Rolling Stone's Top 100 Tracks

I have long since written off Rolling Stone. But their top 100 tracks of 2007 is worth a look. There are the requisite weak picks (it wouldn't be Rolling Stone without some red flags of that magazine's staff's atrocious collective taste), but I must confess I was surprised by the quality and depth of some of their picks. Here were some of the more quality picks:

4. Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
11. Kanye West - "Stronger"
13. Of Montreal - "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal"
16. Spoon - "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"
17. Radiohead - "Weird Fishes / Arpeggi"
18. The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"
19. Feist - "1234"
20. LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends"
22. Arcade Fire - "Keep the Car Running"
33. Kevin Drew - "Backed Out On The..."
36. 1990s - "Situation"
40. Dr. Dog - "Old News"
58. The Go! Team - "Grip Like a Vice"
61. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Down Boy"
64. Patrick Wolf - "The Magic Position"
74. Panda Bear - "Comfy In Nautica"
77. The Fratellis - "Chelsea Dagger"
79. The New Pornographers - "Myriad Harbour"
81. Okkervil River - "Our Life Is Not a Movie Or Maybe"
84. Dan Deacon - "The Crystal Cat"
86. Iron and Wine - "Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car"
88. Datarock - "Computer Camp Love"
91. Liars - "Freak Out"
92. The National - "Mistaken for Strangers"
93. Band of Horses - "Is There a Ghost"
95. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "Satan Said Dance" (CYHSY sandwiched between Kylie Minogue and Fergie. Beautiful.)
98. Blitzen Trapper - "Wild Mountain Nation"


If, for whatever reason, you feel compelled to see the rest of this list, go here:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007

Of course, we hear at Never Learned to Swim put out a far more concise list of 2007's top tracks:

RJR:
1. “Missed the Boat” by Modest Mouse
2. "A Postcard to Nina" by Jens Lekman
3. "House of Cards" by Radiohead
4. "Atlas" by Battles
5. “And I Remember Every Kiss” by Jens Lekman
6. "I'm Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You" by Black Kids
7. "Slow Show" by The National
8. "Mistaken for Strangers" by The National
9. "15 Step" by Radiohead
10. "Your English Is Good" by Tokyo Police Club
11. “Dashboard” by Modest Mouse
12. "Plaster Casts of Everything" by Liars
13. "Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe" by Okkervil River
14. "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb" by Spoon
15. "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem
16. "Around the World/Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk
17. "No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire
18. "I Tell a Story About a Birth Control and Deal With A Retarded Heckler" by Patton Oswalt
19. "North American Scum" by LCD Soundsystem
20. "Hunting for Witches" by Bloc Party
21. "To Fix the Gash In Your Head" by A Place to Bury Strangers
22. "Brother In Conflict" by Voxtrot
23. "Stronger" by Kanye West
24. "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene" by Okkervil River
25. "Rockers to Swallow" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Honourable Mentions:
"Gravity's Rainbow" by Klaxons
"1234" by Feist
"Keep the Car Running" by Arcade Fire
"Wham City" by Dan Deacon
"Middle Distance Runner" by Sea Wolf
"Tiger Trap" by Beat Happening
"Scythian Empire" by Andrew Bird
"(Even If You Die On The) Ocean" by Saturday Looks Good to Me

PTC:
1. “Slow Show” by The National
2. “Reckoner” by Radiohead
3. “John Allyn Smith Sails” by Okkervil River
4. “The Temptation of Adam” by Josh Ritter
5. “The Underdog” by Spoon
6. “1234” by Feist
7. “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)” by The White Stripes
8. “Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car” by Iron and Wine
9. “Start a War” by The National
10. “How Am I Not Myself?” by Shocking Pinks
11. “Missed the Boat” by Modest Mouse
12. “Black Like Me” by Spoon
13. “The Plot” by White Rabbits
14. “Angel in the Snow” by Elliott Smith
15. “Electric Feel” by MGMT
16. “Stereo (Mono Mono)” by The Brunettes
17. “A Postcard to Nina” by Jens Lekman
18. “Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe” by Okkervil River
19. “Fiery Crash” by Andrew Bird
20. “Libraries” by Seabear
21. “Faust Arp” by Radiohead
22. “Is There A Ghost” by Band of Horses
23. “Middle Distance Runner” by Sea Wolf
24. “Sinister In A State of Hope” by Loney, Dear
25. “Song For Clay (Disappear Here)” by Bloc Party

Honourable Mention
“Firecracker” by Voxtrot
“All My Friends” by LCD Soundsystem
“Intervention” by Arcade Fire
“Plus Ones” by Okkervil River
“Ada” by The National
“15 Step” by Radiohead
“Down in the Valley” by The Broken West
“Falling Slowly” by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova


-PTC