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Friday, December 07, 2007

Ra Ra Riot's Favorites of 2007

Winning the award for my favorite new band in 2006 and the best live performance I saw last year was Ra Ra Riot. Twelve months later and these young'uns are letting me know what music kept them rockin' in '07.

Mathieu:

Ceremony - Scared People EP
Ceremony - Violence Violence
Tokyo Police Club - Smith EP
Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof (single)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend EP
White Denim - Let's Talk About It EP

Allie:

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
Blonde Redhead - 23
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend EP

Cameron:

Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
Efterklang - Parades
Battles - Mirrored
Steve Lehman - Demian As Posthuman
Lars Horntveth - Pooka

Rebecca:

The National - Boxer
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Peter Bjorn And John - Writers Block
Tokyo Police Club - Smith EP
Blonde Redhead - 23

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