Initially, I thought I'd do an unexplained list, ranking each year's Matador releases from inception through today. But CHRIST, that's 33 years of records, man. That's a long way to go for a bit.
Let's just say that 2007 was a pretty decent year. I like that Ponys record an awful lot. Matador released a great Times New Viking 7" ahead of the following year's drop of "Rip It Off". The Cave Singers put out their first full length. Shearwater joined the label with a deluxe reissue of 2006's "Palo Santo", and Lavendar Diamond & Love Of Diagrams dropped their first Matador records.
The big one for 2007 was the New Pornographers' "Challengers". Is it represented on this sampler? No, dear reader, it is not. But there's a cut off Cat Power's "Jukebox", which ended up coming out the following year. You get a live Mission of Burma track, a Yo La Tengo track, and, most importantly to me, a pair of Earles & Jensen prank calls. That's right, gang. Bleachy is BACK in town. He's going down to the Checkers to get himself a grip of Big Bufords, y'all!
Also present: a 22-year-old Pavement cut, if you're into that sort of thing.
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