Best Albums of 2007

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Permalink Reply by Tinyfolk on March 9, 2008 at 10:18am

Nah, it's cool. I just think my list would be more interesting if i just listed things i listened to a bunch in 2007. Maybe I'll make one of those too.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Gill on March 9, 2008 at 10:25am

That's not off topic... just a different interpretation of Jeb's post. Besides, no one could possibly be upset after looking at Tex's handsome mug.

... and while we're on the topic of music 'discovered' in 2007, there was an artist I first listened to in '07, but his latest album was released in '06. None-the-less, Dan Reeder deserves a mention for his (04) 'After Death Update', and his (06) 'Sweetheart' albums. I was so happy when I stumbled across him... perhaps you will be too; if you haven't already.

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Permalink Reply by Jeb Banner on March 9, 2008 at 11:54am

I thought about making one of those lists too- what I listened to last year not just recent releases.
But I kept it to vinyl since it would be have been huge if I had included CDs and non-2007. There would have been lots more local stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Caleb on March 9, 2008 at 12:21pm

I didn't listen to too much new music - the new Akron/Family is really underrated though

some of my favorites were

A Place to Bury Strangers - s/t
Akron/Family - love is simple
adrian orange and her band - s/t
a tundra - man or woman, laughing or crying
beyonce - b'day (technically late '06)

yoshida tatsuya had another collaboration with a pianist and it's really good but i dont remember the name right off hand - i think it came out in 2007 not sure

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Permalink Reply by Jeb Banner on March 9, 2008 at 3:36pm

I'm streaming a mix of my favs right now, let me know if you can hear it using this feed
http://69.136.176.225:8000/listen.m3u

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Permalink Reply by tbyrd on March 9, 2008 at 4:41pm

Spirit Army - demo
SchwaB - s/t (really digging these guys right now).....
Wolfkin - Brand New Pants

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Permalink Reply by Everything, Now! on March 10, 2008 at 10:59am

some of my favorite stuff:
rhys chatham - a crimson grail
stars of the lid - ...and their refinement of the decline
loren connors - as roses bow (2xCD retrospective collection)
the national - boxer (guilty pleasure of the year)

any and all soul jazz / numero group re-issues

and a couple "reunions" that were actually good:
dinosaur jr. - beyond
shellac - excellent italian greyhound

-drew/everything, now!

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Permalink Reply by Mark Wilson on March 10, 2008 at 11:01am

Some of my favorites last year were:

1. The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
2. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
3. The Kim Philbys - Whir Whir Whir
4. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
5. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
6. Elizabeth Cook - Balls
7. King Wilkie - Low Country Suite
8. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
9. Grant-Lee Phillips - Strangelet
10. DNTL - Dumb Luck
11. Travis - The Boy With No Name
12. Telephone - Automatic
13. Radiohead - In Rainbows
14. Blaqk Audio - Cex Cells
15. Duran Duran - Red Carpet Massacre

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Permalink Reply by Chad Mills on March 10, 2008 at 1:49pm

Topping my list:

The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Gill on March 10, 2008 at 3:21pm

What a great album. 'Mignonette' is another great one of theirs. I believe that was 2004.

I was going to provide a link and suggest that people take a look at a video of them playing on Conan O'Brien, but that video seems to have been removed from the site... great performance though.

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Permalink Reply by Jeb Banner on March 10, 2008 at 3:58pm

Duran Duran? Seriously? Maybe I need to check that one out, I love their vintage stuff

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Permalink Reply by Mark Wilson on March 10, 2008 at 6:32pm

I know. That and some of those last few albums on my lists are serious guilty pleasures - but that is what is so great about music. The Duran Duran is actually better than their previous "comeback" album. It still doesn't trump the first two albums but it's as good as the "Wedding Album." It splits the difference nicely between current pop and their better-known sound.

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