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Pop Music: Best of 2007

Monday, December 17, 2007

Jay-Z rode the coattails of an "American Gangster." Sanjaya overstayed his welcome on "American Idol." And the industry's high anxiety over the future of music got, well, higher. Soundcheck kicks off "Critics Week" with a recap of pop music in 2007. We talk with Ann Powers, chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times.

Ann Powers' top albums of 2007 list (listed in no particular order)

Sharon Jones, 100 Days 100 Nights

LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver

The Bird and the Bee, The Bird and the Bee

Radiohead, In Rainbows

MIA, Kala

PJ Harvey, White Chalk

Robin Thicke, The Evolution of Robin Thicke

Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Lil Wayne [various mixtapes and appearances]

Patty Griffin, Children Running Through

Ann Powers' article in L.A. Times


Comments

  • [1] carol mcdonald from columbus,ohio December 17, 2007 - 01:42PM

    I only have 1 .Sanjaya Malakar has not begun to overstay his welcome.Fact is , he has only just begun.Get used to him ,he's here to stay !
  • [2] Ryan from Vermont December 17, 2007 - 02:24PM

    Lame Top 10.

    Do music critics only listen to what other music critics tell them to?

    And the cycle continues.
  • [3] Gene from NYC December 17, 2007 - 02:34PM

    Regarding the pop critics comments (today Dec. 17th) about all the innovation going on in the music: that LCD Soundsystem song you played, and she seemed to like so much, is a direct rip-off of a song by Pete Shelley called 'Homosapien', from the 1980's. Honestly, these people think there aren't still those of us around who can remember the original (and better) song they are stealing from? Innovation-right. What a waste of air time.
  • [4] flassdronatis December 18, 2007 - 09:52PM

    WHAT IS IT WITH WHITE LIBERAL DUDES LOVING LIL WAYNE. I mean, that's all I'm noticing all over. JEEZ. Why can't the trend be good music. I would have replaced that with Manu Chao's new album - at least he stands for something AND can put on a real live show.

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