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Here it is…the top albums of 2007. I have chosen to only include CDs that contain music by one artist…so various artist albums such as soundtracks are forbidden (sorry Once and I’m Not There). Also, I’d like to issue an apology to Bon Iver. His album For Emma, Forever Ago is probably one of the best things I’ve heard in a few years. But, I will wait to put it on next years list once it is released from a major label and not just being sold out of the guys trunk or on weird websites online.
1. The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter-Josh Ritter
Key Tracks: The Temptation of Adam, Still Beating, To the Dogs or Whoever
2. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank-Modest Mouse
Key Tracks: Spitting Venom, Missed the Boat, Parting of the Sensory
3. The Reminder-Feist
Key Tracks: The Park, So Sorry, Brandy Alexander
4. Neon Bible-Arcade Fire
Key Tracks: (Antichrist Television Blues), Keep the Car Running, Intervention
5. Boxer-The National
Key Tracks: Slow Show, Fake Empire, Apartment Story
6. Nothing Is Okay-The Everybodyfields
Key Tracks: Out on the Highway, Everything is Ok, Aeroplane
7. In Rainbows-Radiohead
Key Tracks: Videotape, 15 Steps, Jigsaw Falling Into Place
8. Sky Blue Sky-Wilco
Key Tracks: Impossible Germany, You Are My Face, Hate It Here,
9. The Stage Names-Okkervil River
Key Tracks: John Allyn Smith Sails, Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe, Plus Ones
10. Easy Tiger-Ryan Adams
Key Tracks, The Sun Also Sets, I Taught Myself How to Grow Old, Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
11. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga-Spoon
Key Tracks: You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb, Don’t Make Me a Target, The Underdog
12. Magic-Bruce Springsteen
Key Tracks: Livin’ in the Future, Terry’s Song, Radio Nowhere
13. Into the Wild-Eddie Vedder
Key Tracks: Society, Hard Sun, Guaranteed
14. Strawberry Jam-Animal Collective
Key Tracks: Fireworks, For Reverend Green, Peacebone
15. Broken String-Bishop Allen
Key Tracks: Flight 180, Click, Click, Click, Click, Corazon
16. Cease To Begin-Band of Horses
Key Tracks: The General Specific, No One’s Gonna Love You, Is There a Ghost
17. Good Bad Not Evil-The Black Lips
Key Tracks: Bad Kids, Good Bad Not Evil, Katrina
18. New Moon-Elliott Smith
Key Tracks: Not Half Right, Angel in the Snow, Thirteen
19. Country Mouse, City House-Josh Rouse
Key Tracks: Hollywood Bass Player, Nice To Fit In, Sweetie
20. Chrome Dreams II-Neil Young
Key Tracks: Ordinary People, No Hidden Path, Beautiful Bluebird
21. Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo-Rivers Cuomo
Key Tracks: Wanda (You’re My Only Love), Love in the Snow, Blast Off!
22. Kala-MIA
Key Tracks: Paper Planes, Bird Flu, 20 Dollar
23. Sound of Silver-LCD Soundsystem
Key Tracks: New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down, North American Scum, Us V Them
24. Cookies-1990s
Key Tracks: Arcade Precinct, You’re Supposed To Be My Friend, Enjoying Myself
25. Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon-Devendra Banhart
Key Tracks: Seahorse, Lover, Shabop Shalom
Disagree with my list? Love my list? Tell me in the comment section under the post. Just click the word “comment”.
The 50 best albums of last year.
- The Animal Years-Josh Ritter
Key Tracks: Girl In The War, Thin Blue Flame, Good Man
- Modern Times-Bob Dylan
Key Tracks: Thunder On The Mountain, Workingman Blues #2, Someday Baby
- Hip Hop Is Dead-Nas
Key Tracks: Can’t Forget About You, Hip Hop Is Dead, Money Over Bullshit
- Subtitulo-Josh Rouse
Key Tracks: Jersey Clowns, Givin’ It Up, El Otro Lado
- The Dust of Retreat-Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s
Key Tracks: Jen Is Bringin’ The Drugs, Talking In Code, Quiet As a Mouse
- American V-Johnny Cash
Key Tracks: If You Could Read My Mind, God’s Gonna Cut You Down, Like The 309
- Post War-M.Ward
Key Tracks: Poison Cup, Right In The Head, Requiem
- Pearl Jam-Pearl Jam
Key Tracks: Parachutes, Marker In The Sand, Come Back
- Hell Hath No Fury-Clipse
Key Tracks: Trill, We Got It For Cheap, Wamp Wamp
- We Shall Overcome-Bruce Springsteen
Key Tracks: O Mary Don’t You Weep, Old Dan Tucker, Jesse James
- Highway Companion-Tom Petty
Key Tracks: Square One, Saving Grace, Down South
- Till The Sun Turns Black-Ray LaMontagne
Key Tracks: Empty, Lesson Learned, Three More Days
- Sam’s Town-The Killers
Key Tracks: For Reasons Unknown, Bones, When You Were Young
- The Crane Wife-The Decemberists
Key Tracks: O Valencia!, The Crane Wife 3, The Crane Wife 1 and 2
- Orphans-Tom Waits
Key Tracks: Down There By The Train, Danny Says, If I Have To Go
- Nightcrawler-Pete Yorn
Key Tracks: The Man, Splendid Isolation, For Us
- Robbers & Cowards-Cold War Kids
Key Tracks: We Used To Vacation, Hospital Beds, Passing The Hat
- Ben Kweller-Ben Kweller
Key Tracks: I Gotta Move, Penny On The Train Track, Run
- The Greatest-Cat Power
Key Tracks: Lived In Bars, The Greatest, Could We
- Fishscale-Ghostface Killah
Key Tracks: Shakey Dog, Three Bricks, The Champ
- Surprise-Paul Simon
Key Tracks: Father and Daughter, Outrageous, Wartime Prayers
- Air Stereo-The Damnwells
Key Tracks: Sell The Life, I’ve Got You, Keep A Little Organ
- Everything All The Time-Band of Horses
Key Tracks: The Funeral, The Great Salt Lake, Our Swords
- Stadium Arcadium-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Key Tracks: Tell Me Baby, Storm In A Teacup, Especially In Michigan
- Rabbit Furcoat-Jenny Lewis
Key Tracks: Handle With Care, Big Guns, Rise Up With Fists
- Living With War-Neil Young
Key Tracks: After The Garden, Roger and Out, Let’s Impeach The President
- The Believer-Rhett Miller
Key Tracks: My Valentine, The Believer, Fireflies
- Begin To Hope-Regina Spektor
Key Tracks: On The Radio, Fidelity, Hotel Song
- The Loon-Tapes ‘n Tapes
Key Tracks: Insistor, Cowbell, Omaha
- Ash Wednesday-Elvis Perkins
Key Tracks: While You Were Sleeping, Emile’s Vietnam In The Sky, May Day!
- Fox Confessor Brings The Flood-Neko Case
Key Tracks: That Teenage Feeling, Margaret Vs. Pauline, Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
- Waterloo To Anywhere-Dirty Pretty Things
Key Tracks: Gin & Milk, Deadwood, Bang Bang You’re Dead
- Welcome To The Drama Club-Everclear
Key Tracks: Now, Hater, Under The Western Stars
- The Lemonheads-The Lemonheads
Key Tracks: Baby’s Home, Rule of Three, Black Gown
- Too Crowded On The Losing End-Patty Hurst Shifter
Key Tracks: You Never Know, She’s Like a Song, Sadder Side
- You In Reverse-Built To Spill
Key Tracks: Saturday, Goin’ Against Your Mind, Liar
- The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living-The Streets
Key Tracks: All Goes Out The Window, Prangin’ Out, Never Went To Church
- We Are The Pipettes-The Pipettes
Key Tracks: Pull Shapes, Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me, Because It’s Not Love
- Show Your Bones-Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Key Tracks: Cheated Hearts, Turn Into, Gold Lion
- I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass-Yo La Tengo
Key Tracks: Pass The Hatchet I Think I’m Goodkind, I Feel Like Going Home, Mr. Tough
- YS-Joanna Newsom
Keytracks: Sawdust & Diamonds, Monkey & Bear Emily
- Saturday Night Wrist-Deftones
Key Tracks: Cherry Waves, Kimdracula, Hole In The Earth
- Fast Man Raider Man-Frank Black
Key Tracks: If Your Poison Gets You, Dog Sleep, Fast Man
- Nineteeneightees-Grant-Lee Phillips
Key Tracks: Boys Don’t Cry, Wave of Mutilation, So. Central Rain
- The Devil You Know-Todd Snider
Key Tracks: The Devil You Know, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Just Like Old Times
- Cum Laude-The Velvet Teen
Key Tracks: 333, Flicking Clint. Around The Roller Rink
- Nashville-Solomon Burke
Key Tracks: Ain’t Got You, That’s How I Got To Memphis, Valley of Tears
- The Life Pursuit-Belle & Sebastian
Key Tracks: White Collar Boy, Act of the Apostle I, Act of the Apostle II
- Game Theory-The Roots
Key Tracks: Game Theory, Don’t Feel Right, False Media
- I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child-Manchester Orchestra
Key Tracks: The Neighborhood Is Bleeding, Where Have You Been, Wolves At Night
