My Top Albums from 2007

Jason • 8th Jan 2008 • Music • 2007, Music, top albums

Well, 2008 is officially here, so that means it is time to look back at my favorite records from 2007. (“All available here”:http://astore.amazon.com/endonend-20, in one convenient place!) Lots of great music released last year, so let’s get right to it:

30. Idlewild – Make Another World
29. Liars – Liars
28. Minus the Bear – Planet of Ice
27. Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City

bq. Was kind of disappointed about this release. Silent Alarm is one of my favorite records, however their latest is lacking the urgency that made their first so good.

26. Ted Leo – Living with the Living
25. Blonde Redhead – 23
24. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
23. Field Music – Tones of Town

bq. A criminally under-rated band!

22. The National – Boxer
21. Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
20. Besnard Lakes – Are the Dark Horse…
19. Caribou – Andorra
18. Dinosaur Jr. – Beyond

bq. Great comeback album!

17. Pinback – Autumn of the Seraphs
16. Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger
15. Sunset Rubdown – Random Spirit Lover
14. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
13. Les Savy Fav – Let’s Stay Friends
12. Future of the Left – Curses
11. of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer

10. The New Pornographers – Challengers

bq. Not as outwardly good as their last three albums, but after a couple listens you really appreciate Challengers.

09. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

08. Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog

07. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky

bq. No Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but a top notch release from one of my favorite bands.

06. Kevin Drew – Spirit If…

bq. Essentially a new Broken Social Scene album. And a good one at that…

05. Bright Eyes – Cassadaga

bq. Surprising. Haven’t really paid attention to Bright Eyes in a couple years, but this album is really good.

04. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha

bq. Another record I stumbled on this year (thanks eMusic!) and it blew me away. I think I listened to it like 5 times in a row after downloading it – very good.

03. The Most Serene Republic – Population

bq. This year’s infatuation with Broken Social Scene led me to find this band. All their records are good, but this one is extra special. Would really like to see them live.

02. Rogue Wave – Asleep at Heaven’s Gate

bq. I’m really not sure why this band/record is not on other top 2007 lists. Listen to ‘Chicago X 12′ or ‘Lake Michigan’ and tell me this isn’t a great record. Top notch song writing. They do the Shins thing better than the Shins themselves, but get no love. That ends here!

01. Radiohead – In Rainbows

bq. Probably the most hyped record/band over the last two months. However, all they hype is correct. One of the best records from one of the best bands going. Closer to OK Computer than their last few releases, which is a good thing. In some respects it’s better than OK Computer, which is scary.