Sunday, December 30, 2007

My Favourite Music of 2007






And but so here it goes. First off, you'll find an alphabetically organized list of albums that I deemed listenable in 2007. If you don't see it on this list, I either didn't hear it or I didn't thing it was list worthy. Also, any title that is in BOLD is a late addition that I accidentally left off of my original list. Mea culpa.

Following this list, you will find my top ten of the year, countdown-style.

So, without further muss and fuss:

!!!-Myth Takes
1990s-Cookies
Amy Winehouse-Frank
Across the Universe-soundtrack
The Arcade Fire-Neon Bible
Apples in Stereo-New Magnetic Wonder
Beirut-Flying Club Cup
Andrew Bird-Armchair Apocrypha
Black Lips-Good Bad Not Evil
Blonde Redhead-23
Bright Eyes-Cassadega
Burial-Untrue
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-Some Loud Thunder
Corinne Bailey Rae-self-titled
The Cribs-Men's Needs, Women's Needs
Elliott Smith-New Moon
Feist-Reminder
The Go! Team-Proof of Youth
Mary Gauthier-Between Daylight and Dark
Patty Griffen-Children Running Through
Into the Wild-soundtrack
Iron & Wine-Shepherd's Dog
Jets Overhead-Bridges
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings-100 Days, 100 Nights
Junior Senior-Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
Rilo Kiley-Under the Blacklight
LCD Soundsystem-Soundof Silver
Menomena-Friend and Foe
Miranda Lambert-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
M.I.A.-Kala
Metric-Grow Up and Blow Away
The National-Boxer
The New Pornographers-Challengers
Of Montreal-Hissing Fauna etc.
Once-soundtrack
Outkast-Idlewild
Panda Bear-Person Pitch
Peter Bjorn and John-Writer's Block
The Pipettes-We Are the Pipettes
Radiohead-In Rainbows
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss-Raising Sand
Rooney-Calling the World
The Shins-Wincing the Night Away
Spoon-Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Bruce Springsteen-Magic
Stars-In Our Bedroom After the War
Laura Veirs-Saltwater
St. Vincent-Marry Me
Sunset Rubdown-Random Spirit Lover
Tegan and Sara-The Con
KT Tunstall-Drastic Fantastic
John Vanderslice-Emerald City
Viva Voce-Lovers Lead the Way/The Heat Can Melt Your Brain
The Weakerthans-The Reunion Tour
Kanye West-Graduation
The White Stripes-Icky Thump
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Is Is EP

My Top Ten of 2007

Honorable Mentions: Amy Winehouse-Frank/Radiohead-In Rainbows

10. (tie) St. Vincent-Marry Me/ Laura Veirs-Saltwater

9. The National-Boxer
















8. Outkast-Idlewild (soundtrack)


7. The Go! Team-Proof of Youth
















6. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova-Once (soundtrack)


5. 1990's-Cookies















4. Spoon-Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

3. Kanye West-Graduation

2. The Arcade Fire-Neon Bible

1. M.I.A.-Kala