Where the hell did this year go? Already with December, fine, I get that whole concept of a calendar, but seriously wasn’t it just yesterday that we celebrated Halloween? And just what am I supposed to do with military winter gear covered in layers of fake blood? Just toss it away? These are questions; they don’t keep me up at night.
My friends and I back in New York started an annual tradition of naming our favorite albums for 2007. I always had a hard time with this list because I never just turned myself on to new artists. Most of the time I would pick up a used CD for my 4AD catalogue needs or find an album produced a couple years back that somehow fell under my radar. This year is a little different as I bought less than 10 physical CDs, almost my entire music library is completely digital. I’d like to thank eMusic for making most of this happen. And a small shout-out to iTunes, but really small. Like redheaded stepchild small.
So here is my list* of favorite albums of 2007, in no particular order:
- Japancakes – Loveless
- The Hope Blister – Underarms (reissue) and Sideways
- Blacken The Black – Entrance to the Exit
- Justice – †
- Simian Mobile Disco – Attack Decay Sustain Release
- Celebration – The Modern Tribe
- Cass McCombs – Dropping the Writ
- Antony and the Johnsons – anything and everything
- Emiliana Torrini – see Antony and the Johnsons
- Fauve – Fauve
- The Chemical Brothers – We Are The Night
- Aril Brikha – Ex Machina
- Boys Noize – Oi Oi Oi
- Siouxsie – Mantaray
- Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
- Piano Magic – Incurable
- Klima – Klima
- Holy Fuck – Holy Fuck
- Jóhann Jóhannsson – Englabörn
- Air – Pocket Symphony
- Jurassic 5 – Power in Numbers
- Akala – Freedom Lasso
- Common – Finding Forever
- Ida Maria
- Poni Hoax – Poni Hoax
- Juliette & The Licks – Four on the Floor
- St. Vincent – Marry Me
- Grinderman – Grinderman
- The Octopus Project – Hello Avalanche
- New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom
- The Twilight Sad – anything and everything
- Feist – The Reminder
- Interpol – Our Love To Admire
- Burial – Untrue
I should mention this list will keep growing, so you may just want to tell me some of your favorites.
*This is just a list, you aren’t going to find downloads here. Like I want to lead the RIAA to my front door?