After discussing
Rolling Stone's atrocious list of the top 200 albums of all time, we get some quality writing from
Spin magazine in their list of the top 2003 albums of 2003. Official House Band of the Fashion Board (tm) - The New Pornographers - placed 8th with their latest,
Electric Version:
Dear Other Rock Bands,
We’re sorry we kicked your ass this year. Here are some tips for next year:
(1) Get Neko Case to sing.
(2) Write bridges, verses, and choruses.
(3) Write sneaky lyrics about the Bush family.
(4) Keep the tempos up.
(5) Study the Cars’
Candy-O.
(6) Be from Vancouver (optional).
(7) Get Neko Case to sing some more.
Your songwriting daddy,
Carl Newman
S.F.
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