1. Radiohead – “In Rainbows”
2. Dinosaur Jr. – “Beyond”
3. Adam Franklin – “Bolts of Melody”
4. Low – “Drums and Guns”
5. Wilco – “Sky Blue Sky”
6. Spoon – “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”
7. Arcade Fire – “Neon Bible”
8. Smashing Pumpkins – “Zeitgeist”
9. Stars – “In Our Bedroom After the War”
10. Of Montreal – “Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?”
11. The Besnard Lakes – “The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse”
12. New Pornographers – “Challengers”
13. Deerhoof – “Friend Opportunity”
14. The Sea and Cake – “Everybody”
This year I could not decide on #15. My nostalgic pick would be Rush, but I'd really just be lying to myself if I said "Snakes and Arrows" belonged here. I like the Kanye West album, but I'm just not a big hip-hop fan and don't see it making much of a lasting impact on me. Here are a few other decent albums I heard, even though none of them really strike me as great or list-worthy.
Rush – Snakes and Arrows
Kanye West - Graduation
Deerhunter - Cryptograms
The Clientele – God Save the Clientele
Battles - Mirrored
Common – Finding Forever
Fountains of Wayne – Traffic and Weather
Bloc Party – A Weekend in the City
Mika – Life in Cartoon Motion
Of course there are hundreds of 2007 albums I have NOT HEARD yet. A list like mine doesn't really carry that much weight when you consider I've only heard about 30 new records this year, and they are primarily albums I sought out because I knew I'd like them. I'd like to be able to absorb everything and judge my favorites without bias towards albums I know I will like, but that's just not realistic. And there are even a few albums I wanted to hear and never got around to, like the Shins, Apples in Stereo, The National, Menomena, Ted Leo, Andrew Bird, and Baroness!
Soon I will post a track listing of my 2007 mix CD. I'll need another day or two to whittle it down to a manageable number of songs.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
My 2007 Albums List
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2 comments:
Two albums you need to look into:
Pinback "Autumn of the Seraphs" and LCD Soundsystem "Sound of Silver".
They're both in your wheelhouse and both are teriffic records.
First, nice use of the term Wheelhouse. I should say that more often. Second, thanks for the recommendations! I actually saw Pinback once a few years ago but I've never really owned anything by them. LCD Soundsystem is pretty new to me. I'll have to check them both out.
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