its that time of the year... best of 07

[diesel]

hit us with your top 10, 20.. whatever, albums of the year. if you feel inclined to post a link to a site that has one you agree with feel free.

1. National - boxer
2. LCD Soundsystem - sound of silver
3. Caspian - four trees
4. Radiohead - in rainbows
5. Arcade Fire - neon bible
6. Do Make Say Think - you, you're a history in rush
7. Band of Horses - cease to begin
8. The Shins - wincing the night away
9. Peter Bjorn & John - writer's block
10.Explosions In The Sky - all of a sudden i miss 2007

[putty]

1. The Bees - Octopus
2. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
3. Lucinda Williams - West

the rest of the top 10, in no particular order:
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
Feist - The Reminder
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Iron and Wine - Shepherd's Dog

honorable mention:
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
Caribou - Andorra
The Good, The Bad and the Queen - self titled
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Ween - La Cucaracha (only because it's ween. i still don't really get it)

[Caleb]

Let's see


Most Serene Republic - Population

Do Make Say Think - You, You're a History in Rust

Kevin Drew - Spirit If..

Fiest - The Reminder


Hmmm those are all pretty much Arts and Crafts records

Label of the year maybe?

[Colin]

along with almost all the others mentioned:

TOP 10 MATERIAL:

Lymbyc Systym - Love Your Abuser
Girl Talk - Night Ripper

Others:

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - Myth Takes
Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
Dntel - Dumb Luck
The Roots - Game Theory
Justice - Cross

[tyler]

my favorites:

1. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
4. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
5. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
6. Feist - The Reminder
7. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
8. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
9. Caribou - Andorra
10. Do Make Say Think - You You're A History In Rust

honorable mention:

Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
Marco Benevento - Live at Tonic
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - Tongues
Oakley Hall - I'll Follow You
Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
Akron/Family - Love is Simple
I'm Not There Soundtrack

[tyler]

Ween - La Cucaracha (only because it's ween. i still don't really get it)

I love Your Party and Object and the opener, but the rest I thought was crap. Friends is tied with Fire It Up by Modest Mouse for worst songs of the year for me.

[tim]

1. The National- Boxer
2. LCD Soundsystem- Sounf Of Silver
3. Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam
4. Radiohead- In Rainbows
5. Panda Bear- Person Pitch
6. Jay-Z- American Gangster
7. Arcade Fire- Neon Bible
8. Blacks Lips- Good Bad Not Evil
9. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings- 100 Days 100 Nights
10. Caribou- Andorra

Honorable
Akron/Family- Love Is Simple
Queens of The Stone Age- Era Vulgaris
The Field- From Here We Go Sublime
Spoon- GaGaGaGaGa
Handsome Furs- Plague Park
Sunset Rubdown- Random Spirit Lover
Les Savy Fav- Let's Stay Friends
Martin and Medeski- Mago
!!!- Myth Takes
Dungen- Tio Bitar

[Colin]

Rough List:
1. Panda Bear
2. Radiohead
3. LCD Soundsystem
4. Andrew Bird
5. Feist
6. Lymbyc Systym
7. Múm [bet ya didnt see that one coming]
8. The National
9. Girl Talk
10. Do Make Say Think


other albums for recognition:

the twilight sad - fourteen autumns & fifteen winters
the hold steady - boys & girls in america
interpol - our love to admire
mice parade - mice parade [not amazing, just glad he made a new album]
rogue wave - asleep at heaven's gates

some good EP's:

meowskers - fake orange
maps & atlases - tree, swallows, houses
[^favorite EP of the year, although it's technically a reissue]

[diesel]

interpol - our love to admire

seriously?

[Colin]

caspian - the four trees?

so boring

[magpie]

hm, favorites are a matter of opinion, yes? it's a personal thing. love what you will!

i haven't acquired much in the way of new albums, excepting radiohead - in rainbows, which i love. but my favorite discovery this year in general is the mother hips. the new album is good (kiss the crystal flake), but their old albums are way better (back to the grotto and shootout). since i'd never heard them before, they can be on my 2007 favorites list.

[magpie]

oh yeah... and how could i forget...

Nathan Moore - In His Own Worlds
and
Taarka - Martian Picture Soundtrack

[diesel]

caspian - the four trees?

so boring

did you listen to this album? its anything but boring.

[Colin]

lets just drop this. i dont dig caspian. you dont dig interpol