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Glide's 5th Annual Best of 2007: From the Artists' Perspective

By The Glide Staff

 
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Everyone makes their standard "best of's," top 10s" and "year in review" lists, but each December we like to take that model a couple of steps further. We go straight to the artists to see where they found inspiration over the past twelve months, and we don't stop with just album choices. We dig a bit deeper and go for a broader picture of the past year in art. From classic moments on the road to their guilty pleasure confessions, this is a panoramic snapshot of "the best of 2007 " and a peek into what to expect in '08.
Aaron Dessner - The National
Adam Russell - White Rabbits
Alison Sudol - A Fine Frenzy
Ben Arnold
Brian Dwyer - Papertrigger
Bryan Dondero - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Buddy Cage
Chad Stokes - State Radio
Conor Deasy - The Thrills
Damon Fox and Ace Mark - Big Elf
David Levy - Out to Lunch
Eric Yates - Hot Buttered Rum
Grace Potter - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Harrison Haynes - Les Savy Fav
Hunter Husar - Mahjonng
Jacob Thomas Berns - The National Lights
Jamie Masefield
John Darnielle - The Mountain Goats
Josh Clark - Tea Leaf Green
m7 Martino - Charge 7
Marc Brownstein - The Disco Biscuits
Marco Benevento
Mark Karan - Ratdog
Mark Mullins - Bonerama
Matt Butler - The Everyone Orchestra
Mike Gordon - Phish
Nate Cole - Castledoor
Paul Collins and Jon Natchez - Beirut
Reed Mathis - Tea Leaf Green
Sam Sparro
Scott Metzger
Scott Tournett - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Sean Hutchinson - New Monsoon
Seth Walker
Stephen Becker - Le Concorde
The Epochs
The Frontier Brothers
The Hedrons
Tom Smith - Office
Val Loper - Bear Hands
Vampire Weekend


Alison Sudol, A Fine Frenzy

Best Album(s) of 2007

  • The Shins, Wincing the Night Away

 
Favorite Live Performance of 2007
  • Rufus Wainwright, every night of our summer tour

 
Personal Favorite On-stage Moment/Show of 2007
  • Having the audience sing all the lyrics of “Almost Lover” along with me in Houston, TX.

     

 

Classic Album or Artist You Discovered This Year

  • The Mamas and the Papas, “If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears”

 
Best Film You Saw This Year
  • Darjeeling Limited

 

Song From The Past Year You Wish You Wrote

  • Feist's “1234”  - She's wonderful and that song is hard to shake once you've got it in your head.

 

Artist You Are Most Excited About In 2008

  • Wes Anderson, Bright Eyes, Sigur Ros, Michel Gondry

 

Your Latest Guilty Pleasure

  • Pasta. I never used to eat it and lately I've been having it quite a bit. Very bad for the waistline, but wonderful for the belly!

 

A Memorable/Humorous/Classic Moment on the tour bus/road in 2007

  • Daxx kicking his TV in his bunk in the middle of the night. He dreamt he was being chased by robots, half woke up, saw the red power light on his TV screen and kicked it with all his might. Bus sleeping often brings on funny dreams :)

 

 






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