My list of 2007's best albums, singles, b-sides and mix/mashups.
Completely biased, completely influenced by my own taste in music and completely egocentric:p
(Oh, and I got myself a new Ipod Touch, its totally sweet!)
The order of the rankings are somewhat random since it is friggin' difficult to place one over the other, but look at it as top 20 = best, top 40 = good shit, or something like that...:S
Top 40 Albums of 07:
 | 1. | In Rainbows - Radiohead |
 | 2. | Neon Bible - Arcade Fire |
 | 3. | The Magic Position - Patrick Wolf |
 | 4. | Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystems |
 | 5. | Myths Of The Near Future - Klaxons |
 | 6. | Let's Stay Friends - Les Savy Fav |
 | 7. | Favorite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys |
 | 8. | Boxer - The National |
 | 9. | Yours Truly, Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs |
 | 10. | Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? - of Montreal |
11. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
12. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
13. Attack Decay Sustain Release - Simian Mobile Disco
14. Icky Thump - The White Stripes
15. Myth Takes - !!!
16. Pull the Pin - Sterephonics
17. A Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
18. Easy Tiger - Ryan Adams
19. Cassadaga - Bright Eyes
20. Colour It In - The Maccabees
21. Wincing The Night Away - The Shins
22. Our Love to Admire - Interpol
23. Under The Blacklight - Rilo Kiley
24. An End Has A Start - Editors
25. The Black and White Album - The Hives
26. The Flying Club Cup - Beirut
27. White Chalk - PJ Harvey
28. Wait for Me - Pigeon Detectives
29. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
30. Era Vulgaris - Queens of the Stone Age
31. The Crane Wife - The Decemberists
32. Challengers - New Pornographers
33. A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation - The Wombats
34. Release The Stars - Rufus Wainwright
35. Men´s Needs, Women´s Needs, Whatever - The Cribs
36. Because Of The Time - Kings of Leon
37. Hvarf-Heim - Sigur Ros
38. Shotter's Nation - Babyshambles
39. Cease To Begin - Band of Horses
40. Because of the Times - Kings of Leon
Left out, but not forgotten:
Chrome Dreams II - Neil Young
Beyond the Neighbourhood - Athlete
The Reminder - Feist
Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
† - JUSTICE
All Of A Sudden... - Explosions In The Sky
Zeitgeist - Smashing Pumpkins
Kala - M.I.A.
Magic - Bruce Springsteen
Virgo Blakto And The Movie Disco - Felix Da Housecat
Person Pitch - Panda Bear
Robbers & Cowards - Cold War Kids
Strawberry Jam - Animal Collective
Girls and Weather - The Rumble Strips
Volta - Björk
Thirst for America - Cherry Ghost
Roots and Echoes - The Coral
Top 40 Songs of 07:
1. Flux - Bloc Party
2. No Cars Go - Arcade Fire
3. Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
4. Golden Skans - Klaxons
5. Flourescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys
6. Destroyer - The Stills
7. Jigsaw Falling into Place - Radiohead
8. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) - The White Stripes
9. Accident & Emergency - Patrick Wolf
10. Comes & Goes - Les Savy Fav
11. All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
12. The Pretender - Foo Fighters
13. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
14. Tits & Acid - Simian Mobile Disco
15. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
16. Take Her Back - The Pigeon Detectives
17. Suffer for Fashion - of Montreal
18. Suburban Knights - Hard-Fi
19. Chillout Tent - The Hold Steady
20. Yeah Yeah - Matt & Kim (Ok, I know this one is from 06, but hey, It got famous this year, right?)
21. Lost in The Post - The Wombats
22. Devil's Arcade - Bruce Springsteen
23. Fake Empire - The National
24. Solta O Frango - Bode Do Role
25. UnBiloTitled - Babyshambles
26. Pioneer to the Falls - Interpol
27. Daisy Lane - Stereophonics
28. Staralfur - Sigur Rós
29. Elephant Gun - Beirut
30. O Valencia! - The Decemberists
31. Don't Make Me A Target - Spoon
32. Standing in the way of control - The Gossip
33. Myriad Harbour - The New Pornographers
34. Happy Faces - The Maccabees
35. Undecided - The Magic Numbers
36. If The Brakeman Turns My Way - Bright Eyes
37. Escape the Nest - Editors
38. You Dress Up For Armageddon - The Hives
39. Yadnus - !!!
40. Give A Little Love - Rilo Kiley
And, since I only allow one song per band on the list, I had to leave these ones out, but they definately deserve a spot there aswell!
(Antichrist Television Blues) - Arcade Fire
Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem
North American Scum - LCD Soundsystem
Nude - Radiohead
Gravity's Rainbow - Klaxons
Television - Hard-Fi
The Magic Position - Patrick Wolf
The Equestrian - Les Savy Fav
B-sides and rarities
Comfy In Nautica - Panda Bear
Daddy's Gone - Glasvegas
Is There A Ghost - Band of Horses
Operation - Jaime T
Roses - Cherry Ghost
We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives - Los Campesinos
You Are the Light - Jens Lekman
Cymbal Rush - Thom Yorke
It Ended In An Oily Stage - British Sea Power
The Dull Flames of Desire - Björk
Last, but not least, the songs I would really like to forget, but cannot...:
Please forget these:
Mika – Relax, Take It Easy
Rihanna - Umbrella
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
Covers, Remixes and Mashups:
1. Romeo and Juliet - The Killers (Dire Straits)
2. Ceremony - Radiohead (New Order)
3. In Your Room (Portishead Remix) - Depeche Mode
4. What Else Is There? (Trentmoeller Remix) - Röyksopp
5. Gravity's Rainbow (Soulwas Dub) - Klaxons
6. Walking With A Ghost - Tegan And Sara (White Stripes)
7. Keep The Car Running - Foo Fighters (Arcade Fire)
8. We Are Your Friends - Justice vs SMD
9. All My Friends (LCD vs Franz Ferdinand) - LCD Soundsystem
10. Magick (SMD remix) - Klaxons
11. Paper Planes (Remix ft Bun B & Rich Boy) - M.I.A
12. Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix) - CSS
13. What Else Is There? (Thin White Duke Remix) - Röyksopp
14. Knife (Girl Talk Remix) - Grizzly Bear
Thats it, I guess I have already changed my mind on some of the ranks, but anyways, I think it pretty much reflects my opinion on the year 2007:)
Alex, out!
