellow bloggers, I figure that I should step my music game up and venture off into what is “good.”
Last year’s discovery of TV on the Radio and M.I.A. allowed me to enjoy sounds that were outside the FM spectrum. This year, I relied on Metacritic’s Best Albums of 2007 to broaden my mind, and I’ll share what I’ve learned:
Kala — M.I.A: True, I would have purchased this anyway, but it deserved the praise bestowed on it. By far, the most repeated CD I’ve purchased this year.
Neon Bible — Arcade Fire: I don’t know why people like them. This is awful, and I’m glad to not have purchased this (heard it on Rhapsody).
Sound of Silver — LCD Soundsystem: The fact that I even bothered with this release is a miracle on itself, especially since they are touring with Arcade Fire. But this was one of the best surprises I’ve had all year. “Sound of Silver” and “Get Innocuous” are played at lease once a day in some form.
In Rainbows — Radiohead: Downloaded it, haven’t listened yet. Will take the time to do so.
Boxer — The National This is one I know that I will get from eMusic eventually. I haven’t gotten to that point.
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