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Best Albums of 2007
By Nathan | July 19, 2008
i realize that i am extremely late on this, but i think it’s ok because i just started this a couple months ago. plus i feel like i need this much time to process. had i made this list back in january, a couple of these well-deserving albums would have been left off the list. so here it is.
10 Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
like most great albums this one took a little while to grow on me. but i am glad i gave it the time, because i have definitely found some great gems on this album. if you love wilco already just listen and enjoy. if not i suggest you see them live, it will surely help you to appreciate this album. at least it did for me.
wilco – hate it here (removed 2/13/09)
9 Beirut – Flying Club Cup
balkan music at its best. seriously. if you have never listened to this one man band you are missing out. each track has just gorgeous horn and string arrangements, and condon’s voice accompanies the music so well.
beirut – in the mausoleum (removed 2/13/09)
8 Derek Webb – The Ringing Bell
easily the best christian album of the year. webb continues to write enjoyable pop candy that is not only enjoyable to listen to, but challenges out way of thinking at the same time. i cannot tell you enough how much i love this guy. oh and did i mention he is giving this album away for free?
derek webb – can’t be without you (removed 2/13/09)
7 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
spoon has outdone themselves. by far the best that they have put together thus far. lots of intricate but simple instrumentation if that makes any sense at all. they didn’t try to hard, they have just taken what they do and brought it to the next level
spoon – you got yr cherry bomb (mp3 lost during a site crash 7/23)
6 The National – Boxer
Be patient with this one. It took a while before the national had a regular spot on my playlist, but once it got there it hasn’t left. Most of the songs on this album have very complex but very addicting rhythmic pattern. Give it a chance to entrance, for it surely will.
the national – fake empire (removed 2/13/09)
5 Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
Despite the loss of their co-founder, Mat Brooke, this stellar band not only managed to avoid the sophomore slump, but with their song “No One’s Gonna Love You” they managed to put together what is, in my humble opinion, the greatest song of 2007.
band of horses – no one’s gonna love you (removed 2/13/09)
4 Iron & Wine – The Shephard’s Dog
This is definitely one of those cases where change isn’t so bad. straying from his lo-fi acoustic roots, sam beam churns out another batch of songs that will last us a lifetime. it’s very rhythmic and has a much fuller sound than we’re used to, but it works.
iron & wine – flightless bird, american mouth (removed 2/13/09)
3 Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight
These former child stars have never sounded better. Lewis’ voice is as gorgeous as ever and Sennet’s guitar sounds like it has been in the 70’s for a while and came to show us a thing or two. An incredibly catchy album. Anything but a disappointment.
rilo kiley – give a little love (removed 2/13/09)
2 The Once Soundtrack
This incredible soundtrack to one of the best films of the year is a must. Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Marketa Irglova star in and provide the soundtrack to this modern day musical that tells the story of two people whose lives collide just once. Watch the movie and you will surely have to buy the album.
glen hansard & marketa irglova – when your mind’s made up (removed 2/13/09)
1 Feist – The Reminder
Leslie Feist has yet to let me down. I have loved everything that she had done so far. Especially this incredibly catchy album. Easily the record that I listened to the most this past year. It is infectious, once you start you can’t stop. Trust me.
feist – past in present (removed 2/13/09)
Honorable Mention: The Shins – Wincing the Nigh Away, Josh Ritter – The Historical Conquests, Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha, Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
well i hope you enjoyed my list. and just to help clarify this list was based on a combo of what i thought was the best musically and lyrically and then also what i simply enjoyed and listened to the most. but still feel free to let me know if there are any albums that you felt should have been on the list. i am sure there are still some great ones that i missed.
also the plan is for this to be the first of many. i am starting a project of creating a list like this for every year dating back to the year i was born (1985). should be fun. until next time…
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Topic: Music | 4 Comments »
Tags: band of horses, beirut, derek webb, feist, glen hansard, iron & wine, rilo kiley, soundtrack, spoon, the national, wilco, year-end list
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:45 am
I’m obsessed with M.I.A’s Kala album released in August. I haven’t stopped listening to it since the day I bought it. Granted, it does have quite a different style than all of these. Pretty different from everything on your site. But I absolutely love it. And have gotten at least 10 other people to love her.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:06 am
I agree with James, and I would also include Panda Bear’s “Person Pitch”. It’s a gorgeous record built mostly around samples wrapped in gauzy Beach-Boys-production. PS Nathan this site is awesome, sign me up
August 16th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:10 am
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