Yes 20, count ‘em.

Dave Allen says, “Another year in music, and this one seems to have been quite rich in new talent; the Moose has certainly been bombarded with some cool new music from many different bands. In fact, so much has come in that it is has been impossible to cover every one of the bands that made submissions this year.

With that in mind I decided that I would create a new annual list for the blog that lists what I consider to be the 20 best new artists that landed in the Moose inbox this year. It’s quite a mix of styles, but then that reflects my very varied musical tastes and bear in mind that these are new to me, not necessarily to you cool hipsters out there.

Not much in the way of rock music in this list either, but that’s just the state of things right now—rock got lost in ‘07. Let’s hope it finds its way home in ‘08.

And remember, most of these artists have music for sale in the Amazon download store, iTunes or EMusic, so do your bit and support them by buying a tune or two. Here’s the top twenty in no particular order.

Next week I will list my top ten albums of the year and also my 2007 Year of Portland Music list.”

Check out all the music goodness behind the cut!

Slaraffenland Polaroids
The Saturday Knights 45
Your 33 Black Angels Pyscho On Your Side
White Denim Mess Your Hair Up
Thunderheist Suenos Dulces
Celebration Evergreen
Comanechi Death Of You Gentlemen Drivers
Glass Candy Life After Sundown
Boy Eats Drum Machine 3000 Flares
Oh No Heavy
Half Cousin The Absentee (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)
Regulate and Fold Looks Like A War
New Young Pony Club Hiding On The Staircase
Eskimo & Sons Song About God
Camille Au Port
Black Moth Super Rainbow The Afternoon Turns Pink
Food For Animals Swampy (Summerjam)
Black Kids Listen To Your Body Tonight
Little Hunks Came To Party
Fionn Regan The End Of History

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Another week, another episode of Easier Than Reading to listen to while you read the Mitchell Report. Now that’s a real athlete.

This week, hear Ezra mumble and play tunes from the Soda Pop Kids (pictured above), Holcombe Waller, This Moment in Black History, and MORE!

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Somewhere between 600 and 800 Santas hit downtown yesterday for the annual SANTACON celebration (where normal drunks get dressed up like Santa and get drunk, duh). As always, everyone involved called it an absolute blast, and the Mercury has the video to prove it! Thanks to Mercury videographer, Travis Huntington.

Matt and Magenta invite Wm. Steven Humphrey into the studio to talk about the Mercury Charity Auction—of which the duo are a part of—and television. All this plus Magenta gets new glasses and Matt defends Green Day. Music by Jay Reatard, Cornershop, and Chaka Kahn. “Flying away on a wing of a prayer”… welcome to episode 49 of Pure Pod for Now People!