Disclaimer: Years are fairly arbitrary time periods. The only thing that makes a decade is the human conditions’ odometer fetish. Unfortunately, like you, I’m human as well and fall prey to these tendencies. I can’t claim to know everything, I’m just an educated observer; and here are my educated observations. They are not perfect and neither you nor I will completely agree with them in a years time, but that is the fun of lists.
This is my last list that falls under the category of music dork, prior to 2005 I’d call myself music-dork-in-training and from here on I move to music uber-nerd. I actually still have the copy of the top 25 list I made in 2007, and I have to say, at least for the top spots, not much has changed. Although since then the Les Savy Fav and Beirut albums have really grown on me. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the Of Montreal album, which I think already sounds dated.
Make sure to check out, Leslie Fiest doing 1,2,3,4 on sesame street, Radiohead – House of Cards for its brilliant video, which you can download and actually play in 3-D, Cheeseburger – Tiger, cause they don’t make that kind of straight up sloppy rock n’ roll anymore, and the amazing take away show version of Beirut – Nantes.
Top 10 Albums of 2007:
10. Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala
9. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
8. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
7. Liars – Liars
6. Les Savy Fav – Let’s Stay Friends
5. Kevin Drew – Spirit If…
4. Radiohead – In Rainbows
3. Justice – †
2. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
1. Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam
Top 100 Songs of 2007:
100. They Might Be Giants – The Mesopotamians (video)
99. The White Stripes – Icky Thump (video)
98. Bjork – Earth Intruders (video)
97. Radiohead – All I Need (video)
96. Arcade Fire – Black Mirror (video)
95. LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum (video)
94. Shellac – The End of Radio
93. RJD2 – Work It Out (video)
92. Band of Horses – No One’s Gonna Love You (video)
91. Flight of the Conchords – Business Time (video)
90. The National – Mistaken For Strangers (video)
89. Blitzen Trapper – Wild Mountain Nation (video)
88. Les Savy Fav – Pots & Pans
87. The Cribs – Men’s Needs (video)
86. Shocking Pinks – End of the World (video)
85. Architecture – Heart It Races (video)
84. Kanye West – Good Life (video)
83. Handsome Furs – Hearts of Iron (song)
82. Iron & Wine – Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car (video)
81. Office – Oh My (video)
80. Okkervil River – Our Life is Not a Movie Or Maybe (video)
79. M.I.A. – Boyz (video)
78. Shugo Tokumaru – Parachute (video)
77. Radiohead – Videotape (video)
76. Spoon – Don’t Make Me a Target
75. Of Montreal – Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse (video)
74. The Octopus Project – Truck (video)
73. The White Stripes – Rag & Bone
72. LCD Soundsystem – 2:52 — 9:22
71. Menomena – Muscle’n Flo (video)
70. Jens Lekman – Sipping on the Sweet Nectar (video)
69. Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running (video)
68. Les Savy Fav – What Would Wolves Do? (video)
67. Justice – Waters of Nazareth (song)
66. Devendra Banhart – Carmensita (video)
65. Jonny Greenwood – Future Markets (song)
64. Calvin Harris – Acceptable in the 80’s (video)
63. Battles – Leyendecker (song)
62. Blonde Redhead – 23 (video)
61. Holy Fuck – Super Inuit (video)
60. Blitzen Trapper – Devil’s A-Go-Go (video)
59. Spoon – You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
58. Feist – I Feel It All (video)
57. Liars – Horseclouds (video)
56. Super Furry Animals – The Gift that Keeps Giving (video)
55. Kanye West – Stronger (video)
54. Flight of the Conchords – If You’re Into It (video)
53. The Tough Alliance – A New Chance (video)
52. Caribou – Melody Day (video)
51. Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives at Home (video)
50. Pinback – From Nothing to Nowhere (video)
49. Super Furry Animals – Neo Consumer (video)
48. Radiohead – Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (video)
47. The National – Fake Empire (video)
46. Ghostface Killah – We Celebrate (video)
45. Wilco – Impossible Germany (video)
44. Jens Lekman – A Postcard to Nina
43. Spoon – Don’t You Evah (video)
42. Shocking Pinks – Emily (video)
41. Spank Rock and Benny Blanco – B.O.O.T.A.Y. (video)
40. Black Moth Super Rainbow – Sun Lips (video)
39. Dan Deacon – The Crystal Cat (video)
38. Kevin Drew – Safety Bricks (video)
37. Arcade Fire – No Cars Go (video)
36. I’m From Barcelona – We’re From Barcelona (video)
35. Kanye West – Champion
34. Radiohead – Bodysnatchers (video)
33. Menomena – Wet and Rusting (video)
32. Les Savy Fav – The Equestrian (video)
31. Black Lips – Katrina (video)
30. Yeasayer – Sunrise (video)
29. Feist – One Two Three Four (video)
28. Of Montreal – Gronlandic Edit (video)
27. Justice – DVNO (video)
26. Devendra Banhart – Lover (video)
25. Bat for Lashes – What’s a Girl to Do? (video)
24. The Rumble Strips – Alarm Clock (video)
23. King Khan & The Shrines – Land of the Freak (video)
22. Liars – Plaster Casts of Everything (video)
21. Spoon – The Underdog (video)
20. Kid Sister – Pro Nails (video)
19. LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great (video)
18. Radiohead – House of Cards (video)
17. Cheeseburger – Tiger (video)
16. M.I.A. – Paper Planes (video)
15. Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing! (video)
14. Panda Bear – Comfy in Nautica (video)
13. MGMT – Kids (video)
12. Animal Collective – Peacebone (video)
11. Beirut – Nantes (video)
10. T.I. – You Know What It Is (video)
9. The Tough Alliance – Neo Violence (video)
8. Les Savy Fav – Patty Lee (video)
7. Kevin Drew – Backed Out on the … (video)
6. Tegan & Sara – Back in Your Head (video)
5. MGMT – Time To Pretend (video)
4. Justice – D.A.N.C.E. (video)
3. Battles – Atlas (video)
2. Animal Collective – Fireworks (video)
1. LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends (video)