While I’m not totally disappointed with 2008, it was definitely no 2007. Next year looks awesome though.
Anyway, to the point.
Year: 2008
Year End Music Countdowns #6: 2007
I don’t know how I didn’t realize this when it was happening, but last year was AWESOME when it came to new rock. This leads me to the theory that awesome music comes out on odd years.
Anyway, here are the best of last year:
Year End Music Countdowns #5: 2006
2006 wasn’t all that great for new rock, but all in all it was decent. Here were my picks of that year:
Year End Music Countdowns #4: 2005
2005 was a pretty good year for new rock, and there are plenty of artists that could have been on this list. City & Colour, Citizen Cope, Panic! At the Disco, Action Action, The Darkness, Fort Minor, We Are Scientists, Matt Mays, Death from Above 1979, and many more all had great tunes out in ’05, but I picked out these as my favorites:
Year End Music Countdowns #3: 2004
Welcome to the list motivated entirely by pent-up aggression and dirty teenage mustache sadness. My lists are always bound to contain one or two…or three, guilty pleasures…but I mean…all these?? The majority of these were put on here not because of great songwriting or some other musical craftsmanship, but because they appealed strictly to the guy who wore one of those dog chains around his neck. I mean me, unfortunately.