“Harp” Takes A Ride Down Okkervil River

Harp‘s December issue may have Ween on its cover, but the magazine’s Top 50 of 2007 is headed by Okkervil River’s The Stage Names, with Band Of Horses, Iron & Wine, Future Clouds & Radar, and Feist–who’s apparently the official No. 5 pick for the triple-A set–rounding out the list’s top five. (In Rainbowswatch: It’s No. 7.) The full list is after the jump, but below we have some highlights.

THE GOOD: Grinderman squeaks in at No. 30, with Robert Wyatt’s Comicopera behind it. Also, there’s no Joss Stone in sight. THE BAD: Rilo Kiley (No. 20) ahead of M.I.A. (No. 24)?! That is just wrong. (Damn hot pants.) THE WHAAA? Who knew that Kings Of Leon (No. 29) put out an album this year? Anyone?

50. Tunng, Good Arrows 49. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, 100 Days, 100 Nights 48. Oakley Hall, I’ll Follow You 47. Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals 46. Manu Chao, La Radiolina 45. Bettye LaVette, The Scene Of The Crime 44. Beirut, The Flying Cub Cup 43. Explosions In The Sky, All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone 42. Mavis Staples, We’ll Never Turn Back 41. Dr. Dog, We All Belong 40. Ian Hunter, Shrunken Heads 39. Patty Griffin, Children Running Through 38. Eleni Mandell, Miracle Of Five 37. Rufus Wainwright, Release The Stars 36. Bright Eyes, Cassadega 35. Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam 34. Ryan Adams, Easy Tiger 33. St. Vincent, Marry Me 32. Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew, Spirit If… 31. Robert Wyatt, Comicopera 30.Grinderman 29. Kings Of Leon, Because Of The Times 28. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, This Is Somewhere 27. Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 26. Steve Earle, Washington Square Serenade 25. Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter, Like, Love, Lust, And The Open Halls Of The Soul 24. M.I.A., Kala 23. Bill Callahan, Woke On A Whale Heart 22. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Living With The Living 21. The National, Boxer 20. Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight 19. Bruce Springsteen, Magic 18. Georgie James, Places 17. The Good, The Bad, And The Queen 16. Wilco, Sky Blue Sky 15. The New Pornographers, Challengers 14. The Shins, Wincing The Night Away 13. Avett Brothers, Emotionalism 12. Devendra Banhart, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon 11. White Stripes, Icky Thump 10. Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Ditch 9. Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II 8. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible 7. Radiohead, In Rainbows 6. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 5. Feist, The Reminder 4. Future Clouds & Radar 3. Iron & Wine, The Shepherd’s Dog 2. Band Of Horses, Cease To Begin 1. Okkervil River, The Stage Names