a tin can on a string

1.		Panda Bear	Person Pitch
2.		Arcade Fire	Neon Bible
3.		Radiohead	In Rainbows
4.		Spoon	Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5.		Animal Collective	Strawberry Jam
6.		Band Of Horses	Cease To Begin
7.		The National	Boxer
8.		Iron and Wine	The Shepherd's Dog
9.		LCD Soundsystem	Sound of Silver
10.		The Bowerbirds	Hymns for a Dark Horse
11.		Wilco	Sky Blue Sky
12.		Elliott Smith	New Moon
13.		Menomena	Friend And Foe
14.		Of Montreal	Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
15.		The Twilight Sad	Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters
16.		Josh Ritter	The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
17.		Cass McCombs	Dropping The Writ
18.		Andrew Bird	Armchair Apocrypha
19.		The 1900s	Cold & Kind
20.		Great Lake Swimmers	Ongiara
21.		St. Vincent	Marry Me
22.		The Besnard Lakes	The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
23.		The New Pornographers	Challengers
24.		Bright Eyes	Cassadaga
25.		The Shins	Wincing The Night Away
26.		Beirut	The Flying Club Cup
27.		Bishop Allen	The Broken String
28.		Loney, Dear	Loney, Noir
29.		Los Campesinos!	Sticking Fingers Into Sockets
30.		The Black Lips	Good Bad Not Evil
31.		Dr. Dog	We All Belong
32.		The Fiery Furnaces	Widow City
33.		Blitzen Trapper	Wild Mountain Nation
34.		Okkervil River	The Stage Names
35.		Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew	Spirit If...
36.		The Clientele	God Save The Clientele
37.		Cloud Cult	The Meaning Of 8
38.		The White Stripes	Icky Thump
39.		Jens Lekman	Night Falls Over Kortedala
40.		Arctic Monkeys	Favourite Worst Nightmare

TOP 100 TRACKS OF 2007
100 Ost & Kjex - "Milano Mugolian (A Thrilling Mungophony in Two Parts)"
99 Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew - "Backed Out on the…"
98 Old Time Relijun - "Indestructible Life!"
97 Sir Richard Bishop - "Ecstasies in the Open Air"
96 Times New Viking - "Teenage Lust!"
95 Groove Armada [ft. Mutya Buena] - "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)"
94 MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
93 Antibalas - "Beaten Metal"
92 Air - "Mer du Japon (Kris Menace Remix)"
91 Menomena - "The Pelican"
90 Miranda Lambert - "Gunpowder & Lead"
89 Air France - "Beach Party"
88 The New Pornographers - "Myriad Harbour"
87 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - "Me and My Imagination"
86 Rekid - "Next Stop Chicago"
85 BARR - "The Song Is the Single"
84 50 Cent - "I Get Money"
83 Sonic Youth - "I'm Not There"
82 Tinariwen - "Matadjem Yinmixan"
81 Modest Mouse - "Dashboard"
80 Grizzly Bear - "Little Brother (Electric)"
79 Magik Markers - "Taste"
78 Amy Winehouse - "Tears Dry on Their Own"
77 The National - "Mistaken for Strangers"
76 Klaxons - "Golden Skans"
75 Escort - "All Through the Night"
74 Black Lips - "Katrina"
73 The Twilight Sad - "Cold Days From the Birdhouse"
72 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - "La Costa Brava"
71 The Shins - "Turn on Me"
70 Cassie - "Is It You?"
69 Roísín Murphy - "Overpowered"
68 Black Kids - "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You"
67 Devin the Dude [ft. Andre 3000 and Snoop Dogg] - "What a Job"
66 King Khan & the Shrines - "Welfare Bread"
65 DJ Khaled [ft. T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman & Lil Wayne] - "We Takin' Over"
64 No Age - "Neck Escaper"
63 Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - "I'm Not Gonna Cry"
62 Cool Kids - "I Rock"
61 !!! - "Heart of Hearts"
60 The White Stripes - "Rag and Bone"
59 Lil Wayne - "Upgrade U"
58 Shellac - "The End of Radio"
57 Electrelane - "To the East"
56 Aesop Rock - "None Shall Pass"
55 Studio - "No Comply"
54 Joanna Newsom - "Colleen"
53 Bat for Lashes - "What's a Girl to Do?"
52 The Clientele - "Bookshop Casanova"
51 Kanye West [ft. T-Pain] - "Good Life"
50 Dude 'N Nem - "Watch My Feet"
49 Yeasayer - "2080"
48 Liars -"Plaster Casts of Everything"
47 T2 -"Heartbroken"
46 Deerhunter- "Wash Off"
45 The Honeydrips - "Fall From a Height"
44 Pantha du Prince - "Saturn Strobe"
43 Deerhoof - "The Perfect Me"
42 Spoon - "Black Like Me"
41 Los Campesinos! - "You! Me! Dancing!"
40 Beirut - "Elephant Gun"
39 Sally Shapiro - "He Keeps Me Alive"
38 Matthew Dear- "Deserter"
37 Blonde Redhead -"23"
36 Okkervil River - "Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe"
35 Dirty Projectors - "Rise Above"
34 The Tough Alliance - "Silly Crimes"
33 Dinosaur Jr. - "Almost Ready"
32 R. Kelly [ft. T.I. and T-Pain] - "I'm a Flirt (remix)"
31 Cortney Tidwell - "Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan's Objects in Space Remix)"
30 Dan Deacon - "Wham City"
29 Arcade Fire - "Keep the Car Running"
28 Dizzee Rascal - "Pussy'ole (Old Skool)"
27 Lil Mama - "Lip Gloss"
26 Jay-Z - "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...)"
25 Kanye West - "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
24 Gui Boratto - "Beautiful Life"
23 Simian Mobile Disco - "I Believe"
22 Animal Collective - "Peacebone"
21 M.I.A. - "Boyz"
20 Radiohead - "All I Need"
19 The Field - "A Paw in My Face"
18 Chromatics - "In the City"
17 Burial - "Archangel" 16 Feist - "1 2 3 4"
15 Jens Lekman - "A Postcard to Nina"
14 Caribou - "Melody Day" 13 Of Montreal - "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal"
12 Spoon - "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"
11 Grinderman - "No Pussy Blues"
10 Jay-Z [ft. Beanie Sigel] - "Ignorant Shit"
09 Animal Collective - "Fireworks"
08 Justice - "D.A.N.C.E."
07 LCD Soundsystem - "Someone Great"
06 UGK [ft. Outkast] - "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
05 Rihanna [ft. Jay-Z] - "Umbrella"
04 M.I.A. [ft. Bun B and Rich Boy] - "Paper Planes (Remix)"
03 Panda Bear - "Bros"
02 Battles - "Atlas"
01 LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends"


TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2007
50 Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
49 Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English
48 Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
47 Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
46 Marissa Nadler - Songs III: Bird on the Water
45 Ricardo Villalobos - Fabric 36
44 Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
43 Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
42 Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
41 Life Without Buildings - Live at the Annandale Hotel
40 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup / Lon Gisland EP
39 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
38 Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
37 Grizzly Bear - Friend EP
36 Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
35 Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
34 James Blackshaw - The Cloud Of Unknowing
33 King Khan & the Shrines - What Is?!
32 Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance
31 Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
30 Caribou - Andorra
29 Bon Iver, For Emma - Forever Ago
28 Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
27 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
26 Various Artists - After Dark
25 The Tough Alliance - A New Chance / New Waves EP
24 Dan Deacon - Spiderman Of The Rings
23 Studio - Yearbook 1
22 Okkervil River - The Stage Names
21 Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
20 Liars - Liars
19 Feist - The Reminder
18 Kanye West - Graduation
17 The National - Boxer
16 Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
15 Justice - †
14 Deerhunter - Cryptograms / Fluorescent Grey EP
13 Jay-Z - American Gangster
12 No Age - Weirdo Rippers
11 Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
10 Burial - Untrue
09 The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
08 Battles - Mirrored
07 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
06 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
05 of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
04 Radiohead - In Rainbows
03 M.I.A. - Kala
02 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
01 Panda Bear - Person Pitch

BRITT DANIEL, SPOON
Handsome Furs - Plague Park
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Feist - The Reminder
John Vanderslice - Emerald City
LCD SoundSystem - Sound of Silver
The Clientele - God Save the Clientele
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Low - Drums and Guns
Interpol - Our Love To Admire

Via Merge


KEVIN BARNES, OF MONTREAL
1. Caribou: Andorra
2. Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
3. M.I.A.: Kala
4. Robert Wyatt: Comicopera
5. Liars: Liars
6. MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
7. Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam
8. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
9. Fiery Furnaces: Widow City
10. A Hawk and a Hacksaw: A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangar Ensemble

DIPLO
Black Lips: Good Bad Not Evil
Burial: Untrue
UGK: Underground Kingz
Black Moth Super Rainbow: Dandelion Gum
Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release
Mr. Vegas: Hot It Up
The White Stripes: Icky Thump
Alter Ego: Transphormer
Melt Banana: Bambi's Dilemma
Private: My Secret Lover
LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver
Battles: Mirrored
Panda Bear: Person Pitch

ANNIE CLARK (ST. VINCENT)
Dirty Projectors: Rise Above
Fridge: The Sun
James Blackshaw: The Cloud of Unknowing
Robert Wyatt: Comicopera
Michael Cashmore: The Snow Abides
Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam / Panda Bear: Person Pitch
M.I.A.: Kala
Michael Garrick Trio: Moonscape (Reissue)
We All Together: The Singles (Reissue)
Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall 1971

BLITZEN TRAPPER
1. M.I.A.: Kala
2. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
3. Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
4. Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
5. Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog
6. Pseudosix: Pseudosix
7. Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall 1971
8. No Age: Weirdo Rippers
9. Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings
10. Marnie Stern: In Advance of the Broken Arm

COLE ALEXANDER, THE BLACK LIPS
King Khan and the Shrines: What Is?!
Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block
Mark Sultan: The Sultanic Verses
Deerhunter: Cryptograms
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
Project Pat: Walkin' Bank Roll
Stud Cole
M.I.A.: Kala
Demon's Claws: Satan's Little Pet Pig
Porter Wagoner: Rubber Room

DANNY SEIM, MENOMENA
1. The National: Boxer
2. M.I.A.: Kala
3. Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
4. 31Knots: The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere
5. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
6. Dat'r: Turn Up the Ghosts
7. Queens of the Stone Age: Era Vulgaris
8. Fiery Furnaces: Widow City
9. Caribou: Andorra
10. Justice: †

VAMPIRE WEEKEND
Dirty Projectors: Rise Above
White Williams: Smoke
Panda Bear: Person Pitch
Feist: The Reminder
M.I.A.: Kala
Kanye West: Graduation
Sam Rosen: Get the Motion
Studio: Yearbook 1
The National: Boxer
Pekos/Yoro Diallo: Pekos/Yoro Diallo

SCOTT DEVENDORF and AARON DESSNER, THE NATIONAL
Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha
Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew: Spirit If...
Caribou: Andorra
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Some Loud Thunder
Doveman: With My Left Hand I Raise The Dead
Feist: The Reminder
The Rosebuds: Night of the Furies
St. Vincent: Marry Me
Menomena: Friend And Foe

ANDY MACFARLANE, THE TWILIGHT SAD
Malcolm Middleton: A Brighter Beat
Panda Bear: Person Pitch
Frightened Rabbit: Sings the Greys
Blonde Redhead: 23
Mum: Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam
Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Beirut: The Flying Club Cup
Liars: Liars

BOWERBIRDS
10. Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam
9. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
8. Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog
7. Rio en Medio: The Bride of Dynamite
6. The Rosebuds: The Night of the Furies
5. John Vanderslice: Emerald City
4. The National: Boxer
3. M.I.A.: Kala
2. Dirty Projectors: Rise Above
1. Battles: Mirrored

DAN SNAITH, CARIBOU
1. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
2. Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam
3. Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid: Tongues
4. Battles: Mirrored
5. Ariel Pink: Scared Famous
6. No Age: Weirdo Rippers

From Pitchfork

25. Iron And Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
24. James Murphy & Pat Mahoney - FabricLive 36
23. Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High
22. Bat For Lashes - Fur And Gold
21. Grinderman - Grinderman
20. Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
19. Against Me! - New Wave
18. Ted Leo - Living With The Living
17. Low - Drums And Guns
16. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
15. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
14. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
13. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
12. Jesu - Conqueror
11. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
10. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
9. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
8. Tegan And Sara - The Con
7. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
6. M.I.A. - Kala
5. Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
4. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. The National - Boxer
1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Top 50 Albums
50 Britney Spears - Blackout
49 Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest of Times
48 Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back
47 Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
46 Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
45 Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
44 Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block
43 Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
42 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
41 of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
40 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
39 Dr. Dog - We All Belong
38 Imperial Teen - The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band
37 Down - Over the Under
36 Alicia Keys - As I Am
35 Feist - The Reminder
34 Chris Brown - Exclusive
33 Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price - Last of the Breed
32 Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
31 Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
30 Youssou N'Dour - Rokku Mi Rokka
29 Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains
28 The Apples in Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
27 Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
26 Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
25 Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight
24 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
23 1990s - Cookies
22 Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
21 Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
20 Melissa Etheridge - The Awakening
19 Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
18 Lucinda Williams - West
17 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
16 Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
15 Common - Finding Forever
14 Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
13 Lily Allen - Alright, Still
12 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
11 John Fogerty - Revival
10 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
09 Against Me! - New Wave
08 Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
07 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
06 Radiohead - In Rainbows
05 Kanye West - Graduation
04 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
03 Jay-Z - American Gangster
02 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
01 M.I.A. - Kala


Top 100 Singles
100 "Rockstar" - Nickelback
99 "Never Again" - Kelly Clarkson
98 "Wild Mountain Nation" - Blitzen Trapper
97 "Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars)" - Grinderman
96 "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie
95 "Satan Said Dance" - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
94 "2 Hearts" Kylie Minogue
93 "Is There A Ghost" - Band Of Horses
92 "Mistaken For Strangers" - The National
91 "Freak Out" - Liars
90 "Threshold Apprehension" - Black Francis
89 "I Wish That I Could See You Soon" - Herman Dune
88 "Computer Camp Love" - Datarock
87 "Dashboard" - Modest Mouse
86 "Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car" - Iron & Wine
85 "It's Me, Bitches (Remix)" - Swizz Beat
84 "The Crystal Cat" - Dan Deacon
83 "The State Of Massachusetts" - Dropkick Murphys
82 "Ultimate" - Gogol Bordello
81 "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" - Okkervil River
80 "Stop Me" - Mark Ronson
79 "Myriad Harbor" - New Pornographers
78 "The Songs That We Sing" - Charlotte Gainsbourg
77 "Chelsea Dagger" - The Fratellis
76 "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy
75 "Phantom Limb" - The Shins
74 "Comfy In Nautica" - Panda Bear
73 "100 Days, 100 Nights" - Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
72 "You! Me! Dancing!" - Los Campesinos!
71 "Impossible Germany" - Wilco
70 "Bed" - J. Holiday
69 "Seahorse" - Devendra Banhart
68 "Tambourine" - Eve
67 "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" - Vampire Weekend
66 "Big Shit Poppin'" - T.I.
65 "White People For Peace" - Against Me!
64 "The Magic Position" - Patrick Wolf
63 "Buy U A Drank" - T-Pain
62 "The Last Fight" - Velvet Revolver
61 "Down Boy" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
60 "Make It Witchu" - Queens Of The Stone Age
59 "Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole
58 "Grip Like A Vice" - The Go! Team
57 "Men's Needs" - The Cribs
56 "Lip Gloss" - Lil Mama
55 "Hold On" - KT Tunstall
54 "I-95" - Fountains Of Wayne
53 "Black Mags" - The Cool Kids
52 "Pressing On" - John Doe
51 "Killing The Blues" - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
50 "The Heart Gently Weeps" - Wu-Tang Clan
49 "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5
48 "Kiss Kiss" - Chris Brown (Feat. T-Pain)
47 "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
46 "Do You Feel Me" - Anthony Hamilton
45 "Halloweenhead" - Ryan Adams
44 "Bleed It Out" - Linkin Park
43 "Us Placers" - CRS
42 "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" - Fall Out Boy
41 "Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige
40 "Old News" - Dr. Dog
39 "Guitar" - Prince
38 "So Hott" - Kid Rock
37 "Throw Some D's" 36 "Situation" - 1990s
35 "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne
34 "Are You Alright" - Lucinda Williams
33 "Backed Out On The..." - Kevin Drew
32 "When Under The Ether" - PJ Harvey
31 "Don't Matter" - Akon
30 "LDN" - Lily Allen
29 "The People" - Common
28 "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" - Miranda Lambert
27 "Silver Lining" - Rilo Kiley
26 "Same Girl" - R. Kelly and Usher
25 "Teenagers" - My Chemical Romance
24 "What Goes Around..." - Justin Timberlake
23 "Teenage Love Affair" - Alicia Keys
22 "Keep The Car Running" - Arcade Fire
21 "Crank That" - Soulja Boy
20 "All My Friends" - LCD Soundsystem
19 "1234" - Feist
18 "Icky Thump" - The White Stripes
17 "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" -Radiohead
16 "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb" - Spoon
15 "Piece Of Me" - Britney Spears
14 "I Get Money" - 50 Cent
13 "The Past Is A Grotesque Animal" - of Montreal
12 "Gunslinger" - John Fogerty
11 "Stronger" - Kanye West
10 "Int'l Player's Anthem" - UGK
09 "Boyz" - M.I.A.
08 "Long Walk Home" - Bruce Springsteen
07 "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
06 "Dough Is What I Got" - Lil Wayne
05 ""Four Winds" - Bright Eyes
04 "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
03 "Umbrella" - Rihanna
02 "A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country" - Randy Newman
01 "Roc Boys" - Jay-Z

111 BEST ALBUMS OF 2007
111. 8 Diagrams - Wu-Tang Clan
110. Catch The Brass Ring - Ferraby Lionheart
109. Reformation! Post-TLC - The Fall
108. Under the Blacklight - Rilo Kiley
107. Strange House - The Horrors
106. Mantaray - Siouxsie
105. Good Arrows - Tunng
104. Oracle - Sunn O)))
103. Phantom Punch - Sondre Lerche
102. The Black and White Album - The Hives
101. I'm Not There - Various Artists
100. Structure And Cosmetics - Brunettes
99. The Broken String - Bishop Allen
98. Eardrum - Talib Kweli
97. All Hour Cymbols - Yesayer
96. From Here We Go Sublime - The Field
95. Volta - Björk
94. Build a Nation - Bad Brains
93. Made of Bricks - Kate Nash
92. Plague Park - Handsome Furs
91. Widow City - The Fiery Furnaces
90. Guns Babes Lemonade - Muscles
89. American Gangster - Jay-Z
88. Life in Cartoon Motion - MIKA
87. Rise Above - Dirty Projectors
86. Armchair Apocrypha - Andrew Bird
85. We All Belong Together - Dr. Dog
84. Fantastic Playground - New Young Pony Club
83. All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone - Explosions in the Sky
82. Marry Me - St. Vincent
81. Send Away the Tigers - Manic Street Preachers
80. Because of the Times - Kings of Leon
79. Trees Outside the Academy - Thurston Moore
78. Candylion - Gruff Rhys
77. MantaRay - Siouxsie Sioux
76. Super Taranta! - Gogol Bordello
75. Ire Works - The Dillinger Escape Plan
74. Yours To Keep - Albert Hammond, Jr.
73. Proof of Youth - The Go! Team
72. Shotter's Nation - Babyshambles
71. American Doll Posse - Tori Amos
70. We Are the Night - The Chemical Brothers
69. Let's Talk About It - White Denim
68. Friend Opportunity - Deerhoof
67. White Chalk - PJ Harvey
66. Grow Up and Blow Away - Metric
65. Graduation - Kanye West
64. I'll Sleep When You're Dead - El-P
63. Five Roses - Miracle Fortress
62. Saltbreakers - Laura Veirs
61. What's the Time Mr. Wolf? - Noisettes
60. Challengers - The New Pornographers
59. Back in Black - Amy Winehouse
58. Weirdo Rippers - No Age
57. Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
56. A Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
55. Songs III: Bird On The Water - Marissa Nadler
54. In Our Bedroom after the War - Stars
53. Bluefinger - Frank Black
52. Andorra - Caribou
51. anic Prevention - Jamie T
50. Between The Blue and The Green - Benji Cossa
49. Memory Almost Full - Paul McCartney
48. Hats Off to the Buskers - The View
47. Lady's Bridge - Richard Hawley
46. It's a Bit Complicated - Art Brut
45. The Magic Position - Patrick Wolf
44. Strawberry Jam - Animal Collective
43. Myths of the Near Future - Klaxons
42. 23 - Blonde Redhead
41. Mirrored - Battles
40. 100 Days, 100 Nights - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
39. Untrue - Burial
38. Random Spirit Lover - Sunset Rubdown
37. Good Bad Not Evil - The Black Lips
36. Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
35. Liars - Liars
34. Friend and Foe - Menomena
33. Myth Takes - !!!
32. The Stage Names - Okkervil River
31. 5:55 - Charlotte Gainsbourg
29. Wild Mountain Nation - Blitzen Trapper
28. Kala - M.I.A.
27. Reunion Tour - The Weakerthans
26. The Good, The Bad and The Queen - The Good, The Bad and The Queen
25. The Modern Tribe - Celebration
24. The Shepherd's Dog - Iron & Wine
23. Night Falls Over Kortedela - Jens Lekman
22. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
21. Cassadaga - Bright Eyes
20. Hey Venus! - Super Furry Animals
19. Cease to Begin - Band of Horses
18. Person Pitch - Panda Bear
17. The Flying Club Cup - Beirut
16. Grinderman - Grinderman
15. Icky Thump - The White Stripes
14. † - Justice
13. Easy Tiger - Ryan Adams
12. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Miranda Lambert
11. Let's Stay Friends - Les Savy Fav
10. Strange Weirdos - Loudon Wainwright III
9. Wincing the Night Away - The Shins
8. The Reminder - Feist
7. We'll Never Turn Back - Mavis Staples
6. Boxer - The National
5. Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - Of Montreal
4. In Rainbows - Radiohead
3. The Con - Tegan and Sara
2. Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
1. Neon Bible - Arcade Fire


97 BEST SINGLES OF 2007
97 This Is My World - Andrew WK
96 Kingdom - Dave Gahan
95 What's a Girl to Do - Bat for Lashes
94 Same Jeans - The View
93 La Musique- Riot in Belgium
92 Big Wheel - Tori Amos
91 New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down - LCD Soundsystem
90 Timebomb - Beck
89 My Eyes - Travis
88 The Bomb - New Young Pony Club
87 Like O, Like H - Tegan & Sara
86 Reckoner - Radiohead
85 Heartbreak - Celebration
84 I Believe - Simian Mobile Disco
83 Hunting for Witches - Bloc Party
82 2080 - Yeasayer
81 About Your Dress - The Maccabees
80 Suffer For Fashion - Of Montreal
79 Survivalism - Nine Inch Nails
78 Stay Awake - Asobi Seksu
77 Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo - Jens Lekman
76 Wish Upon A Dog Star - Satellite Party
75 Archangel - Burial
74 2 Hearts - Kylie Minogue
73 Can't Forget About You - Nas
72 Bad Kids- The Black Lips
71 Sunday Smile - Beirut
70 Heart of Hearts - !!!
69 Grip Like a Vice - The Go! Team
68 Your Love Alone Is Not Enough - Manic Street Preachers
67 Sirens - Dizzee Rascal
66 23 - Blonde Redhead
65 Dog Shelter - Burial
64 Flathead - The Fratellis
63 (Antichrist Television Blues)- Arcade Fire
62 Thrash Unreal - Against Me!
61 Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
60 When Under Ether - PJ Harvey
59 Black Like Me- Spoon
58 The Con - Tegan & Sara
57 Direct Hit - Art Brut
56 Mistaken For Strangers - The National
55 Atlas- Battles
54 North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem
53 Love Today - Mika
52 Melody Day - Caribou
51 Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again- Cat Power
50 Good Life - Kanye West
49 Golden Skans - Klaxons
48 Salmon Dance - Chemical Brothers
47 What Light - Wilco
46 Earth Intruders - Bjork
45 No Pussy Blues - Grinderman
44 Thou Shalt Always Kill - Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
43 Bluebells - Patrick Wolf
42 Amsterdam - Peter Bjorn & John
41 It's the Beat - Simian Mobile Disco
40 Five Years Time - Noah & The Whale
39 Like A Secret - Sam Champion
38 On & On - Wilco
37 Jimmy - M.I.A.
36 You! Me! Dancing! - Los Campesinos!
35 (I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free - Ginderman
34 Intervention- Arcade Fire
33 Heart it Races- Dr. Dog
32 Atlas - Battles
31 Wolves Bark At The Moon - Super Furry Animals
30 Phantom Limb- The Shins
29 A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
28 Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys
27 Dry Town - Miranda Lambert
26 Rehab- Amy Winehouse
25 Paper Planes - M.I.A.
24 Office Boy - Bonde do Rolê
23 With My Own Eyes - Mavis Staples
22 All I Need - Radiohead
21 Umbrella - Rihanna
20 Myriad Harbour- New Pornographers
19 D.A.N.C.E.- Justice
18 Bros- Panda Bear
17 House of Cards - Radiohead
16 Soul Singer In A Session Band - Bright Eyes
15 Two - Ryan Adams
14 Foundations - Kate Nash
13 1 2 3 4- Feist
12 Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse- Of Montreal
11 Dance Tonight - Bruce Springsteen
10 Back of Your Head - Tegan & Sara
09 Young Folks - Peter Bjorn & John
08 The Well and The Lighthouse - Arcade Fire
07 Rag & Bone- White Stripes
06 Start A War - The National
05 Detlef Scrempf- Band of Horses
04 Grey In LA - Loudon Wainwright III
03 Elephant Gun - Beirut
02 Girls In There Summers Clothes - Bruce Springsteen
01 All My Friends- LCD Soundsystem

Stereogum
50 Blonde Redhead - 23
49 Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
48 Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
47 The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters
46 Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
45 Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
44 Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
43 Tegan And Sara - The Con
42 Patrick Watson - Close To Paradise
41 Caribou - Andorra
40 Elliott Smith - New Moon
39 Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
38 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
37 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
36 Kevin Drew - Spirit If...
35 Grizzly Bear - Friend EP
34 Interpol - Our Love To Admire
33 Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
32 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
31 Deerhunter - Cryptograms
30 St. Vincent - Marry Me
29 Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
28 The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
27 Miracle Fortress - Five Roses
26 Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
25 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
24 Justice - †
23 Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
22 The New Pornographers - Challengers
21 Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
20 Kanye West - Graduation
19 Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
18 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
17 Battles - Mirrored
16 Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
15 Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
14 Menomena - Friend And Foe
13 Jens Lekman - Night Falls At Kortedala
12 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
11 Feist - The Reminder
10 Okkervil River - The Stage Names
09 M.I.A. - Kala
08 Panda Bear - Person Pitch
07 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
06 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
05 of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer
04 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
03 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
02 The National - Boxer
01 Radiohead - In Rainbows


Blender
25 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
24 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
23 Lily Allen - Alright, Still...
22 Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
21 Okkervil River - The Stage Names
20 Brad Paisley - 5th Gear
19 Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Sank
18 Justice - †
17 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
16 Jay-Z - American Gangster
15 Alison Krauss & Robert Plant - Raising Sand
14 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
13 Feist - The Reminder
12 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
11 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
10 Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
09 Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
08 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
07 The Dream - Lovehate
06 Radiohead - In Rainbows
05 Against Me! - New Wave
04 Kanye West - Graduation
03 Lil Wayne - The Carter 3 Sessions
02 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
01 M.I.A. - Kala

NME
50 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
49 Interpol - Our Love To Admire
48 The View - Hats Off To The Buskers
47 Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
46 Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly Angry Mob
45 !!! - Myth Takes
44 Gruff Ryhs - Candylion
43 Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence Patience and Grace
42 Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
41 Menomena - Friend and Foe
40 EL-P - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
39 Jeffery Lewis - 12 Crass Songs
38 Justice - †
37 Jamie T - Panic Prevention
36 Holy Fuck - Holy Fuck
35 Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
34 New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
33 Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release
32 Grinderman - Grinderman
31 The Pigeon Detectives - Wait For Me
30 QOTSA - Era Vulgaris
29 Lethal Bizzle - Back To Bizznizz
28 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
27 The Horrors - Strange House
26 Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
25 The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls In America
24 The Maccabees - Colour It In
23 Maps - We Can Create
22 Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
21 The Enemy - We'll Live and Die In These Towns
20 Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
19 Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
18 The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
17 Future of The Left - Curses
16 The Coral - Roots and Echoes
15 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
14 Babyshambles - Shotter's Nation
13 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
12 The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
11 LCD Soundsytem - Sound Of Silver
10 Battles - Mirrored
09 The Cribs - Man's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
08 Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
07 M.I.A. - Kala
06 Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times
05 Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
04 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
03 Radiohead - In Rainbows
02 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
01 Klaxons - Myths of The Near Future


SPIN
40 Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
39 Turbonegro - Retox
38 Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English
37 Ted Leo & The Pharmicists - Living With The Living
36 Bonde Do Role - With Lasers
35 Say Anything - In Defense Of The Genre
34 Bat For Lashes - Fur And Gold
33 The Wildhearts - The Wildhearts
32 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
31 Handsome Furs - Plague Park
30 Brother Ali - Undisputed Truth
29 Panda Bear - Person Pitch
28 Iron And Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
27 Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
26 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
25 Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
24 The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
23 Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
22 Elliott Smith - New Moon
21 Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
20 of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
19 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
18 Feist - The Reminder
17 The National - Boxer
16 Lily Allen - Alright, Still...
15 Justice - †
14 BruceSpringsteen - Magic
13 The Hives - The Black And White Album
12 Prince - Planet Earth
11 Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
10 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
09 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
08 Jay-Z - American Gangster
07 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
06 Radiohead - In Rainbows
05 M.I.A. - Kala
04 Kanye West - Graduation
03 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
02 Arcade Fire Neon Bible
01 Against Me! - New Wave

Reveille Magazine Review

Via GvB

Q
50 Stereophonics - Pull the Pin
49 Jamie T - Panic Prevention
48 Justice - †
47 Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
46 Sigur Ròs - Hvarf-Heim
45 Lucinda Williams - West
44 Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
43 Patrick Watson - Close to Paradise
42 The Enemy - We'll Live and Die in These Towns
41 Keren Ann - Keren Ann
40 Field Music - Tones of Town
39 Joni Mitchell - Shine
38 Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
37 Robyn - Robyn
36 Common - Finding Forever
35 Hard-Fi - Once upon a Time in the West
34 M.I.A. - Kala
33 Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
32 Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
31 Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land
30 The National - Boxer
29 Roìsìn Murphy - Overpowered
28 The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
27 Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
26 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
25 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
24 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
23 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
22 The Coral - Roots & Echoes
21 Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
20 The Rumble Strips - Girls and Weather
19 Björk - Volta
18 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
17 Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
16 Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers
15 Interpol - Our Love to Admire
14 Cherry Ghost - Thirst for Romance
13 Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob
12 Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
11 Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
10 Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
09 The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America 08 The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
07 Kings of Leon - Because of the Times 06 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
05 The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
04 Radiohead - In Rainbows
03 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
02 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
01 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Mojo
50 Alasdair Roberts - The Amber Gatherers
49 Voice of the Seven Woods - Voice of the Seven Woods
48 Babyshambles - Shotter's Nation
47 Edwyn Collins - Home Again
46 Kevin Ayers - The Unfairground
45 Matthew Dear - Asa Breed
44 Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
43 Interpol - Our Love to Admire
42 Gravenhurst - The Western Lands
41 Amiina - Kurr
40 Yoko Ono - Yes, I'm a Witch
39 Battles - Mirrored
38 The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse
37 Edgar Jones and The Joneses - Gettin' a Little Help
36 Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
35 Bettye LaVette - The Scene of the Crime
34 Willy Mason - If the Ocean Gets Rough
33 Seasick Steve - Dog House Music
32 Panda Bear - Person Pitch
31 Gruff Rhys - Candylion
30 Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
29 Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
28 The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur
27 Linda Thompson - Versatile Heart
26 Pissed Jeans - Hope for Men
25 Joni Mitchell - Shine
24 Björk - Volta
23 Efterklang - Parades
22 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
21 Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
20 Nick Lowe - At My Age
19 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
18 Grinderman - Grinderman
17 Field Music - Tones of Town
16 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
15 Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
14 The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
13 Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
12 The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
11 Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
10 Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
09 Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
08 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
07 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
06 The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
05 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
04 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
03 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
02 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
01 Radiohead - In Rainbows

Guardian
1 LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver
2 Radiohead: In Rainbows
3 The Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in America
4 MIA: Kala
5 Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future
6 Kings of Leon: Because of the Times
7 Grinderman: Grinderman
8 Battles: Mirrored
9 PJ Harvey: White Chalk
10 Feist: The Reminder
11 Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
12 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
13 The Felice Brothers: Tonight at the Arizona
14 Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
15 Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends
16 The Good, the Bad & the Queen: The Good, the Bad & the Queen
17 Britney Spears: Blackout
18 Bruce Springsteen: Magic
19 Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
20 El-P: I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Aquarium Drunkard
6 The Broken West - I Can't Go On, I'll Go On
5 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
4 Frankel - Lullaby For The Passerby
3 The National - Boxer
2 of Montreal - Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer
1 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

And 12 Others...
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
The Besnard Lakes - ...Are The Dark Horse
Thurston Moore - Threes Outside The Academy
Richard Swift - Dressed Up For The Letdown
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Self Titled
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin


Gorilla vs Bear
17 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
16 Menomena - Friend And Foe
15 Glass Candy - Beatbox
14 The Besnard Lakes - ...Are The Dark Horse
13 Cass McCombs - Dropping The Writ
12 Santogold - I Believe In Santogold 12" + assorted Internet jams
11 Oh No - Dr. No's Oxperiment
10 M.I.A. - Kala
9 Bodies Of Water - Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink
8 Lil' Wayne - Da Drought 3
7 Black Lips - Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo06 Radiohead - In Rainbows
5 St. Vincent - Mary Me
4 Burial - Untrue
3 Marissa Nadler - Songs III: Bird On The Water
2 White Denim - Let's Talk About It
1 Panda Bear - Person Pitch


Largehearted Boy
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bettye LaVette - Scene Of The Crime
Bowerbirds - Hymns For A Dark Horse
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
John Vanderslice - Emerald City
Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
The National - Boxer
Okkervil River- The Stage Names
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
Tiny Vipers - Hands Across The Void
White Rabbits - Fort Nightly

My Old Kentucky Blog
50. Black Lips : Good Bad Not Evil
49. Elvis Perkins : Ash Wednesday
48. Pela : Anytown Graffiti
47. Galactic : From The Corner To The Block
46. Pinback : Autumn Of The Seraphs
45. The New Pornographers : Challengers
44. Papercuts : Can't Go Back
43. Les Savy Fav : Let's Stay Friends
42. Menomena : Friend and Foe
41. Tunng : Good Arrows
40. Aesop Rock : None Shall Pass
39. Ha Ha Tonka : Buckle In The Bible Belt
38. Marissa Nadler : Songs III: Birds on the Water
37. The Shins : Wincing The Night Away
36. Devendra Banhart : Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
35. Band of Horses : Cease to Begin
34. Cloud Cult : The Meaning of 8
33. Jonquil : Lions
32. Justice : †
31. Dr. Dog : We All Belong
30. The Rosebuds : Night Of The Furies
29. John Vanderslice : Emerald City
28. Yeasayer : All Hour Cymbals
27. Blitzen Trapper : Wild Mountain Nation
26. Ola Podrida : Ola Podrida
25. Bodies Of Water : Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink
24. M.I.A. : Kala
23. David Vandervelde : The Moonstation House Band
22. The Besnard Lakes : …Are The Dark Horse
21. Amy Winehouse : Back to Black
20. Beirut : The Flying Club Cup
19. White Rabbits : Fort Nightly
18. Tegan & Sara : The Con
17. Jose Gonzalez : In Our Nature
16. The Broken West : I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
15. Vampire Weekend : Blue CD-R
14. Arcade Fire : Neon Bible
13. Cass McCombs : Dropping the Writ
12. Iron & Wine : The Shepherd's Dog
11. The National : Boxer
10. Bowerbirds : Hymns for a Dark Horse
9. Of Montreal : Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer
8. St. Vincent : Marry Me
7. Panda Bear : Person Pitch
6. Feist : The Reminder
5. Sea Wolf : Leaves In The River
4. Against Me! : New Wave
3. Radiohead : In Rainbows
2. Spoon : Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
1. Bon Iver : For Emma, Forever Ago

Drowned In Sound
50 Feist - The Reminder
49 Jen Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
48 The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
47 Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
46 of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer
45 Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs
44 Prefuse 73 - Preparations
43 Von Südenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions
42 Eugene McGuinness - The Early Learnings Of…
41 Mathew Sawyer and the Ghosts - Blue Birds Blood
40 The Sea & Cake - Everybody
39 dälek - Abandoned Language
38 Future of the Left - Curses
37 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
36 Thurston Moore - Trees Outside The Academy
35 Electrelane - No Shouts, No Calls
34 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
33 Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
32 !!! - Myth Takes
31 The Cribs - Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
30 Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
29 Field Music - Tones Of Town
28 Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
27 Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity26 Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
25 Justice - Cross
24 Efterklang - Parades
23 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
22 Blonde Redhead - 23
21 Grinderman - Grinderman
20 The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
19 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
18 Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
17 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
16 The Maccabees - Colour It In
15 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder
14 Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
13 Les Savy Fav - Let’s Stay Friends
12 The National - Boxer
11 Deerhunter - Cryptograms
10 HEALTH - Health
9 Radiohead - In Rainbows
8 No Age - Weirdo Rippers
7 Liars - Liars
6 Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
5 Jamie T - Panic Prevention
4 M.I.A. - Kala
3 Panda Bear - Person Pitch
2 Battles - Mirrored
1 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver

UNCUT BEST ALBUMS OF 2007
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
2. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
3. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
4. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
5. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
6. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
7. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
8. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
9. Radiohead - In Rainbows
10. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
11. Björk - Volta
12. Battles - Mirrored
13. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
14. M.I.A. - Kala
15. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
16. Grinderman - Grinderman
17. Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
18. Voice of the Seven Woods - Voice of the Seven Woods
19. Feist - The Reminder
20. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
21. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
22. Babyshambles - Shotters Nation
23. Rilo Kiley - Under the Brightlight
24. Lessavy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
25. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
26. Manu Chao - La Radiolina
27. Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
28. Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
29. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
30. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
31. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
32. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
33. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
34. The National - Boxer
35. Bill Callahan - Woke on a Whaleheart
36. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
37. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
38. The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
39. Interpol - Our Love to Admire
40. Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
41. Justice - †
42. Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior
43. Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers
44. Maps - We Can Create
45. Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
46. Von Sudenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions
47. Nick Lowe - At My Age
48. Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
49. Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy
50. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond

UNCUT'S BEST SINGLES/EP'S OF 2007
1. LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
2. Rihanna - Umbrella
3. Feist - 1,2,3,4
4. Battles - Atlas
5. The White Stripes - You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)
6. M.I.A. - Jimmy
7. Klaxons - Golden Skans
8. Mutya & Groove Armada - Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)
9. Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
10. Dizzee Rascal - Sirens
11. Effi Briest - Mirror Rim
12. Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing
13. Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
14. Lavender Diamond - The Cavalry of Light EP
15. Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
16. The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
17. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
18. Babyshambles - Delivery
19. Caribou - Meolody Day
20. Joanna Newsom - Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band EP

"Salutations in the Dark"


"Silvia"


"Fifty Five Falls"

Via World Cafe

Spoon was on NPR's World Cafe. Listen to it here

Grizzly Bear Ed Droste's Favorite Albums of 2007

1. Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
2. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Deerhunter - Florescent Grey EP/Cryptograms
4. Cass McCombs - Dropping the Writ
5. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer
6. Foreign Born- On a Wing Now
7. Feist - The Reminder
8. Vampire Weekend - Blue CDR
9. Beirut - Flying Club Cup
10. Papercuts- Can’t Go Back
11. Justice - †
12. Sleeping States - There the Open Spaces
13. Róisín Murphy - Overpowered
14. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
15. Yeasayer - All Hours Cymbals

Harp's Top 50 Albums of 2007

50. Tunng, Good Arrows
49. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, 100 Days, 100 Nights
48. Oakley Hall, I'll Follow You
47. Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals
46. Manu Chao, La Radiolina
45. Bettye LaVette, The Scene Of The Crime
44. Beirut, The Flying Cub Cup
43. Explosions In The Sky, All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
42. Mavis Staples, We'll Never Turn Back
41. Dr. Dog, We All Belong
40. Ian Hunter, Shrunken Heads
39. Patty Griffin, Children Running Through
38. Eleni Mandell, Miracle Of Five
37. Rufus Wainwright, Release The Stars
36. Bright Eyes, Cassadega
35. Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
34. Ryan Adams, Easy Tiger
33. St. Vincent, Marry Me
32. Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew, Spirit If...
31. Robert Wyatt, Comicopera
30.Grinderman
29. Kings Of Leon, Because Of The Times
28. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, This Is Somewhere
27. Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
26. Steve Earle, Washington Square Serenade
25. Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter, Like, Love, Lust, And The Open Halls Of The Soul
24. M.I.A., Kala
23. Bill Callahan, Woke On A Whale Heart
22. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Living With The Living
21. The National, Boxer
20. Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight
19. Bruce Springsteen, Magic
18. Georgie James, Places
17. The Good, The Bad, And The Queen
16. Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
15. The New Pornographers, Challengers
14. The Shins, Wincing The Night Away
13. Avett Brothers, Emotionalism
12. Devendra Banhart, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
11. White Stripes, Icky Thump
10. Jason Isbell, Sirens Of The Ditch
9. Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II
8. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
7. Radiohead, In Rainbows
6. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5. Feist, The Reminder
4. Future Clouds & Radar
3. Iron & Wine, The Shepherd's Dog
2. Band Of Horses, Cease To Begin
1. Okkervil River, The Stage Names

Amazon's Best of 2007: Top 100 Editors' Picks

20. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
19. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
18. Foo Fighters - Echoes Silence Patience & Grace
17. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
16. Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
15. The National - Boxer
14. M.I.A. - Kala
13. Lily Allen - Alright, Still
12. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
11. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
10. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
9. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
8. Elliott Smith - New Moon
7. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
6. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. Amy Winehouse - Back in Black
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Kanye West - Graduation
2. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
1. Feist - The Remainder


Nic Harcourt's (Morning Becomes Eclectic) Top Ten of 2007

10. Once - Original Soundtrack
9. Federico Aubele - Panamericana
8. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
7. Great Northern - Trading Twilight for Daylight
6. Seawolf - Leaves In the River
5. Aqualung - Memory Man
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. Salt & Samovar - Old Joy, New Joy
2. Ting Tings - Demos
1. Jesca Hoop - Kismet


Stylus' Pop Playground Albums of the Year

20. Dalek - Abandoned Language
19. Liars - Liars
18. Justice - Cross
17. Grinderman - Grinderman
16. The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse
15. The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
14. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
13. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
12. Phosphorescent - Pride
11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
09. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
08. M.I.A. - Kala
07. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
06. Kanye West - Graduation
05. The National - The Boxer
04. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
02. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

100. Stars – In Our Bedroom After The War
99. The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
98. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
97. Marissa Nadler - Song III: Bird on the Water
96. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
95. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
94. Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime
93. Lori McKenna - Unglamorous
92. Jesse Sykes – Like, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
91. The Fratellis - Costello Music
90. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
89. Anat Cohen - Noir
88. Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
87. White Rabbits – Fort Nightly
86. Ruthie Foster - The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster
85. Menomena - Friend and Foe
84. Liars - Liars
83. Deerhunter - Cryptograms
82. Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
81. Art Brut - It's A Bit Complicated
80. Akron/Family - Love Is Simple
79. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
78. The New Pornographers - Challengers
77. Jeremy Fisher - Goodbye Blue Monday
76. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
75. Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
74. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
73. Warm In The Wake - American Prehistoric
72. Bettye Lavette - Scene Of The Crime
71. Josh Rouse - Country Mouse City House
70. Ween - La Cucaracha
69. Bat For Lashes - Fur & Gold
68. Office - A Night At The Ritz
67. St. Vincent - Marry Me
66. Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
65. Caribou - Andorra
64. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
63. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
62. Joseph Arthur - Let's Just Be
61. Prince - Planet Earth
60. The Broken West - I Can't Go On I'll Go On
59. Imperial Teen - The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band
58. Romantica - America
57. The Clientele - God Save The Clientele
56. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
55. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
54. Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew - Spirit If...
53. Fionn Regan - The End Of History
52. Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
51. The Frames - The Cost
50. Battles - Mirrored
49. Carolina Chocolate Drops - Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind
48. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
47. Linda Thompson - Versatile Heart
46. Justice - †
45. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
44. Norah Jones - Not Too Late
43. The Everybodyfields - Nothing Is Okay
42. Lifesavas - Gutterfly
41. Brandi Carlile - The Story
40. Damien Dempsey - To Hell Or Barbados
39. The Perishers - Victorious
38. Olof Arnalds - Vid Og Vid
37. Eleni Mandell - The Miracle Of Five
36. Joe Henry - Civilians
35. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
34. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
33. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
32. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
31. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
30. Björk - Volta
29. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
28. Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight and Dark
27. Derek Webb - The Ringing Bell
26. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
25. Over The Rhine - The Trumpet Child
24. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
23. Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
22. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
21. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
20. Blonde Redhead - 23
19. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Living with the Living
18. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
17. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
16. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
15. Kanye West - Graduation
14. Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
13. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
12. Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
11. Radiohead - In Rainbows
10. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
09. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
08. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
07. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
06. M.I.A. - Kala
05. Feist - The Reminder
04. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
03. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
02. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
01. The National - Boxer