Every list is subjective, and while these are probably not the “best” 5 songs of the year, they continuously found their way into my playlist in 2007. Some of them made our Top 50 Albums of 2007 and some didn’t, but all are awesome. In no particular order, here are my Top 5 Songs […]

There isn’t a better show on TV than The Wire on HBO. It’s returning on January 6th, so I spent most of December watching past seasons and ran across this superb and touching scene called “Cole’s Wake” about Baltimore cops sending off a fallen comrade. The scene features the song “Sally Maclennane” by the […]

Recorded live at the Fillmore last New Year’s Eve, see below for some ridiculously sweet My Morning Jacket covers of songs that make you wish you were partying. Archive.org credits a man by the name of Kory Johnson, who took the time to tape this show so your ears could get moist. This Trilogy of […]

Despite my Iowa upbringing and lanky, pale stature, I believe I’m the unofficial rap writer at HearYa. There’s something about a well produced beat and some clever lyrics that get me going, and I have absolutely no problem making that known. And while you won’t ever catch me doing the Solja Boi, I do […]

I’m heading out to Kansas City to visit the family for the holidays, so HearYa may be on hiatus until next Wednesday-ish. If you’re out caroling this holiday season, here are a couple of unconventional songs you should throw in the mix alongside the fa-la-la-la-la’s and pa-rump-a-pum-pum’s. You may need to stagger up to […]

Okkervil River and Cold War Kids have offered up two free albums this holiday season. Okkervil’s is available on their site and you can find the Cold War Kids’ Mulberry Street EP at RCRD LBL.

Download: Okkervil River - Golden Opportunities Mixtape

Cold War Kids - Mulberry Street EP - Download it over here.

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Apparently I’m old, stiff, and have trouble “navigating the culture and spotting trends,” but a marketing person from Complex the magazine culled my name from a database anyway. The magazine says it’s “A Marck Ecko Production” and claims to be “the #1 cultural navigator and trendspotter for young men.” This month’s issue features Lil Wayne […]

A couple weeks ago, my son and I made it down to Shirk’s studio for his second “concert.” While not as physically appealing as The Gore Gore Girls, Teddy was still in for a treat with Chapel Hill’s The Spider Bags. The bags hauled their shit up Shirk’s steps and fueled up with some coffee […]

Here’s the series of posts if you’d like the lengthy version of our top albums of 2007 with cover art, videos and mp3’s.  I’ve summed it all up below.
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
1. Okkervil River – The Stage Names
2. The National – Boxer
3. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
4. Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
5. Port O’Brien – The […]