<![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:24:45 EST Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:24:45 EST http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3322854 This year's list ommits some essential albums. To name some:

Digitalism - Idealism
Editors - An End Has A Start
The National - Boxer
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga




kiko77

]]> 33:332897:c3322854 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:24:45 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3312657 @Lax: Er, I misspoke -- no one's really surprised that there's not "enough" hip hop on this list (whatever that means...)

the rich girls are weeping

]]> 33:332897:c3312657 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:49:18 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3311315 I think NME had the best taste in music since EVER, but my surprise comes with the absence of Burial's Untrue in albums and Ali Love's Late night session in tracks. And what happens with Radiohead? The record is a mix between their discography and Thom Yorke's Eraser... And the new album of The Cribs it's a shit. Talking about not included hip hop albums, it's a perfect choice i mean, because the style is dying since... Outkast's Speakerboxxx!!! The Kanye West album is listeneable but too much commercial and reiterative. Nothing more. (Pardon my english buy I'm spanish speaker).

gustavoaveng

]]> 33:332897:c3311315 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:56:37 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3309533 the ting tings song is GREAT! it's insanely catchy.

standing in the way of swiss roll is in this year's chart because it got re-released and went top 10 in 2007, despite it being around for aaaaaaaages (it might even have been a second re-release that finally did it).

CarsmileSteve

]]> 33:332897:c3309533 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:07:34 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3305905 Very happy to see love for Jeff Lewis and the Cribs.

goldsoundz

]]> 33:332897:c3305905 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:02:34 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3304502 @Ned Raggett: i think we soon forget that when it leaked, this was THE track. it was the first single, it rated high on those RIDICULOUS "best of the year?" threads that pop up on message boards in MOTHERLOVING FEBRUARY, etc. first few times through the record i thought i was only enjoying "all my friends" so much because i *really* like new order.

westartedthis

]]> 33:332897:c3304502 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:23:41 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3303252 @SomeSound-MostlyFury:

excuse me did you just say kings of leon put out a great album????

brownham

]]> 33:332897:c3303252 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:12:56 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3301257 features they used to r@therichgirlsareweeping: 3 rap albums from what I can see. Bit surprised 50 Cent didn't make it considering the fortnightly "WE WROTE ABOUT HIM BEFORE HE WAS FAMOUS" they used to run.

That said, I predicted #1 and 2 back in April, and I would have predicted In Rainbows back then if I'd known it would surface before year's end.

Lax Danja House

]]> 33:332897:c3301257 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:40:38 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3301217 @therichgirlsareweeping: 3 rap albums from what I can see. Bit surprised 50 Cent didn't make it considering the fortnightly "WE WROTE ABOUT HIM BEFORE HE WAS FAMOUS"

Lax Danja House

]]> 33:332897:c3301217 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:39:13 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3301202 @extracrispy: You're not alone. I loved A Weekend in the City.

tigerpop

]]> 33:332897:c3301202 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:38:33 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3299288 That Ting Tings song has to be the worst single released in this era. Another fail, NME.

walkmasterflex

]]> 33:332897:c3299288 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:27:44 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3298260 Er, no one's really surprised that there's no hip hop on this, right? It's bloody NME!

the rich girls are weeping

]]> 33:332897:c3298260 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:48:12 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3296184 really nice to see jeffrey lewis on the list. nyc's best kept secret, for some reason totally ignored in the usa and loved in the uk. one of the most witty, self-effacing lyricists of our day. and he often does a history of the bolshevik revolution in the middle of his shows, complete with hilarious cartoons. what's not to love?
[www.youtube.com]


iantenna

]]> 33:332897:c3296184 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:26:21 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3295947 Glasvegas at #2??!? Do they even have a single out, or is that just based on their Myspace page? Somehow I know Alan McGee must be to blame for this.

futurehorse

]]> 33:332897:c3295947 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:16:17 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3295713 @maura: Sorry Maura I told you the Klaxons rock, and now I am backed up by the most distinguished music establishment in the world. Seriously Myths of The Near Future best album of the year easy.

steven_scareplanes

]]> 33:332897:c3295713 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:06:08 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3295618 Another Jay-Z-free list...I'm really surprised that American Gangster, which easily made my Top 10 - is absent from so many of these year-end best-ofs.

Thierry

]]> 33:332897:c3295618 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:01:59 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3295475 Is it just me, or did this totally go to press like, three months ago or something? This is heavy on the first half of 2007 entries. That being said, I actually have very little beef with either list.

How refreshing that the Brits clearly don't give a crap about Wilco, Fiest, or Kanye -- easily the three most overrated albums appearing in 2007 best-ofs elsewhere. I'm pleasantly surprised. Frankly, I'd rather see a list heavy with up-and-comers rather than one full of disappointing second, third, fourth, and fifth efforts from established acts that are slipping into irrelevance.

@gofreescout: Er, did you miss this year's big Gossip push into the UK entirely or what? Why do you think Beth Ditto was constantly in the British press in 07?

the rich girls are weeping

]]> 33:332897:c3295475 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:54:57 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3294694 @SomeSound-MostlyFury: Charmer is one of my least favorite songs of all time. It's the reason I never really gave that album a chance.

joemono

]]> 33:332897:c3294694 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:20:47 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3294375 @gofreescout: well it does cover 12 months, though i don't know when it originally came out.
also, there was a time in britian when you couldn't go two minutes without some sort of reference to beth ditto or the gossip.

and as for the list, i guess nme is sort of the mouthpiece for british music: which has become "indie" boy-centric rock. ie every other band on the list


izunes

]]> 33:332897:c3294375 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:07:22 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3294118 okay, Kings of Leon put out a great album... but "Charmer" as the #25 single? The one with the unbearable screeching in place of vocals? I can think of at least every other song on the album that was better than that song.

SomeSound-MostlyFury

]]> 33:332897:c3294118 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:54:53 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293933 It's nice to see Bloc Party finally make one of these year-end lists. I know the sheep over at Stereogum hate A Weekend in the City, but it was one of my favorite albums of the year.

extracrispy

]]> 33:332897:c3293933 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:48:30 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293904 I like the love for the Cribs. That's a real fun album.

hotshot

]]> 33:332897:c3293904 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:46:22 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293828 "Standing In The Way of Control?" Did it really take that long for this song to get across the ocean?

gofreescout

]]> 33:332897:c3293828 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:42:49 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293800 How are the Klaxons not on the "Worst Album Artwork '07" poll?

Dick Laurent is dead.

]]> 33:332897:c3293800 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:41:32 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293746 @Cam/ron: glowsticks, duh.

Jess Harvell

]]> 33:332897:c3293746 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:39:11 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293732 @aluberalles: *cough* Um, actually for my Idolator poll singles entries I'm picking "North American Scum" myself. What can I say, it's the one that comes to mind the most whenever I think about the album.

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:332897:c3293732 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:38:36 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293726 @DHMBIB: agreeing with the Cold War Kids on the Top 50 singles.

The only thing that shocks me is no Kanye (as well as no Wilco/Feist, as noted by above) and The Shins being as high as they are. I still haven't developed a strong love for the album after dozens of spins. And was Springsteen not released in Europe, or is he just not as well liked?

BigRicks

]]> 33:332897:c3293726 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:38:23 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293672 I could never ever understand how the Klaxons are "rave," or ahem, "nu-rave." Gotta love the media virus.

Cam/ron

]]> 33:332897:c3293672 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:36:08 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293655 I've seen more diversity at a Connecticut country club...

Big Tuna

]]> 33:332897:c3293655 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:35:41 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293292 I don't understand any list that picks a track from Sound of Silver that isn't "Someone Great" or "All My Friends".

AL

]]> 33:332897:c3293292 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:20:39 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293236 Seriously, not bad. I love that NME has no problem naming several singles from the same artists in the Top 50 -- there's no need to show how hip you are 'cuz you know 50 different band names.

Also, I lurvs that Cold War Kids track @ 33. One of my faves of the year.

Rob Murphy

]]> 33:332897:c3293236 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:19:05 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293190 @DHMBIB: I think you mean "Yaaay!"

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:332897:c3293190 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:17:21 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293162 No Wilco or Feist? Whaaaa???

Rob Murphy

]]> 33:332897:c3293162 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:16:11 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3293137 @maura: Wow. That's...that's brilliant.

(So who's the new Curiosity Killed the Cat?)

Ned Raggett

]]> 33:332897:c3293137 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:15:14 EST <![CDATA["NME" Makes Some Noise For The Klaxons]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/nme-makes-some-noise-for-the-klaxons-332897.php#c3292977 this is where i reiterate my theory:

"golden skans" : 2007 :: "shattered dreams" : 1987

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:332897:c3292977 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:07:20 EST