The Best Now That’s What I Call an Album of 2007... Ever
While I realise that the time for this sort of thing has come and gone, I've been compiling this in my head for weeks now without the time to actually set it down, thus. They're not all from 2007, but that's when I discovered them, so... ner. The first ten albums are probably in some kind of order of preference, the rest are pretty random, but buy any of them and your life will be a better place. Promise.
Field Music - Tones of Town. One of the greatest pop records I've ever heard... That's ever...
My Brightest Diamond - Bring me the Workhorse. Haven't felt like this about a singer since Jeff Buckley...
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead. An emotional Hip Hop album ? Angry. Bleak. Poetic. Astonishing.
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity. Quirky and joyful.
Feist - The Reminder. Along with Field Music, brought me back to pop songs again.
The National - Boxer. Darlings of the mp3 Blogosphere, and rightfully so.
PJ Harvey - White Chalk. Piano and falsetto led atmos-fest.
Claudia Quintet - For. A free jazz accordion solo ? That's fun ? Oh yeah.
Cadence Weapon - Breaking Kayfabe. Dizzying verbal technique from Canadian rapper, and in 'Sharks,' the best use of squelchy bass noise since Bootsy strapped on a star-shaped guitar.
Botch - We Are Romans (reissue). Metalcore pioneers ritually abuse various time signatures with the precision of brain surgeons.
Tunng - Good Arrows
Greg Haines - Slumber Tides
Sunn O))) - Black One
Marnie Stern - In Advance of the Broken Arm
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Amiina - Kurr
Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue
Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieuses
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