to music (top ten albums 2007)

to music (top ten albums 2007)

i posted this on jeff and lisa's blog, so i decided to put it on my own... with some explanation, although none is really necessary.

Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
[not only a great album, but when i saw them on saturday night live, i hated them. now i can't stop listening... records that turn your thoughts around are worth it.]

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Modest Mouse
[beautiful. their musicality is truly improving. so are their hooks.]

Cassadaga (combined with Four Winds EP)
Bright Eyes
[while the end of the album is slow, the lyrics are still as real as they've ever been, and the Four Winds EP greatly makes up for any misplaced tracks.]

Volta
Björk
[she amazes me with every album she continues to pull out. this one's phenomenal... and makes me forget about her awkward dancing during performances.]

Sky Blue Sky
Wilco
[took a bit to grow on me... i miss their harder sound like muzzle of bees and misunderstood... but it all comes together so nicely in this album. i even made a poster to commemorate its release.]

It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
[wow. i still listen to this album practically every day. perfectly put together, not a track out of place. brilliant. and to think, they were once kara's flowers... torrent them, you'll understand why this album is so different.]

Graduation
Kanye West
[yea. we all know fifty's album sucked. who cares? this album is phenomenal.]

The Shepherd's Dog
Iron & Wine
[i've only listened to it a couple of times, but it'll soon be one of my favorites at the rate it's growing on me. truly a tremendous effort.]

In Rainbows
Radiohead
[shut up. you mean i can pay whatever i want? 600 dollars? 0 dollars? can i pay in yen? anyways. i've only listened to ok computer up to this point. this album, albeit different... still draws me in like okcompy did. but, it's somehow newer.]

The Alchemy Index: Volumes I & II—Fire & Water
Thrice
[i'll admit, i haven't had the time or space to listen to this album yet. but given their track record, this is bound to be solid. plus i've been following it on the website. anyways, check it out.]


runners up:
fall out boy
interpol
sage francis
common

well... that's the list. feel free to +add-subtract/divide*multiply/