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10 Haikus About 2007's Most Overhyped Albums

by Jeff Weiss
December 13, 2007 9:33 AM

Animal Collective-Strawberry Jam

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Sounds Like Bad Acid Trip

At arcade in New Jersey

Let Panda roam solo.

Arcade Fire-Neon Bible
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Right now in heaven

Toole Composes Lengthy Indictment

Against Neon Bible.

Arctic Monkeys-Favourite Worst Nightmare

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Least favourite nightmare

Listening to this on repeat

For Infinity.

Battles-Mirrored

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Battles are Jam Band

For Smart Kids, Pass the Atlas

To the left hand side.

Blitzen Trapper-Wild Mountain Nation

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Dead and Pavement Mix

Worse than tie dye and flannel.

Pick one. Weed or whine?

Bloc Party-A Weekend in the City

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The Weekend Goes Bad

Cocaine Is Had Kele Gets Sad

Repeat thirteen times

Dan Deacon-Spiderman of the Rings

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"My Generation"

As written by a neon elf

People try to put us down?

Lil Wayne-Da Drought 3

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Stop the mad lib rhymes

Release Carter III already

Enough with the syrup.

M.I.A.-Kala

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Rip off New Order

Combat Rock and Bollywood

Too much for hipsters.

Patrick Wolf-The Magic Position

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Dandy carousel

But the magic position

is the off switch.

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Could be most clever
Critique of all things rhythmic
That I've ever read!

Ha ha! Well done!

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