chumptastic dot orgmy annual favouritest list – 2007 edition
i know that chumptastic has pretty much lost whatever relevancy it once had, but since i’m the kind of person who enjoys making lists, i figured i would do so even if i’m the only one who ends up reading it. for the first time ever, i didn’t attend enough live shows to include a favourites list, which is kind of shocking considering i went to something like 53 only a couple years ago. anyway, on with the lists:
| favouritest albums | |
| 1. joel plaskett emergency – ashtray rock | 14. young galaxy – young galaxy |
| 2. the national – boxer | 15. jens lekman – night falls over kortedala |
| 3. miracle fortress – five roses | 16. arcade fire – neon bible |
| 4. spoon – ga ga ga ga ga | 17. wayne petti – untitled (aka city lights align) |
| 5. caribou – andorra | 18. the new pornographers – challengers |
| 6. apostle of hustle – the national anthem of nowhere | 19. kevin drew – spirit if… |
| 7. cuff the duke – sidelines of the city | 20. weakerthans – reunion tour |
| 8. menomena – friend and foe | 21. besnard lakes – are the dark horse |
| 9. radiohead – in rainbows | 22. blitzen trapper – wild mountain nation |
| 10. the acorn – glory hope mountain | 23. the superfantastics – pop-up book |
| 11. diableros – aren’t ready for the country | 24. maximo park – our earthly pleasures |
| 12. okkervil river – the stage names | 25. the shins – wincing the night away |
| 13. stars – in our bedroom after the war | |
honourable mentions:
patrick watson – close to paradise
v/a – friends in bellwoods
feist – the reminder
the memories attack – the memories attack
of montreal – hissing fauna, are you the destroyer?
handsome furs – plague park
sondre lerche – phantom punch
los campesinos! – sticking fingers into sockets
| favouritest songs | |
| 1. caribou – melody day | 14. sebastian grainger – young mothers |
| 2. joel plaskett emergency – fashionable people | 15. wayne petti – moment by moment |
| 3. the national – mistaken for strangers | 16. menomena – wet and rusting |
| 4. bry webb and casey mecija – oh! sweet nuthin’ | 17. besnard lakes – disaster |
| 5. miracle fortress – next train | 18. the memories attack – love in the time of hate |
| 6. spoon – the underdog | 19. interpol – heinrich maneuver |
| 7. radiohead – bodysnatchers | 20. blitzen trapper – devil’s a go-go |
| 8. stars – my favourite book | 21. sondre lerche – the tape |
| 9. apostle of hustle – national anthem of nowhere | 22. apples in stereo – energy |
| 10. the acorn – the flood pt. 1 | 23. the shins – turn on me |
| 11. the diableros – nothing down in hogtown | 24. patrick wolf – overture |
| 12. young galaxy – swing your heartache | 25. wooden stars – orphans |
| 13. cuff the duke – long road | |
honourable mentions:
weakerthans – civil twilight
okkervil river – a hand to take hold of the scene
julie doiron – no more
the superfantastics – the only one i c++ is u++
jens lekman – the opposite of hallelujah
the new pornographers – failsafe
handsome furs – dead + rural
camp radio – bleed the real estate girls
(edit: how did i forget pedal pusher by abdominal?)
| favouritest movies | |
| 1. le scaphandre et le papillon (the diving bell and the butterfly) | 14. margot at the wedding |
| 2. eastern promises | 15. no end in sight |
| 3. no country for old men | 16. the simpsons movie |
| 4. superbad | 17. the lives of others |
| 5. juno | 18. the tracey fragments |
| 6. knocked up | 19. hot fuzz |
| 7. rendition | 20. gone baby gone |
| 8. the darjeeling limited | 21. the passage |
| 9. the bourne ultimatum | 22. last call at the gladstone hotel |
| 10. in the valley of elah | 23. before the devil knows you’re dead |
| 11. rescue dawn | 24. atonement |
| 12. jesus camp | 25. air guitar nation |
| 13. paris je t’aime | |
honourable mentions:
american gangster
redacted
this film is not yet rated
let’s all hate toronto
