1.3: The Tops In Music 2007
so instead of prolonging this list ’till the middle of the year like last time, i’ve decided to get it over with by making a top 21 albums and songs list from 2007 (with the obligatory imeem playlist*)… as with any list of this type, it would probably change if i were to remake it even within the hour…. anyways, here they are (sorry, no words):
The Top 21 Albums of 2007
01. American Gangster – Jay-Z
02. Boxer - The National
03. Open Field - Taken By Trees
04. In Rainbows - Radiohead
05. Can’t Go Back - Papercuts
06. Friend and Foe - Menomena
07. Strawberry Jam - Animal Collective
08. Person Pitch - Panda Bear
09. Curses - Future of the Left
10. The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse - The Besnard Lakes
11. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
12. Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? - of Montreal
13. Graduation - Kanye West
14. Kala - M.I.A.
15. Scribble Mural Comic Journal - A Sunny Day In Glasgow
16. Everybody - The Sea and Cake
17. Attack Decay Sustain Release - Simian Mobile Disco
18. Da Drought 3 mixtape – Lil Wayne
19. The Flying Cup Club – Beirut
20. Comicopera – Robert Wyatt
21. 8 - Supesilent
honorable mention: s/t - A Place to Bury Strangers, Wizard of Ahhs EP – Black Kids, Alive 2007 - Daft Punk, No Shouts No Calls – Electrelane, It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s the Way You Land - Soulsavers, Present the Paisley Reich – Times New Viking, 8 Diagrams – Wu-Tang Clan
and for….
The Top 21 Tracks of 2007 [imeem playlist here!!!!]
01. “Fireworks” by Animal Collective
02. “Paper Planes” by M.I.A.
03. “A Sentence of Sorts In Kongsvinger” by of Montreal
04. “Hit the Heartbreaks” by Black Kids
05. “American Gangster” by Jay-Z
06. “Apartment Story” by the National
07. “One More Time”/”Aerodynamic” [live] by Daft Punk
08. “What a Job” by Devin the Dude featuring Snoop Dogg and Andre 3000
09. “Someone Great” by LCD Soundsystem
10. “Rotten Hell” by Menomena
11. “To the East” by Electrelane
12. “Pots & Pans” by Les Savy Fav
13. “No. 6 Von Karman Street” by A Sunny Day In Glasgow
14. “Almost Ready” by Dinosaur Jr
15. “To Fix the Gash In Your Head” by A Place to Bury Strangers
16. “Stick Me For My Riches” by Wu-Tang Clan
17. “Bushels” by Frog Eyes
18. “Good Life” by Kanye West featuring T-Pain
19. “International Players Anthem” by UGK featuring OutKast
20. “Keep the Car Running” by Arcade Fire
21. “The World I Love” by Papercuts
finally, as with anybody, i did not get to listen (or listen adequately) to every album that came out last year…. here’s a short list of notable LPs that could’ve changed the face of either of these lists: Mirrored – Battles, Wild Mountain Nation – Blitzen Trapper, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead – El-P, The Shepherd’s Dog – Iron & Wine, Myths of the Near Future – Klaxons, Night Falls Over Kortedala – Jens Lekman, New Moon – Elliott Smith, Marry Me – St. Vincent, Random Spirit Lover – Sunset Rubdown, The Con – Tegan & Sara (anyang, Yoo!)
