Favorite Songs of 2007, Part Ocho

More. 2007 favorites.

Holy SNOWses, man. It was really coming down out there all day here in Madison.

Inadvertent theme: animals. Advertent theme: Beirut.

Caribou - "Niobe", from Andorra
Beirut - "Nantes", from The Flying Club Cup
Beirut - "Forks and Knives [La Fete]", from The Flying Club Cup
Beirut - "Elephant Gun", from Lon Gisland
Grizzly Bear - "He Hit Me", from Friend
Department of Eagles - "No One Does it Like You", from Gold Suits [forthcoming]
Poni Hoax - "Antibodies", from Antibodies
Bodies of Water - "I Heard It Sound", from Ears Will Pop and Eyes Will Blink [forthcoming]
Kanye West feat Young Jeezy - "Can't Tell Me Nothin" [remix], from Graduation

Yeah I totally can't decide on my favorite Beirut song, so you get spoiled. If you haven't latched on yet, the album is totally rad and beautiful and amazing and addicting.

Go see more of my favorites.

Y'all are hereby warned that after Wednesday I will most likely return to my old rambling self. Same amount of music, a lot more words to sift through to get it.

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Beirut Still Rocking My Mind

Something made me check out Takeaway Shows this morning, and I'm glad I did. There's a lot of new stuff since I last visited, to include recent favorites Beirut. I've always [well, since I first heard it a few weeks ago] thoroughly enjoyed "The Penalty" [mp3], but this live version made me enjoy it so much more, and now I think it's probably my favorite. Other album standout "Nantes" is rendered as well.

Also, check out latest TaShows offering by Department of Eagles. I first heard "Sailing by Night" while I was in the desert last year, but I must have listened to it more than a hundred times in those few months. They have a new album coming out, and I'm actually pretty excited for it. "Sailing" [still my fave of theirs] and the new "No One Does It Like You", from the upcoming album Gold Suits, are both featured. "No One" is fricking awesome, sounding more like their cousins Grizzly Bear.

Thanks to Music is Art, Hypeful, Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good for the tuneage links.

In totally unrelated news, this right here kinda explains how the Monaco of the Desert works, because I know you all were wondering.