Newcity’s Top 5 of Everything 2007: Music

Top 5 Records
“Boxer,” The National (Beggars Banquet)
“In Rainbows,” Radiohead (N/A)
“Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
“Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga,” Spoon (Merge)
“23,” Blonde Redhead (4AD)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Local Records
“Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
“The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir,” The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Bloodshot)
“Brighton, MA,” Brighton, MA (Loose Tooth)
“Fresh Rot,” Mannequin Men (Flameshovel)
“Devastator,” STAR (Lovely Rebel)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Records
“Pavarotti: The Studio Albums,” Luciano Pavarotti (Decca)
“When the Soul is Settled: Music Of Iraq,” Rahim Al Haj & Souhail Kaspar, (Smithsonian Folkways)
“Afriki,” Habib Koité & Bamada, (Cumbancha)
“Indian Summer,” Dave Brubeck, (Telarc)
“Beethoven Complete Symphonies,” Sir Georg Solti & the Chicago Symphony (Decca)
—Dennis Polkow

Top 5 Records
“Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
“Ash Wednesday,” Elvis Perkins (XL)
“The Reminder,” Feist (Interscope)
“Sound of Silver,” LCD Soundsystem (DFA)
“The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir,” The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Bloodshot)
—K. Tighe

Top 5 Records
“Mirrored,” Battles (Warp)
“Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?” Of Montreal (Polyvinyl)
“Sound of Silver,” LCD Soundsystem (DFA)
“Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum)
“Untrue,” Burial (Hyperdub)
—Noah Levine

Top 5 Records
“White Chalk,” PJ Harvey (Island)
“The Good, The Bad & The Queen,” The Good, The Bad & The Queen (EMI)
“Tromatic Reflexxions,” Von Sudenfed (Domino)
“Happy Birthday,” Modeselektor (Bpitchcontrol)
“None Shall Pass,” Aesop Rock (Def Jux)
—Brad Knutson

Top 5 Electronic Records
“Sound of Silver,” LCD Soundsystem (DFA)
“From Here We Go Sublime,” The Field (Kompakt)
“Andorra,” Caribou (Merge)
“†,” Justice (Ed Banger)
“Digital Shades: Volume 1,” M83 (Mute)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Electronic Records
“Untrue,” Burial (Hyperdub)
“Chromophobia,” Gui Boratto (Kompakt Germany)
“†,” Justice (Ed Banger)
“From Here We Go Sublime,” The Field (Kompakt)
“Tromatic Reflexxions,” Von Sudenfed (Domino)
—Noah Levine

Top 5 Hip-Hop Records
“Kala,” M.I.A. (Interscope)
“Graduation,” Kanye West (Island Def Jam)
“8 Diagrams,” Wu-Tang Clan (SRC/Universal Motown/Loud)
“The Big Doe Rehab,” Ghostface Killah (Def Jam)
“American Gangster,” Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella)
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Shows
Sonic Youth, Pitchfork Music Festival
Daft Punk, Lollapalooza
Yo La Tengo, Lakeshore Theater
Smoosh, Empty Bottle
Andrew Bird, Riviera Theatre
—Tom Lynch

Top 5 Shows
Daft Punk, Lollapalooza
Peter Bjorn & John, Empty Bottle
TV On The Radio, Metro
Fujiya & Miyagi, Empty Bottle
Of Montreal, Pitchfork Music Festival
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Classical Concerts
Placido Domingo, Ravinia
Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Victoria Mullova all-Bach, Mandel Hall
Juilliard Quartet, Complete Bartok Quartets
Vermeer Quartet, Seven Last Words of Christ
—Dennis Polkow

Top 5 Club Nights
Switch, Smart Bar
Ed Banger/Throne of Blood Lollapalooza After Party, Green Dolphin
Radio Soulwax Presents 2manydjs & Nite Versions Live, Metro
Booka Shade, Funky Buddha Lounge
Tiga, Smart Bar
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Wish-I-Made-It Regrets
Claude Vonstroke, Smart Bar
Joakim, Empty Bottle
Sonic Youth, Pitchfork
Jamie Lidell, Pitchfork
Chromeo, Empty Bottle
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Rainy-Day Electronic Tracks
“Whitmey Na,” Raz Ohara (Kindisch)
“Deserter” (Four Tet Remix), Matthew Dear (Ghostly International)
“Floating” (Prins Thomas Diskomiks), Jape (Marine Parade)
“Prism #1” (Prince Language Remix), Stateless (K7 Records)
“The City, The Airport” (CSS Remix), Lonely Dear (Something In Contruction)
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Left-Field Electronic Tracks
“Thou Shalt Always Kill,” Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (Lex Records)
“Applejuice,” Krazy Bladhead (Ed Banger Records)
“Tomcat” (Mock’s Mod Mix), Mock & Toof (Tiny Sticks Records)
“Lonely Planet,” Shit Robot (DFA)
“Start Being Nicer” (Tomorrow Mix By P.E.T.), Torpedo Boyz (Sounds From The Roof)
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Dance Tracks
“Itchy Dog,” Jesse Rose (Dubsided)
“Moan” (Radio Slave’s Remix For K), Trentemoller (Poker Flat)
“Whizkid” (Jacob London Urincontrol Mix), Style Of Eye (Bump Music)
“Yes Yes Y’all feat. Roxanne Shante” (Sinden Baile Funk Mix), Mekon (PIAS/Wall Of Sound)
“Jam On It” (DJ T Remix), Newcleus (Deeplay Soultec)
—Duke Shin

Top 5 Mix CDs
“Sunkissed,” g-Ha & Olanskii (Smallsound Supersound)
“Fabric 36‚” Ricardo Villalobos (Fabric)
“Science Faction: Dubstep‚” DJ Clever (Breakbeat Science)
“DJ Kicks‚” Booka Shade (K7)
“Speicher 3‚” Michael Mayer & Joerg Burger, (Kompakt Extra)
—Noah Levine

Top 5 Dance Cuts
“D.A.N.C.E.,” Justice
“Beautiful Life‚” Gui Boratto
“Get Innocuous‚” LCD Soundsystem
“You Know I’m No Good‚”Amy Winehouse
“Flooded‚” Von Sudenfed
—Noah Levine

Top 5 Music DVDs
Sir Georg Solti: The Maestro (Decca)
Duke Ellington Live in ’58 (Jazz Icons)
3 Penny Opera (Criterion Collection)
John Coltrane Live in ’60, ’61 & ’65 (Jazz Icons)
Sarah Vaughan Live in ’58 & ’64 (Jazz Icons)
—Dennis Polkow

Top 5 Bands That Sing in Languages Other Than English
Aleks & the Drummer
Sin Orden
Condenada
Right Eye Rita
Brilliant Pebbles
—ELR